The financial performance of dairy farms in 2016 was far less favorable than it was in 2015, and, of course, both are easily less favorable than 2014

Ever notice how much time you spend talking to others who farm, between attending ag meetings and sitting on ag boards and committees? Talking to our farm friends is so easy

Spring has finally made its debut, but with it comes some pesky insects, the most common being flies

SXSW . . . as in South by Southwest . . . is all about making a big impression

Over the past month, there has been a $1 per hundredweight downturn in the collective Class III futures for the remainder of 2017 contracts

Producers have been incorporating forage sorghum silage into their cropping schemes in response to drought and irrigation water constraints

An important part of running any business is finding enterprises that complement each other. For one Michigan dairy farm, potatoes and cows have been the perfect pair. The VanDrese

Proper grouping of cows can improve cow health, boost production, and raise income over feed costs. However, grouping cows is not free. Adequate facilities, time to make grouping decisions and manage

As anyone who is involved in dairy farming knows, mastitis can be a very frustrating disease. It sounds simple enough to keep mastitis-causing organisms away from the teat canal when it is open, but

In my view, the intriguing question is why did anyone sign up for more than the $4 coverage in the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) this year?

Twenty young 4-H’ers huddled around our leader’s dining room table on a Wednesday night judging the annual Hoard’s Dairyman Cow Judging Contest

Of all the changes that the transition cow endures, negative energy balance is one of the greatest and most difficult to overcome

Mention milk fever or mastitis and most producers will conjure up mental pictures of these diseases

I am proud to be a third-generation dairy farmer and the fourth generation on my family’s farm. There’s a definite sense of success that comes with knowing I carry on a tradition

Little, it seems, is going to proceed quickly about California’s effort to join the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) program

All winter we analyze our calves in anticipation for the next show season. Are they big enough? Are they good enough?

With spring around the corner, it’s time for a fresh start.

A man tall in stature and high in principles. Terry Howard was well-respected in the dairy industry for his nearly 30-year career as a Wisconsin extension dairy specialist, with a focus on feeding and...

“But she’s light,” my daughter Monika said, her words laced with consternation. We were looking at the Jersey heifer calf in the calf warmer