“My leadership is grounded in two fundamental principles. One is all about listening. The second is a bias for action,” shared Barbara O’Brien, who is the new president and CEO of DMI

This year’s planting season is setting up to be an expensive one, considering the skyrocketing prices for fuel and fertilizer

The dairy industry has been through very turbulent waters the last several years, but don’t get complacent about what appears to be a good price year ahead of us

Every business with more than a handful of employees likely has a few underperformers mixed in with high achievers. A dairy farm is no different

National Agriculture Day was March 22. While it may have passed, it’s important to recognize that Americans — especially schoolchildren — would benefit from year-round efforts to enhance...

With the ongoing war in Ukraine upending markets and the lingering COVID-19 pandemic continuing to affect daily life, additional concerns could seem overwhelming to anyone

How many “We’re hiring” signs have you seen this week? It may seem like every business is putting out a plea for employees even as unemployment levels continue to drop

Three times a year, genetic evaluations are calculated for all the dairy animals in the U.S. database

Will global dairy demand outpace growth over the next decade? Dairy economist Mary Ledman predicts that it will

Getting calves off to a good start includes a nutritional program that encourages weight gain at a young age. “I want calves gaining weight by the second week of life,” said Bob James

Many of us find ourselves eating out more in recent years than we did a decade ago, and certainly more than a generation ago. In many regions, there has been a proliferation of eating options

Even before the pandemic, but especially since, calls for change have been heard in the dairy industry from nearly every group involved — farmers, processors, cooperatives, haulers, and more

“We haven’t had many major changes to the federal orders since 2000,” shared Jim Mulhern with those attending the 24th annual meeting of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) on March 23

“I decided to modify the protocol a couple of weeks ago” were the words of a novice employee from another group performing some analyses in my laboratory. The scenario was very concerning....

Just like with human babies, growing young calves well is critical for their continued development and how they will perform as adults

U.S. milk production came in right at forecast for February, down 1% from last year. We’re often asked to interpret these reports as bullish or bearish, and this one is a tough call

The herd at Neu-Hope Dairy near Bluffton, Ind., averages 94 pounds of milk per cow per day

What’s holding dairy back these days?Employees. Those employees are needed both on the farm and in processing plants. “I’ve been in the industry for 46 years

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” rings true in many places on a dairy farm, maybe none more so than in controlling disease

“Where does high production fit into our world, a world that requires sustainability for us to be able to keep going, to support what’s true, legal, and/or valid?”