In conversations revolving around welfare, a common topic is pasture allowance. Particularly among consumers, there is great interest to the merits of permanent pasture housing versus permanent enclosure...

Dairy farming invokes a nostalgic image in America among many folks in my generation: Lots of farms were diversified and had a handful of dairy cows to supply the family’s milk and feed the hogs,...

As we wind down the annual festivities of June Dairy Month, the Hoard’s Dairyman team has reason to celebrate

Despite last year’s dismal dairy economics, a few farms in Michigan managed to eke out positive cash flows

My education about the dairy industry started from scratch, because as a non-ag person I literally knew nothing about cows

One of the biggest threats to the dairy industry today is not what you would think. It’s not pricing or regulations, and believe it or not, it is not even White House politics

Going rates for agricultural cropland dropped in both Wisconsin and Michigan over the past year

Growing up as a breed convention attendee and competitor, I knew that the end of the school year didn’t mean the beginning of vacation, hanging by the pool, or even simply relaxing in front of the...

There are bad apples in every industry’s barrel, including dairying. In an age of instantly sharing images, backlash to a single bad apple can spoil an industry’s reputation overnight

So, you've got some great ideas about how to promote dairy products and dairy farming and you are ready to get involved, especially during June Dairy Month

For the past 40 years the Dane County Dairy Promotion Committee has organized a free dairy promotion event just steps away from the state capitol of America’s Dairyland

The push to end California’s Class I milk market pool quota system hit a surprising roadblock on May 22, when the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced that the petition...

Health and milk production are optimized by ensuring dairy cows maintain sufficient nutrient intake to meet their requirements

Originally included in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, known to many of us as the farm bill, it has finally reached the point where dairy farmers must decide their level of participation

The name describes the product very succinctly — tea topped with cheese. There’s a little more to it than that simple description, however

This year, the Social Security Administration sent employers across the country, including numerous dairy producers, “no-match” letters

Despite some significant headwinds, 2018 was a record year for U.S. dairy exporters. Export volume was up 10 percent from the prior year, led by all-time highs in overseas shipments of nonfat dry milk

Fresh cows are the future of your herd. Their production will determine profitability over the next year

The challenges faced by dairymen and dairywomen are downright dire down on the farm