On Tony Brubaker’s Pennsylvania dairy farm, they began dry matter intake tracking 15 years ago

This August’s genetic evaluations will feature an updated Net Merit (NM$) index

More than a year ago, the global health pandemic put many aspects of life on pause. Farmers faced their share of disruptions and challenges, but the daily work had to be done

Just like dairy farmers and dairy retailers, dairy product processors have been forced to learn a lot over the past 13 months as they attempt to balance supply and demand

In so many businesses, COVID-19 has caused a fundamental change in the way sales are done

While the pandemic and its effects are by no means behind the United States, recent vaccine availability and slipping COVID-19 infection rates have caused many parts of the country to walk back policies...

The demand for dairy continues, but transportation remains rocky. That’s according to Phil Plourd, president of Blimling and Associates, in an April 14 webinar, “Bumpy Roads, Choppy Waters:...

The USDA launched the Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) program in the fourth quarter of 2018

The dairy supply chain was able to keep operating as best it could last spring thanks in no small part to the employees working at dairy processing plants

The season for harvesting small grain silage is fast approaching. In some parts of the U.S., small grain silage may already be fermenting in the storage structure

As corn and soybean prices continue to climb upward, farmers may have some difficult decisions to make when it comes to rations for the dairy herd

Just days into his administration, President Biden signed an executive order to rejoin the Paris Agreement in a move that exemplifies a ramping up of climate change mitigation efforts at the international,...

One thing we learned especially in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to learn now is this: expect the unexpected

The term risk management has become an integral part of the dairy lexicon in the last decade, and its merits have never been more obvious than during the wild swings caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

With warming weather and spring rains, more farms are able to let their animals out onto green pastures after a long winter

Did you know that May is American Cheese Month? The American Cheese Society designates May to recognize the quality and diversity of American cheeses while supporting and promoting great cheese, local...

Every year before forage harvest begins, the questions come regarding quality or quantity of forage

Earth Day is coming up on April 22, and its theme this year is “Restore Our Earth” . . . a goal that few meet as effectively as U.S. dairy farmers

Livestock feed prices are on the rise, and there’s no clear sign when that trend will reverse. These escalating costs may have dairy farmers reconsidering their current rations

For the fourth straight year, somatic cell counts were under 200,000 cells per milliliter for U.S. herds enrolled in Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) testing plans