Striving to analyze and understand milk price changes, much less projecting future behavior, is an ever-changing exercise

“Chocolate milk faces potential school ban,” rang out the headlines in the May 16, 2023, edition of The Wall Street Journal

Possibly the biggest thief of resting time for dairy cows is waiting to be milked

Talking about sustainable advancements in agriculture can feel like trying to hit a moving target, especially with so many entities involved along the supply chain from farmers to consumers

Automated milking systems are a substantial investment, but in return, many benefits can be gained from this style of dairy herd management

As we move fully into spring, it is time to have our butterfat-risk toolkit out and ready for deployment

Four U.S. senators and four U.S. representatives have stepped forward to introduce the SAVE Act that would amend the Agriculture Trade Act of 1978

While dairy product sales have steadily grown over the past several decades, fluid milk consumption has dropped repeatedly

Food is the most basic of human needs, and for generations, farmers have filled that need for nourishment

Benefits of robotic milking systems often include lower labor needs, calmer cows, and greater milking frequency and yield

Dairy farmers’ cost to haul milk within the Upper Midwest jumped 21% when comparing May 2021 to May 2022

“Technology is coming for us, whether we like it or not,” said Steph Plaster, a University of Wisconsin Division of Extension farm management outreach specialist, during a “Setting your...

Just get her bred back – that is the name of the game

It doesn’t take much online searching these days to find someone or something proclaiming that our food system is “broken” and drastic changes are needed to fix it

The march to milk-pricing modernization reached another milestone this month, as the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) submitted to USDA our comprehensive proposal for Federal Milk Marketing Order...

During my time working as a county-based extension educator, one of the questions I was asked most often was the going rate for custom work

Agronomically speaking, healthier corn plants equate to improved crop performance and yield. Crop protection practices resulting in healthier corn likely also contribute to more efficiency with nutrient...

They say the spots on a Holstein are as unique as a human fingerprint. There might be an even better comparison for cattle, though — the animal’s muzzle

Dairy cattle need four sound feet to complete many of their daily tasks

Do year-over-year (YOY) milk production gains and discounted spot milk signal a surplus?