Most dairy producers invest in an automatic milking system to reduce the need for hired labor. As an added bonus, many herds milked with robots go up in production

We’ve all heard it before: Dairy farmers are in the beef producing business, too

Animal activist groups aren’t just out to stop large farms; they want to put an end to all animal agriculture

Last spring, some farmers in the Midwest and Northeast were in a desperate situation when they suddenly found themselves without a plant to process their milk

Greek yogurt production is flourishing. As a result, so is the generation of the by-product whey

Worried citizens have been calling for a reduction in the use of antibiotics to treat food-producing animals, and it seems that farms are quietly responding

Manure has tremendous value when used as a fertilizer source. Make the most of that value by knowing exactly what you are spreading

Nutrient application often ends up in the hot seat being blamed for impairing water quality

Those who are anti-animal agriculture would like us to believe a planet without livestock production would be a better place in terms of greenhouse gas emissions

I am a huge fan of chocolate milk. White milk is good too, of course, but if I have a choice, I am going to pick chocolate nearly every time

Veterinarian Cesar Narciso pointed to some advantages of IVF (in vitro fertilization), including accelerated genetic gain by using genomically superior donors, strategic reproduction management (like crossbreeding...

Recent estimates show the world population could reach 10 billion people by the year 2050

When dairy producers think about mastitis, they likely don’t automatically connect it to reproductive problems, but the two can go hand in hand

Butter has become a hot commodity item in France as of late. A combination of several factors has tightened butter supplies

Billionaire Thomas Tull owns a farm . . . and part of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team

Science has unearthed another strike against dairy beverage alternatives

Much like dairy farms, cheese processing plants come in all shapes and sizes. This is certainly true in Wisconsin, the nation’s top cheesemaking state

Much like dairy farms, cheese processing plants come in all shapes and sizes. This is certainly true in Wisconsin, the nation’s top cheesemaking state

The head of a business lobby group in Wisconsin suggested that “America’s Dairyland” be removed from the state’s license plates

There will be seven different covers for the October 25, 2017, issue of Hoard’s Dairyman