With losses ranging from 8 cents in California’s San Joaquin Valley to $2.72 per hundredweight in Arizona, most West Coast dairy farmers are facing the dire economic conditions

For some young dairy producers that have made the decision to return to the home farm, there is an important step that comes first

We build dairy barns for cows, but birds are often unwanted guests that also make themselves at home

The Penn State Particle Separator provides a tool to objectively measure particle size of forages and total mixed rations (TMR) on farms

Dairy farmers and cheesemakers from across America put a great deal of care into producing some of the world’s best cheeses

Dairy farmers painfully know that the past four years of low milk prices have drained balance sheets

For anyone with a food allergy, certain foods can bring consequences that range from uncomfortable to life-threatening. Such allergies are nothing to take lightly

Farm transitions rarely go exactly as planned. Much like anything in life, there are both joys and hard moments to estate and succession planning

A petition drive that backers hope will lead to a dairy producer referendum that eliminates the milk market pool quota system in California is blamed for “panic selling” of quota in December

When others talk about your positive virtues . . . rather than tooting your own horn . . . other peer groups tend to listen more intently

Registration is now open for the 14th Western Dairy Management Conference in Reno, Nev., February 26 to 28, 2019, at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino

The last few years have been tough particularly for young people who are farming. For that reason, we asked the four participants in the December 2018 Round Table “These young farmers came back to...

The most recent USDA outlook calls for modest improvement in milk prices for 2019. Those same reports project higher milkfat and skim solids supplies for domestic consumers

The number of small to mid-sized dairy farms in the United States has been falling for decades, and economist Daniel Basse compared this trend to the general population.

“I just know about Cheddar and Parmesan cheese,” said Vivian Kwong, a trade and commerce reporter for the Hong Kong Economic Times Limited

It has been another year in which consumer wants and needs are changing the way animals are raised and foods are marketed

Young people involved in dairy can sometimes face an information overload when it comes to learning

This time of year, we all like to embrace family and friends as we celebrate Christmas and the New Year’s holidays. We host parties and celebrations that are warm and welcoming. These things are...

Perhaps you’ve heard about the almond invasion in California? For several years, new trees have seemingly been planted everywhere in the San Joaquin Valley

“Dairy farmers have supported nutritional education, research, and partnerships for the past 100 years,” explained Marilyn Hershey, a dairy farmer and board chair of Dairy Management Inc