The fundamental question bouncing around the minds of many dairy operators throughout 2020 is probably the one posed in the title of this article

“We have made several improvements over the past few years to help our cows and heifers that are safe in calf,” said Travis Holmes, the lone repeat winner in the 13th Annual Dairy Cattle Reproduction...

Though feeding a dairy heifer makes up the largest single cost of raising it, that still can become a lower priority

Providing dairy workers with formal safety training is not typically an easy task. Workers are on tight schedules, training resources are scarce, and language barriers exist

Determining the value of milk, which is known as price discovery, is one of the intrinsic capabilities of the federal order system

If you asked a group of dairy farmers from across the country to define the function of the Federal Milk Marketing Orders, you might get a wide range of answers

This year has been stressful for just about everyone, and children are no exception. In fact, children are especially vulnerable to the harmful effects of stress and anxiety due to their developing brains...

Do you have a fresh cow protocol for your dairy cows? What do you include in your fresh cow protocol? What are some barriers to implementing these protocols on your farm?

Dairy producers may cite a variety of different concerns and frustrations with the Federal Milk Marketing Order system, but the reality is that any one of the issues can’t be solved on its own

For the same reason that many dairy economists are unwilling to put too much stock in predicting future milk prices, 2020 has left the industry with another lesson just as applicable to federal order pricing:...

“We are extremely particular about the nutrient balance in our prefresh and postfresh rations,” explained Paul Colgan of Patterson Farms

In December, dairy cattle sustainability will add a genetic tool with the introduction of the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding’s (CDCB) Feed Saved trait in Holstein sire evaluations

The National Milk Producers Federation is aggressively working to have the newest science on full-fat dairy products be included in the latest version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs)

While dry hay once dominated alfalfa production, certain parts of the country have come to rely more on alfalfa haylage over time

Dairy farming is increasingly characterized by growing farm sizes and more levels of uncertainty

To do the best job possible at growing heifers, farmers need to track growth, monitor body condition scores, and consider industry benchmarking

As the harvest season comes to an end, farms may find themselves with excess forage, the right amount of forage, or not enough forage to feed their herd in the year ahead

As with every business, there are two sides to determining a dairy’s profitability — expenses and income — and both are prone to volatility

Conversations involving risk management and forward contracting often end up resulting in a discussion of “one time.”

The health pandemic induced by the novel coronavirus has upended plans throughout the world, and the agricultural community has not been immune to the situation