I was recently asked what significant changes I have seen in calf nutrition and growth over my nearly 35-year career at the University of Illinois

While traveling to the airport early en route to a dairy industry meeting, I tuned into a Hoard’s Dairyman “Herd It Here” podcast episode covering feed conversion efficiency with Mary...

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Milk and dairy products supply 13 essential nutrients, including three that continue to be identified as nutrients of public health concern: calcium, potassium, and vitamin D

Making the most of this year's corn silage was presented by Presented by: John Goeser, Rock River Laboratory/Cows Agree Consulting

Average farm real estate values keep marching upward, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service’s annual Land Values report

Even when we do everything we can, some animals aren’t equipped to survive

Many areas of the country have received above-average rainfall this year

Extreme volatility and milk price fluctuation has farmers thinking about which areas they may be able to cut costs in

There’s a dearth of dairy replacements in the countryside

It was July 23, 1999, when two college classmates and I boarded a plane to Madison, Wis. On this date, I began a journey that would change my life substantially

For more than three decades, National Dairy Council (NDC) has collaborated with third-party health and wellness experts who complement checkoff staff in educating peers, consumers, thought leaders, media...

Calfhood diseases can significantly affect heifer replacement rates, short-term profitability, and long-term sustainability

Soil fertility has come a long way over the years

Just like high school, these four years go by way too fast. Make the most of it!

The most basic visual dairy cattle evaluation system is the five-point body condition score (BCS) scale

The state with the most cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle is taking another step to slow the spread

Cows on many of today’s dairy farms are housed indoors. These controlled climates have many benefits, but one downside is that cows are often walking on concrete day in and day out

I am grateful for my experience serving as the District 4 Dairy Princess