The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program will launch Environmental Stewardship (ES) Version 3 in the next few months, helping producers understand on-farm greenhouse gas...

If you’re a dairy producer looking to purchase replacement heifers, you know prices have gone sky high

Although milking equipment companies often visit farms for monthly milking equipment inspections, some inspections can be done by farm staff

When sexed semen was first marketed to dairy farmers back in 2006, it was initially only recommended for use in dairy heifers because of its reduced fertility

Farming and agriculture – that’s the top answer to that question, up five percentage points from 2023, with a 64% “very and somewhat positive” review, according to a recent Gallup...

Try to form a mental picture of all the farms that currently exist in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin

The adoption of precision dairy technologies by dairy farmers is vital information for various stakeholders in the dairy industry

The dairy industry celebrated a “Golden Age” all throughout World Dairy Expo week with cutting-edge technology, insightful educational sessions, competitive youth contests, valuable connections,...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack made an appearance at the last day of World Dairy Expo on Friday, and among the topics he discussed was the timely question of progress on the next farm bill

Society today hears all the buzz about including protein in our everyday lives. But what exactly is it and what role does dairy play when it comes to protein inclusion? In an article, Dairy Management...

Stoney Point Joel Bailey topped the nearly 2,600 animals that paraded across the colored shavings of World Dairy Expo

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Magic 8 Balls were a hit. Kids across the country felt as though they held the future in their hands, violently shaking the toy until it gave nothing more than a grey...

Although we are a bit of ways out from fall anhydrous application time, it will soon be here before we know it. Fall application can reduce soil compaction, but it also presents a great probability of...

Alfalfa, the queen of forages, has long been associated with lactating dairy cows

The dairy industry has widely accepted sand as a leading bedding material. Nearly two-thirds of dairies utilize sand bedding in some format according to Nigel Cook, director of The Dairyland Initiative...

Beyond the health implications, recalls are very costly with losses of product, production, and sales

Depending on available sources of starch and sugar, diets for dairy cows might look quite different across the country

Achieving optimal stall comfort will ensure the success of your herd and also reduce the number of stall-ridden injuries

After decades of phenotypic decline in fertility traits as dairy farmers bred cows to make more milk instead, the industry has more recently seen improvements in heifer conception rate (HCR), cow conception...

If you want to pass your business on to a next generation, your “letting go” phase will overlap with their “growing” phase