Each spring baseball players and prospects display their skills in the hopes of making a major league roster

There were 110 people in attendance at the Peninsula Pride Farms annual meeting last month in Luxemburg, Wis

If there’s a better place to take the pulse of Western dairying at the beginning of each year than World Ag Expo in Tulare, Calif., after 40-plus years, I haven’t found it yet

We had a problem with our cows’ tails falling into our manure pan in the parlor, especially in the summer months when it’s warm and flies are present. Looking for a solution, I cut the botto

We knew it was coming, and there wasn’t anything we could do but buckle down and await the arrival of the arctic forecast. Not only was the impending weather all over the news

A dairy farmer at a recent conference told me, "I hear all the time that we need to tell our story so our consumers can understand what life is like on the farm

Karen Bohnert I’ve learned this the hard way. For more than four years, I’ve battled with anxiety

During our careers, we’ve had the privilege of seeing not just one, but several new plant genetic technologies dramatically change the crop production landscape

Sarah Thomas gives a set of oral reasons after competing at the 2015 National 4-H Dairy Judging Contest. She earned a perfect score on the class placing, and a 49 on her reasons score

A great employer learns to speak the language of their employees

In the past several years, selective dry cow treatment has gained some prevalence in the industry as an alternative to the more common blanket dry cow treatment, which has been the gold standard for mastitis...

Flavor is the top driver of yogurt purchases, but health benefit is a close second

This is my first forecast in 40-plus years of writing about the dairy industry

It is hard to believe that we closed out 2017. I probably say this every year, but it seems that this one flew by in record time

very dairy has cows with chronic high somatic cell counts (SCC). My definition of a chronic high SCC cow is one that has a SCC of 400,000 or higher for two or more consecutive tests

While GMO (genetically modified organism) feeds continue to garner attention from some food retailers and consumers, there are a number of other common dairy farm practices that have gained some attention

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

Land O'Lakes is sponsoring Farm Bowl to highlight the skills that football players and farmers share

Karen Bohnert Not too long after I wrote about my oldest son being praised for being the coachable kid, Tyler did a 180- degree turnaround

The single most important time in a cow’s life that could almost forecast her entire lactation is the transition period