In true farming fashion, the agriculture industry has seen its fair share of ups and downs this past year

Three times a year, dairy producers and breeders eagerly await new genetic evaluations on all dairy cattle in the national cooperator database

As the world population continues to grow, farmers are faced with the synonymous demand of producing more with less

As we inch toward the brink of winter, we are often reminded once the first cold temperatures hit of all the tasks we need to accomplish on the farm before the snow flies

For several years, raw milk advocacy has been trickling into the mainstream

One way to frame sustainability, whether we are talking about it from an economic, environmental, or social perspective, is to discuss efficiency

Dairy farmers are aware of the importance of colostrum and the impact it can have on getting calves off on the right foot from the start

If you go to five dairies, you may get five different definitions of metritis

As the value of farmland continues to rise, it is important to understand how to build and maintain relationships with potential buyers and sellers

Consumers all over the world have been craving more and more butter

Hydration is one of many benefits dairy milk delivers that people may not think about, thanks to its 90% water composition and electrolytes

“Employee performance is the Achille’s heel of our industry,” said Robert Hagevoort during the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council Annual Meeting held last week in Arlington, Texas

Let’s be honest: our heifers usually get the short end of the stick when it comes to housing

To support the November Hoard’s Dairyman webinar where the University of Illinois’ Mike Hutjens gave his annual crop quality review, let’s take a look at two unexpected outcomes of the...

Soybeans and dairy cows have walked hand-in-hand pretty well since the inception of total mixed rations (TMR) in the dairy industry

The rise of streaming platforms has fragmented the national television audience, and one survey showed that most consumers prefer to learn about a brand on their phone

Many farms utilizing monitoring technologies on an individual cow basis have historically used them primarily for heat detection

Inflation and the economy were two major hot button issues as voters went to the polls this November

We all put out little fires every day at work and at home. The role of the Dairy Communications Management Team is to quell fires before the dairy industry gets burned

Pregnant women are expected to eat foods that will benefit the child as it begins to grow and develop inside the womb. The same concept goes for dairy cattle, too