Dairy product sales give grocery stores good bang for their buck, so how come they don’t get more shelf space?

“Brazil can double its cropland easily without cutting a tree,” said Texas A&M professor and extension economist Luis Ribera

There is no doubt trade is important to American agriculture. The United States is the largest agricultural exporter in the world, with exports representing $138 billion in 2017

Most farm expenditures continue to rise in price, and calf care costs are no exception

While President Donald Trump works toward what he considers free, fair, and reciprocal trade deals, agricultural producers of all kinds have been hit hard

Numbers recently released by USDA showed that signing up for MPP-Dairy (Margin Protection Program for Dairy) was a worthwhile effort for many dairy producers

With a growing world population, we hear time and again that we will have to feed more people with fewer farmers and less resources

The number of calf barns with automated feeders is certainly on the rise. More and more farmers are going that route for their calf raising needs

Last night Hoard’s Dairyman had the unique opportunity to host attendees from the International Conference of the World Jersey Cattle Bureau at the Hoard’s Dairyman Farm

When it comes to animal welfare, the easiest metrics to measure are health related . . . but welfare goes beyond the body. It can also vary from animal to animal

Crave Brothers Farm in Waterloo, Wis., has grown and changed over the years

In addition to all the nutritional benefits dairy foods can offer growing children, new research has unveiled yet another positive reason to drink milk

The word salmonella strikes fear into any animal caregiver. It is a disease that spreads quickly, has limited treatment options, and can make animals, particularly calves, very sick

Nearly every dairy herd is affected by lameness at some point, and for many, it is a persistent problem. Hoof problems don’t have to be accepted as a fact of dairy cow life, though

When it comes to calf housing, we often think about what’s around the animal (including pen walls and air movement), but how much consideration is given to what lies beneath the calf as bedding?

“Consumers are at the helm of redefining food culture today,” stated Shelley Balanko, who is senior vice president of The Hartman Group

When every dollar counts, dairy producers must decide where to invest their time and resources

A calf faces many challenges at weaning, including the transition to a solid diet and often commingling with other calves. On top of this, a calf is still developing its immune system, which is not fu

We are learning more and more all the time about how the amount of milk we feed a calf can affect future production

“Milking is so routine, frankly, we don’t even think about it. It just happens,” said Phil Durst, Michigan State University Extension