Make no bones about it; winter has arrived. The season's early onset, on the heels of a late growing season, has created its share of problems, as corn silage acres across the Midwest are left standing....

Our industry has spent a great deal of time and energy on the farm bill's Margin Production Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy). However, should an economic downturn hit our industry, of equal importance will...

Most developed nations have established recommendations for their citizens' daily intakes across a variety of food groups; milk and dairy products are often included for their contribution to a balanced...

In less than 13 months, a lot more management responsibility for proper animal care will be required of anyone shipping milk to some of the nation's biggest dairy cooperatives. One of the boldest headlines...

Americans' desire for organic food continues to grow, and the nation's largest grocer is responding. Retail giant Walmart recently announced plans to expand its organic selection in stores. Even further,...

With a new Congress just elected, this coming year is shaping up as a make or break year on the critical issue of immigration reform. In order to ensure dairy producers' voices are heard on the matter,...

Quality data is paramount to making sound business decisions. When it comes to dairy farming, sound data will be even more important as we make decisions on participation in the Margin Protection Program...

by Abby Bauer, Associate Editor Reproductive performance is instrumental to farm profitability, but no single measure can capture all facets of a reproductive program. One important number we can look...

As a parched postscript to a third straight year of drought, farmers in California's San Joaquin Valley who hold senior water rights are suing the state for deliveries they didn't receive in 2014, in hopes...

Long reserved for chips, candy and soda, vending machines have found a second wind in the food and beverage category. Throughout the European Union, dairymen are stocking the stainless steel fridges, located...

Weld County, Colorado, plus 11 additional counties from last year's analysis, produced 25 percent of the nation's milk this past May. The nation's other "super-milk" counties included seven in California,...

Raw milk is all about risk - health risk to consumers who drink it and liability risk to farmers who sell it. Lately, it is becoming a risk that insurance companies want no part of. The result: Farms that...