Another genetic base change is just around the corner. While a base change is nothing new (genetic bases were updated previously in 1965, 1974, 1984, 1989, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010), the one that will...

Don't be surprised if the after-Thanksgiving mayhem of "Black Friday" shopping sales causes USDA to extend the sign-up deadline for the dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP) provision of the recently passed...

Driven by a rising appetite for milk, cheese and yogurt, the Chinese dairy market is expected to double in size by 2019, reaching an estimated $70 billion. With this rate of growth, the Asian country would...

Farm's future dictates SCC practices by Amanda Smith, Associate Editor More often than not, the perceived future of a dairy dictates the producer's management style and attitude. Survey data collected...

Right now may be the most important and potentially profitable tax planning window of opportunity that dairy owners have had in years. But it's running out fast. Record Class III milk prices and drastically...

Laughter, shouts and tears! It was a great World Dairy Expo. The new barns were full of cattle, attendees filled the trade show and the Coliseum was packed to watch the eight shows held at World Dairy...

by Corey Geiger, Managing Editor Frustrated by the entire beef industry's inability to come together and enhance the Beef Checkoff program that dates back to 1985, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack told members...

Reader Response: Polled will be worth more In regards to the article on the negative effect of using polled genetics on a herd's NM$ (Net Merit), I might suggest the investigators recalculate using the...

With much talk surrounding our ability as agriculturalists to feed 9 billion people by the year 2050, a recent Washington Post article reminded us of another big food issue: food waste. The article highlighted...

For the Kiwi's, dairy is big business. So big that dairy product exports account for $1 of every $4 of the nation's total exports. Yes, 25 percent of all goods sold by New Zealand originated from dairy...

by Amanda Smith, Associate Editor "Milk quality is a topic of continued debate that poses significant problems for the sustainability of the Southeastern dairy industry," noted Steve Oliver, University...

The days of "survival of the deepest" farm wells are heading for extinction in California. Earlier this month, Governor Jerry Brown signed historic legislation requiring local water agencies to set up...