Sadly, all eyes are on Greece these days – like a crowd that is riveted to a ledge walker on a skyscraper. Once the greatest civilization on Earth, its economy is in ruins today on a scale that has...

Dry cows aren't second-class citizens by Amanda Smith, Associate Editor On many farms, the environment is the root of fresh cow somatic cell count (SCC) problems. Dry cows and springing heifers may not...

When deciding what to plant this year, more farmers than normal chose to side with soybeans. While planted corn acres are at their lowest level since 2010, at 88.9 million acres, soybean acres have reached...

Myth buster - the most fertile heifer by Corey Geiger, Managing Editor Instinctively, having direct involvement with Guernseys, Holsteins and Jerseys, I should have known the answer to the question posed...

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Heart disease - at one time little was known on the topic. What we did know was that it was almost nonexistent at the turn of the last century. By the 1950s, it had become an epidemic with some 100,000...

"What's fascinating is that milk has become fashionable again. Nutritionally, we're just beginning to understand what milk can do," noted Food For Health Ireland CEO Jens Bleiel. In terms of the science...

Forty summers ago, the movie Jaws made millions of people afraid to go near the water – just about any water – in a way that is impossible to explain today

When automated calf feeders came onto the scene, some farms jumped in head first. While many are using this new technology with great success, there has certainly been some trial and error in the industry...

"It shouldn't take a tall cow to have a good udder or feet and legs. The correlation is still too high," explained Nate Zwald

Why do I have the distinct impression that the author of "Why is it so hard to reform dairy policy?"