There are so many decisions to be made on a farm. While some require quick, on-your-feet thinking, other decisions are best made after a careful review of the situation and hopefully with some data to...

In cattle rations, vitamins play an important role in cattle health, production, reproduction, and more

The costs to produce milk vary widely among operators in different geographical regions of the United States as well as on different-sized operations

The process to amend the pricing formulas in the 11 Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMO) continues to move forward

Dairy sales cannot prosper without consumer trust

“Vitamins are not that difficult compared to everything else you have to do to get a good diet, but they still deserve some thought,” said Bill Weiss during the July Hoard’s Dairyman...

What’s the best calf starter? Of course, the answer is whatever starter fits your operation

I have often felt there was an invisible wall between the beef and dairy industries, preventing them from communicating or learning from each other

People who purchase calves from other farms to raise put a lot of trust in the source farm. The care those calves receive before and immediately after birth can make a big difference in how successful...

“The Dairy Food Makers of Taco Bell" focuses on unique partnership Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) has created with several food chains, including Taco Bell

The handshake agreements and unspoken decisions that ruled farmland and farm business transfer for decades no longer support today’s dairies that may involve multiple generations, farming and non-farming...

Vitamins for dairy cattle was presented by Bill Weiss, The Ohio State University

Multiple media outlets shared stories last week that truckloads of fresh farm milk are dumped into Milwaukee’s sewerage system

Partnering across the supply chain is key to furthering the animal agriculture community’s sustainability progress

When consumers spend $1 on dairy products, dairy farmers receive 36 cents of that dollar. That’s according to the latest research by USDA’s Economic Research Service

Creating a cattle sale through a collegiate student organization is no easy task. This was my exact thought when some of my classmates wanted to start a dairy cattle sale at Virginia Tech

On a trip to Michigan last week, a common theme among the conversations we had with farmers was the need for rain

During my reign as the 2022 Virginia Dairy Princess, I was asked a particularly interesting question, “What do you think cows would say if they could talk?”

Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMO) may eventually get a hearing day later this summer