The starch content of corn silage is a key driver of quality and impacts the opportunity to build a cost-effective ration to drive high milk production

Iowa State University’s Dairy Science Club teaches fairgoers how to hand milk a cow, teaching them the basics of the dairy industry

When considering the acquisition of a long-term asset, a farmer is analyzing a capital investment. Dairy farms have multiple and diverse situations in which a capital investment needs to be evaluated

With harvest season in full swing, drivers on rural roads will be encountering more heavy equipment on their daily commutes

This year’s Dane County Breakfast on the Farm treated visitors to a modern view of dairy farming

Farmers usually have to do a lot more than the average person to prepare for a vacation day away from the farm

When talking about dairy cattle rations, it would be easy to assume that net energy for lactation (NEL) refers to the energy in a diet that is used to produce milk

Dirty data clouds our ability to see what’s going on and can contribute toward efficiency challenges

Social media can be an intimidating place, but sharing your story is important and can be fun

As consumer focus becomes ever more focused on sustainability, dairy is presented with the challenge of sharing all the hard work the industry has already done in this space

While the dairy industry has been engaged in improving environmental sustainability, projects aimed at this goal can be both costly and capital intensive

The dairy industry has been making steps toward more environmentally sustainable production well before it was a buzzword among consumers and with food marketers

The buzzword of “sustainability” gets mentioned often by mainstream media and the many consumer groups aiming to tackle various societal problems

At the Precision Dairy Conference, Megan Schrupp, D.V.M., a practicing veterinarian who is also involved with her family’s dairy, highlighted the four digital dairy advantages she sees on farms that...

To keep our semen tank off of the concrete, we set it on a mover’s dolly. This makes it very easy for the tank to be rolled out to the truck when filling it with nitrogen

Research by the USDA Agricultural Research Service at its station in Idaho found higher crop yields where livestock manure had previously been applied

The Midwest Dairy Food Research Center (MDFRC) is one of six centers across the country that focuses on dairy research. Powered by researchers and the universities that back them

U.S. dairy farmers continue to get better at breeding more efficient, productive, and longer-living cows as more genetic selection tools become available

To tell an effective agriculture story online, a farm should consider who they’re trying to reach, what information they want to share, and what content will do the best job of reaching consumers