Over the past 12 years, the milk produced by cows and sent to plants in the Pacific Northwest Federal Milk Marketing Order has become significantly higher in components. As a result, that milk with higher...

If it looked like a gamble when Dairy Farmers of America made the commitment to build an export-specific milk powder plant in Fallon, Nev., it now looks like a winning bet even before it officially opens...

About four years ago to the date, on March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. Four years later, some confusion still looms. Kevin Moore, Deputy Secretary with the Wisconsin...

It has long been dogma that people should restrict their saturated fat intake in order to reduce their heart disease risk. Dietary sources of saturated fat commonly include red meat and high-fat dairy...

In our interactions with dairy producers, especially those who study their dairy genetics closely, there have been fairly steady murmurs regarding somewhat exaggerated genetic evaluations among young genomic...

Each year, our art director Ryan Ebert travels to different dairy regions across the country to gather images for Hoard's Dairyman. These images eventually find their way into articles for the magazine...

Expo is shrouded in history. For many in our industry, a trip to Madison, Wis., is their annual family vacation. And now, regardless of whether you've brought cattle to Madison or not, you can be a part...

British citizens have long been encouraged to "keep a stiff upper lip" in the face of adversity. But does that include in the face of stupidity, too? The U.S. isn't alone in suffering from clueless members...

"Customers simply expect that we take good care of our cows," said Jennifer Walker, director of dairy stewardship at Dean Foods, during her presentation at the UW-Extension Dairy Well-Being Conference...

Even though Livestock Gross Margin-Dairy Insurance (LGM-Dairy) only first came on the scene in 2008, it quickly became an effective tool to minimize milk price risk for a small group of the nation's dairy...

This past year, the Northeast Federal Milk Marketing Order Administrator once again sent two calibration trucks out in the field to check whether or not on-farm bulk tanks were accurately measuring milk...

Fearmongers no doubt hate this: in the 20 years since rBST was commercially approved in the U.S., scientific evidence of its safety to humans has become even more overwhelming. This was the blunt take-home...