This is a tougher question than it looks – and one that will hopefully generate many thoughtful, honest answers. Several dozen would be wonderful. Your replies will give a snapshot of how we see...

An invasive pest from Asia, the brown marmorated stink bug was first identified in Pennsylvania in 2001. Since that time, it has spread throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. The bug causes damage to a variety...

USDA announced this morning that over 23,000 dairy producers signed up for the farm bill's new Margin Protection Program for Dairy or MPP-Dairy. That represents a brisk sign-up given that the nation's...

Many dairy producers and industry specialists have their ideas on what makes for a long-lived cow. Following a comprehensive study of all Canadian Holstein cows classified from 2003 to 2007, we have a...

Western dairy producers, especially those in California, have been squeezed by high feed prices; perhaps none more than those for alfalfa hay. With the state's ongoing drought, competition from other crops...

Coffee-making guru Starbucks is kicking off the new year with newly updated animal-friendly welfare practices. The restaurant chain is most well known for its caffeinated beverages, but an array of pastries,...

Lameness is an animal welfare issue, and a lame cow will not get better on its own. "When lameness is detected, we need to have an immediate treatment plan in place for that cow," noted veterinarian Gerard...

The board of directors of California's largest dairy producer lobbying and advocacy organization has dismissed its Chief Executive Officer. The surprise move on December 19 by Western United Dairymen (WUD),...

Meal preparation has become streamlined as time-strapped consumers want quick and easy recipes. In response to that demand, the Beef Checkoff has put a whole lot of research muscle behind convenience....

A smaller than ever beef cattle herd has created higher prices in the grocery store, but another product in our every day lives is feeling the pinch, too: leather. Beef hide prices have more than quadrupled...

Up, up and up. That's been the trend for U.S. beef prices following market conditions that have seen the nation's beef herd dwindle to a 62-year low. That event was spurred by a long run of high feed prices...

by Amanda Smith, Associate Editor In 1899, plant-scale pasteurization was proven to kill tuberculosis bacteria. These findings convinced dairy plants to install pasteurization equipment. This advent led...