Due to very favorable margins throughout the U.S. last year, dairy farmers were able to prepay many expenses at year's end for 2015. That situation may have given dairy producers a false sense of security...

If water logged fields have made replanting top of mind, first consider if the effort is worth the reward

New research reveals the real reason Swiss cheese is full of holes, and why those holes are getting smaller

Organic dairy products posted another year of growing sales in the United States in 2014. According to the Organic Trade Association's (OTA) latest survey, organic dairy sales topped $5.46 billion last...

New and unique flavors of milk could be part of the solution to reversing a slump in fluid milk consumption

In order to perform at their optimum, cows need consistency at the feedbunk. If our mixing routine and equipment aren't in sync, we're unable to deliver what they need. "There are 10 factors in the TMR...

A former animal rights investigator turned whistleblower pulls back the curtain on anti-agriculture activist tactics

Fast-food leader McDonald's and farmers around the world face some of the same challenges when it comes to consumer perception

Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is no new kid on the block, but its presence on dairy farms seems to be growing. Ron Erskine, D.V.M., from Michigan State University, kicked off the Minnesota Dairy Health Conference...

Americans are now eating more meals in restaurants than at home. That is a historical first, according to U.S. Department of Commerce data that has been officially tracked since 1992

To reduce aggressive interactions, house cows and heifers separately before calving

Prompt and proper care during this critical period in a cow's annual life cycle can be considered the foundation on which a cow builds a profitable lactation and provides a healthy replacement

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If you are a dairy farmer, Domino's should matter to you. As one of the top-performing company stocks in the Fortune 100, Domino's is also among the biggest users of cheese . . . as 25 percent of all...

Having those hard conversations while creating a farm succession plan isn't fun, but it is necessary

This would be an excellent idea, as outlined in "Number of digesters to triple by 2025." However, to make it work, those who want to reach the digester goal would be well served to talk with the 244 people...

A product dubbed "Pocket Milk" is one South Korean company's solution to providing children with the essential nutrients found in milk in lieu of them drinking enough fluid milk to meet the equivalent...

The recently released Food and Drug Administration (FDA) milk residue study found that only 0.78 percent of the samples tested were positive for antibiotic residues. The in-depth investigation looked at...

Design facilities to optimize transition cow comfort Maximizing comfort and minimizing stress are the goals to keep top of mind when designing a transition cow facility