The growing season is off to an unexpected start

This past February, I had the opportunity to speak at a series of meetings organized by the University of Wisconsin Extension reproduction and genetics work group that we called the “Reproduction...

Introduced in 2000, automated milking systems (AMS) have seen more presence in the dairy industry as we have become more technologically advanced

The detergent system of forage analysis, which was developed by Peter Van Soest at Cornell University, involves boiling forages in neutral or acid detergents

Dairy farmers and dairy groups have a healthful and valuable product to promote, and thanks to those efforts, the majority of people can cite that dairy is a good source of calcium, vitamin D, and protein...

Early last Friday morning, the U.S. House Agriculture Committee approved its version of the 2024 Farm Bill

Ration formulation is an important part of finding success in a robotic milking system

It’s no secret that dairy farms are fewer in number than they were decades ago

As I have visited dairy producers in the aftermath of the recent onset of avian influenza, a new concern has been noted

After years of back-and-forth between the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and USDA about which group should regulate these animals and how, the FDA announced guidance that it will lead the charge and...

Getting animals to cooperate can sometimes be tricky, and some humans can become easily frustrated. When we get impatient, our animals tend to also become impatient

After two years of hearings, listening sessions, and discussions, members of Congress are now making 2024 Farm Bill proposals

Farmers are 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide than the general population, according to the National Rural Health Association

With a contracted beef cattle herd, there is demand for beef from dairy-beef crosses and dairy cull cows

Today’s dairy producers recognize that carbon footprints and environmental sustainability are no longer buzzwords; they are expectations

Making high-quality forages requires a long list of decisions to get it from the seed to the feedbunk

Dairy producers from 42 farms in nine states have dealt with the impact of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on their herds so far, and more are taking efforts to prevent their animals from becoming...

From mid-April to mid-May, the price of CME block cheese rose by nearly 50 cents a pound, and the June Class III futures contract jumped from $16.50 per hundredweight (cwt.) to more than $21 per cwt

If I told you there’s a dietary additive available that university data supports an 11:1 return on investment for, would that get your attention?

Now that planting is in full swing for most parts of the country, the next task farmers will be faced with is forage harvesting