Young readers will soak up modern dairy farming in this new children’s book

Our calf ear tag numbering and coloring system has gone off the rails due to production and supply chain issues throughout the country

Traditionally, economists who follow dairy would predict that high milk prices bring forth more cows and more milk production

With herbicide shortages mounting for the 2022 growing season, some growers may be looking for ways to reduce product needs. Before making too many cuts early on

Converting feed cost to milk income is the most basic description of my job as a nutritionist. It is really no different than an auto manufacturing plant that buys various pieces of metal, plastic

What does sustainable agriculture look like? There’s more to it than mitigating climate change

In recent years, for better or worse, milk prices in the U.S. are determined increasingly by forces at play in other parts of the world

Every business with more than a handful of employees likely has a few underperformers mixed in with high achievers. A dairy farm is no different

Showing dairy animals teaches lessons that are applicable to my life today

With the ongoing war in Ukraine upending markets and the lingering COVID-19 pandemic continuing to affect daily life, additional concerns could seem overwhelming to anyone

Even before the pandemic, but especially since, calls for change have been heard in the dairy industry from nearly every group involved — farmers, processors, cooperatives, haulers, and more

“Where does high production fit into our world, a world that requires sustainability for us to be able to keep going, to support what’s true, legal, and/or valid?”

Cows like routine just like humans do

Change can be difficult, and some producers may worry that global efforts surrounding sustainability will force changes to current farming practices

U.S. dairy exporters pushed past previous trade records with $7.75 billion in overseas sales in 2021. In fact, last year’s exports topped prior-year numbers in ten of dairy’s top 11 markets

While farms have made positive strides toward reducing fresh cow health problems, the transition period remains a challenge for our dairy industry

The details add up to high production was presented by: Dairy farmer Alex Neuenschwander and his veterinarian, Mark Hardesty of the Maria Stein Animal Clinic

The day-to-day tasks of a dairy farm can be enough to fill anyone’s plate. Paired with the physical work, though, is a need to evaluate and utilize whatever data is available

Entries from the Hoard’s Dairyman Farm Creamery did well at the world’s largest dairy products contest

The 2021 milk production data is out. It tells a story of two dairy worlds.With more cows and more milk per cow, U.S. milk production climbed by 1.3% to reach a record 226.3 billion pounds in 2021