Wet and cold conditions have made spring manure application a bit tricky in recent years. This has been a friction point for many farmers, as they struggle to get manure applied and crops in the ground

Dairy management decisions such as the ideal voluntary waiting period and days dry are the topics of productivity conversations across the globe

The California Dairy Sustainability Summit in March 2025 brought together more than 475 industry leaders, including dairy farmers and sustainability experts, to discuss the latest advancements in envi

During the Hoard’s Dairyman April webinar, speaker Jimena Laporta offered data and analysis of recent and continuing studies on the lingering — and multigenerational — impact of heat...

Soybeans and corn are starting to be seeded into the ground across the U.S. Soil temperatures are still cold in many areas, and this article is not intended to push for a rush to the planter

For decades, the National Conference of Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) has served as a model cooperative program between the U. S. Public Health Service/Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

As the breeding of beef-on-dairy cattle gains traction in the industry, research on these hybrids is becoming more important to producers

Move over, cheesehead foam hats — Wisconsin Cheese has launched its “Rinds and Roses” millinery collection, just in time for the Kentucky Derby

From 1966 to 2010, butterfat levels in the U.S. milk supply held a rather tight window ranging from 3.66% to 3.69%

The top five destinations for U.S. dairy exports by value are Mexico, Canada, China, Japan, and South Korea

If you asked me several years ago about lactose, I would have said it makes up 4.8% of milk and is the osmotic regulator of milk volume and left it at that

A University of Illinois study reinforced the important role that additional dietary calcium inclusion during the prepartum period can play in improving postpartum uterine health and fertility in cows...

Every one of us has experienced that “gut feeling” — an instinctual physical reaction that signals something may or may not be right

Keeping calves healthy to create the best replacement possible is always a priority, but with current tight inventories and replacement heifer values continually skyrocketing, the return on investment...

If and when an issue arises, we need to unite our industry to act together and speak with one voice to benefit all farmers

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was a key topic at the Western Dairy Management Conference recently held in Reno, Nev

Despite all the noise and headlines surrounding tariffs, the only countries with retaliatory tariffs on U.S. dairy products as of April 16th are Canada and China

It is time to put seed corn in the ground for the 2025 crop in many parts of the U.S

A popular topic of discussion in recent years has been whether to raise calves on the farm or send them off-site into the care of experienced calf rearers

It’s no secret that having animals also brings flies, dust, noise, and odors