A new anonymous animal abuse tip line program started by HSUS (Humane Society of the United States) has a facade of good intent, but beneath it lies great potential for deceit, abuse and pursuit of a personal...

by Corey Geiger, Managing Editor China has rapidly ascended to become the world's largest dairy importer by purchasing nearly 20 percent of the world's globally traded dairy products. During this same...

This letter is in response to the "Walmart's organic promise" article in last week's Hoard's Dairyman Intel email: There is no way Walmart can sell organic products at the same price as nonorganics. Someone...

Maggie Seiler tells the interesting story of Windsong Dairy LLC on page 724 of the November issue. The New York dairy is operated by a young man, Diesel Hitt, who did not grow up on a dairy farm but has...

Watch out ladies and gentlemen, the dairy exports pipeline is plugging up. Simply put, a glut is building and prices are falling. Global milk supply and product demand during the second half of 2014 continue...

Times change, and so do people's eating habits. In the past decade, one food has risen to the top, experiencing the most growth in the American diet: yogurt. The NPD Group's National Eating Trends study...

"Three years, really?" Those were the first words from a clearly frustrated USDA Secretary Vilsack when asked about the lack of progress by the Beef Checkoff Enhancement Working Group. "Can't we move a...

Make no bones about it; winter has arrived. The season's early onset, on the heels of a late growing season, has created its share of problems, as corn silage acres across the Midwest are left standing....

Our industry has spent a great deal of time and energy on the farm bill's Margin Production Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy). However, should an economic downturn hit our industry, of equal importance will...

Most developed nations have established recommendations for their citizens' daily intakes across a variety of food groups; milk and dairy products are often included for their contribution to a balanced...

In less than 13 months, a lot more management responsibility for proper animal care will be required of anyone shipping milk to some of the nation's biggest dairy cooperatives. One of the boldest headlines...

Americans' desire for organic food continues to grow, and the nation's largest grocer is responding. Retail giant Walmart recently announced plans to expand its organic selection in stores. Even further,...

With a new Congress just elected, this coming year is shaping up as a make or break year on the critical issue of immigration reform. In order to ensure dairy producers' voices are heard on the matter,...

Quality data is paramount to making sound business decisions. When it comes to dairy farming, sound data will be even more important as we make decisions on participation in the Margin Protection Program...

by Abby Bauer, Associate Editor Reproductive performance is instrumental to farm profitability, but no single measure can capture all facets of a reproductive program. One important number we can look...

As a parched postscript to a third straight year of drought, farmers in California's San Joaquin Valley who hold senior water rights are suing the state for deliveries they didn't receive in 2014, in hopes...

Long reserved for chips, candy and soda, vending machines have found a second wind in the food and beverage category. Throughout the European Union, dairymen are stocking the stainless steel fridges, located...

Weld County, Colorado, plus 11 additional counties from last year's analysis, produced 25 percent of the nation's milk this past May. The nation's other "super-milk" counties included seven in California,...

Raw milk is all about risk - health risk to consumers who drink it and liability risk to farmers who sell it. Lately, it is becoming a risk that insurance companies want no part of. The result: Farms that...

Not long ago, dairy bull calves were sent to market with low expectations. At times, farms simply hoped calves would be purchased at a price that covered trucking and commission costs. Fast forward to...