Despite dairy’s current dismal pay prices, the long-term future looks bright

The U.S. dairy cow population could climb by over 100,000 head and reach 9.465 million by 2028

Benchmarking is a great tool to have in the financial analysis toolbox. Comparing your farm business to successful peers is a powerful means to learn where your operation is doing well

Over the last five years, Colorado has been the fastest growing dairy state in terms of milk production

Lameness isn’t a concern among heifers on most dairy farms. In recent years, though, a heifer hoof issue has appeared, and common rearing practices may be to blame.

Food fads both favor and concern dairy

The dismal dairy economy took its toll as 2,731 U.S. dairy farms hung up their milking machines for the final time this past year

Starting a dairy farm is no small feat, especially in today’s economy

A plan to create the nation’s largest research dairy advanced earlier this month with the Idaho State Board of Education’s vote to allow the University of Idaho to buy land for the $45 million...

In 1992, there were 131,509 dairy farms in the United States. At the end of 2018, that number was 37,468

If you’ve ever had gelled diesel fuel in your tractors or trucks, you know it makes it pretty difficult to get the engine running

While dairy farmers have been trudging through years of low prices with little relief in sight, other facets of agriculture, such as specialty vegetable and fruit crops, can also relate

One must know a problem exists before solving it

Dean Foods lost $260 million in the fourth quarter of 2018

Though sign up for the new Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program does not begin until June, payment calculations are already underway

The nation’s biggest dairy accounting firm says the average loss during the first nine months of 2018 was about 65 cents per cow per day – and the last three months will likely be worse

To bring in more income without adding cows, some dairy producers chose to diversify their operations by introducing other revenue streams

The potential benefits that robotic milking brings to the farm are becoming more clear — improved milk production, reduced labor costs, and enhanced reproduction

“Don’t let the abnormal become normal. Just because it happened yesterday, today, and tomorrow doesn’t mean it’s right,” opened independent nutritionist David Greene during...

For those who aren’t familiar with the Federal Milk Marketing Orders, the Class III milk price is the minimum price of milk that cheese plants are supposed to pay dairy farmers