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...

Some nerves were calmed in New York's dairy industry when OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) announced it would only be visiting larger dairies when it begins farm inspections in July....

The non-GMO movement is knocking on Starbucks' doors. A staple on street corners and in airports, the high-value coffee chain is being pressured to serve only organic milk and cut ties with companies supplying...

Blessed with the large number of dairy processing plants, dairy producers throughout the Upper Midwest Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) also enjoy the lowest hauling costs in the country. In its annual...

By 2023, U.S. milk output could reach a record 246 billion pounds, projected USDA economists. That would be a 22 percent expansion of milk supply when compared to the 201.2 billion pounds of milk produced...