"Last year was a good year for producers. Milk prices were up, and feed costs dropped the second half of the year," noted Bob Cropp, professor emeritus at UW-Madison, as he addressed Wisconsin Dairy Field...

It may be time for the U.S. to rethink beef production. Why? Because consumer preferences for beef are changing, according to a Rabobank International article, "Ground Beef Nation: The Effect of Changing...

Agriculture is the largest sector of many states' economies, and lawmakers in Idaho are taking an aggressive step to protect farmers against illegal trespass, clandestine and staged videos and other terrorist...

Butter consumption climbed to a 44-year high and margarine sales hit a 70-year low. With those two trends in mind, some of world's staunchest margarine proponents are now adding butter to their spreads

Next week, breeders, geneticists and others interested in the future of the dairy cow will gather at the Advancing Dairy Cattle Genetics: Genomics and Beyond Conference in Tempe, Ariz. As part of that...

Slowly but surely, legitimate scientific groups are pushing back against questionable research and the agenda messages they peddle to consumers through a clueless media. It's a trend that farmers probably...

In the U.S., dry cow therapy has become a no-brainer, with a 72 percent adoption rate. It's an inherent part of our protocols to help prevent dry period infections. The same is true of Canada, where the...

If your bulk tank took a hit during the frigid weather, you were not alone. University of Illinois' Mike Hutjens conducted an informal survey of dairy producers at meetings in Illinois and Minnesota during...

In late January, Hoard's Dairyman had the opportunity to speak at the University of Wisconsin Agricultural Economic Outlook Forum in Madison, Wis. While the initial conversation between Wisconsin Ag Secretary...

Reader Response: Corporations trump farmers on trade There is no doubt whatsoever that trade benefits both parties if done correctly, as eluded to in the January 27 Hoard's Dairyman Intel item "The U.S....

Reader Response: Must know feed efficiency Despite the work of Mike Hutjens and Victor Cabrera, most consultants and producers have not taken the time and made the effort to collect feed efficiency information,...

Food. It's one of the most searched words online today. Consumers have an ever-growing emotional connection to it, especially among those in the millennial generation born in the 1980s and 1990s. It's...