Coping with last year's extreme temperatures wasn't easy. In our December issue, we caught up with four dairy producers from among North America's coldest dairy regions to see how they kept their farms...

This reader response references the following Hoard's Dairyman Intel item, "Dairy insurance has outpaced crop insurance." Sign-up in Wisconsin is slower, as it probably should be. Also, consider why LGM-D...

Reader Response: Some say "no" to MPP-Dairy This letter is in response to the "Be the ant, not the grasshopper" article in last week's Hoard's Dairyman Intel email: Could it be today's grasshopper can...

A reader response to Hoard's Dairyman Intel item, "Did sexist ads botch Coke's Fairlife launch?" Is it really surprising that the campaign failed? If this was geared toward women, what can you say? No...

by Corey Geiger, Managing Editor Chicken. Chicken. Chicken. Those competing against this animal protein know full well that chicken strategists have mastered a list of consumer must have's in today's fast-paced...

Most farms pay close attention to reproduction in the milking herd; heifers are often another story. Location, facilities and time in the day often impact the reproductive performance of the heifer herd,...

"We have a tendency to have a disastrous year in agriculture every 19 years, on average," noted Elwynn Taylor, an agricultural meteorologist with Iowa State University. Weather can make or break in agriculture....

High milk prices in late 2013 and early 2014 fueled a boom in cow numbers and production in New Zealand that now has Kiwi dairy owners pushed to the edge of a financial cliff in 2015. Falling currency...

This letter is in response to the "Walmart's organic promise" article in last week's Hoard's Dairyman Intel email: While the concepts of organic agriculture may mirror in many ways the farming approaches...

The latest Hoard's Dairyman Bull List, complete with rankings of the nation's top bulls for all seven dairy breeds, can now be downloaded by clicking the link found at the bottom of this Hoard's Dairyman...

Don't let the current decline in producer milk prices get you too far down. A major outlook report says that within 10 years, anyone who has milk to sell will find an eager and hungry global market

"Drink what she's wearing." "Milk with flair." "Swing in to something better." These taglines, developed to promote Fairlife, were accompanied by the text "milk with 50 percent more protein and calcium."...

November 28. December 5. Now December 19. With a third deadline for sign-ups for the Margin Protection Program for Dairy, (MPP-Dairy), one might guess that dairy producer acceptance of the program has...

If you haven't signed up for the new dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP-Dairy) yet, there's still time. The application deadline has been extended to Friday, December 19, 2014. This is the second extension...

On Tuesday, December 2, genetic evaluations for cows and bulls will be released to the entire industry. While some shifting in predicted transmitting abilities (PTA) and indexes occurs at each run, this...

Type 2 diabetes affects approximately 26 million people in the U.S. Due to the enormous medical and economic burdens it poses, prevention had become a public health imperative, noted a recent study from...

While the nation's economy continues its recovery from the Great Recession of 2007 to 2009, rural America seems to be falling behind. In terms of employment, urban areas have seen moderate growth over...

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...