After a bitter public battle that even saw one side place billboard messages on major roadways in California’s Central Valley, it appears cooler heads will prevail

Sometimes questions catch you off guard, and this is one that surprises me every time I hear it. “Is milk a good feed for calves?” Basic biology says, yes; milk is the feed intended for calves!

What does a deadly disease in hogs have to do with dairy markets? The answer is quite simple . . . pigs eat components of whey, a cheese by-product. Fewer pigs means a plummeting demand for whey exported...

We’ve fielded numerous support requests centering on managing through an unprecedented wet spring and summer from the High Plains through the Northeast

Europe’s cheesemakers are not happy with Canada. That’s according to a July 17, 2019, report by Canada’s very own National Post titled: “Cheese quotas in Canada-Europe deal quietly...

When it comes to cheese, Wisconsin creates more flavors and varieties than anywhere else on Earth — over 600 to be exact

Eighteen years after Canada became the first country in the world to make radio frequency identification or RFID tags mandatory for cattle identification, it appears the U.S. will finally follow suit as...

Margins in the dairy industry in the past several years have forced dairy producers to further fine-tune their financial strategies

Returns from making milk in the American Southwest have been tough to come by for dairy farmers

Forage inventories are in rough shape for many. USDA crop reports have suggested stalled corn and bean acres have mostly recovered over the past few weeks, with crop ratings improving

In conversations revolving around welfare, a common topic is pasture allowance. Particularly among consumers, there is great interest to the merits of permanent pasture housing versus permanent enclosure...

Sign-up for the new Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program is well underway, and sign-ups have been steady since enrollment began on June 17

“With the way the economics have been in the industry the last couple years, you better have a strong relationship with your lender,” advised Scott Benner

Dairy farming invokes a nostalgic image in America among many folks in my generation: Lots of farms were diversified and had a handful of dairy cows to supply the family’s milk and feed the hogs,...

Even though the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the European Chemicals Agency have declared that glyphosate

Despite last year’s dismal dairy economics, a few farms in Michigan managed to eke out positive cash flows

Reproductive herd health visits by veterinarians have changed tremendously with the use of ultrasound technology

If lower milk prices are the new normal, then it’s time to find ways to evaluate each dollar spent on feed

Quality calf care is a must, but in reality, a calf’s needs are fairly simple

My education about the dairy industry started from scratch, because as a non-ag person I literally knew nothing about cows