Hoard's Dairyman Intel is an e-newsletter resource for the dairy industry. Headline news, market insights, dairy policy updates, and so much more are featured in each issue. If you would like Intel to arrive in your inbox on Monday and Thursday, subscribe by clicking this subscribe link. Dec. 5 2024
Feed represents the largest cost on most dairy farms, and tremendous resources have been invested in studying ways to improve the feed efficiency of lactating dairy cows
Dec. 5 2024
At 661 pounds per capita, dairy product consumption last year moved to levels not seen since Dwight Eisenhower was serving his second term as U.S. president in 1959
Dec. 2 2024
There are many tools available to dairy farmers to achieve a high 21-day pregnancy rate, but what rate delivers the best return?
Dec. 2 2024
In true farming fashion, the agriculture industry has seen its fair share of ups and downs this past year
Dec. 2 2024
In true farming fashion, the agriculture industry has seen its fair share of ups and downs this past year
Dec. 2 2024
Three times a year, dairy producers and breeders eagerly await new genetic evaluations on all dairy cattle in the national cooperator database
Nov. 28 2024
As the world population continues to grow, farmers are faced with the synonymous demand of producing more with less
Nov. 28 2024
As we inch toward the brink of winter, we are often reminded once the first cold temperatures hit of all the tasks we need to accomplish on the farm before the snow flies
Nov. 28 2024
For several years, raw milk advocacy has been trickling into the mainstream
Nov. 28 2024
One way to frame sustainability, whether we are talking about it from an economic, environmental, or social perspective, is to discuss efficiency
Nov. 25 2024
Dairy farmers are aware of the importance of colostrum and the impact it can have on getting calves off on the right foot from the start
Nov. 25 2024
If you go to five dairies, you may get five different definitions of metritis
Nov. 25 2024
As the value of farmland continues to rise, it is important to understand how to build and maintain relationships with potential buyers and sellers
Nov. 25 2024
Consumers all over the world have been craving more and more butter
Nov. 21 2024
Hydration is one of many benefits dairy milk delivers that people may not think about, thanks to its 90% water composition and electrolytes
Nov. 21 2024
“Employee performance is the Achille’s heel of our industry,” said Robert Hagevoort during the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council Annual Meeting held last week in Arlington, Texas
Nov. 21 2024
Let’s be honest: our heifers usually get the short end of the stick when it comes to housing
Nov. 21 2024
To support the November Hoard’s Dairyman webinar where the University of Illinois’ Mike Hutjens gave his annual crop quality review, let’s take a look at two unexpected outcomes of the...
Nov. 18 2024
Soybeans and dairy cows have walked hand-in-hand pretty well since the inception of total mixed rations (TMR) in the dairy industry
Nov. 18 2024
The rise of streaming platforms has fragmented the national television audience, and one survey showed that most consumers prefer to learn about a brand on their phone
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