The new, official U.S. genetic evaluations will be arriving one week later than expected. This change unfolded after the April 5 release of genetic data

There’s never a great time to have business costs of just about every kind rising, but if pandemic recovery, record inflation, and a war were going to force prices for farm inputs up

National Agriculture Day was March 22. While it may have passed, it’s important to recognize that Americans — especially schoolchildren — would benefit from year-round efforts to enhance...

With the ongoing war in Ukraine upending markets and the lingering COVID-19 pandemic continuing to affect daily life, additional concerns could seem overwhelming to anyone

How many “We’re hiring” signs have you seen this week? It may seem like every business is putting out a plea for employees even as unemployment levels continue to drop

Three times a year, genetic evaluations are calculated for all the dairy animals in the U.S. database

Will global dairy demand outpace growth over the next decade? Dairy economist Mary Ledman predicts that it will

“I decided to modify the protocol a couple of weeks ago” were the words of a novice employee from another group performing some analyses in my laboratory. The scenario was very concerning....

Just like with human babies, growing young calves well is critical for their continued development and how they will perform as adults

U.S. milk production came in right at forecast for February, down 1% from last year. We’re often asked to interpret these reports as bullish or bearish, and this one is a tough call

The herd at Neu-Hope Dairy near Bluffton, Ind., averages 94 pounds of milk per cow per day

What’s holding dairy back these days?Employees. Those employees are needed both on the farm and in processing plants. “I’ve been in the industry for 46 years