“Dairy perishability will be as important as portability in the months and years ahead,” said Phil Plourd, president of Blimling and Associates Inc. and president of the services division of...

When Paul Fouts built a second freestall barn on his Cortland, N.Y., dairy, he chose to build another three-row barn

Like other forms of automation on the farm, automatic calf feeders can collect and provide a wealth of information to the dairy producer

we are all missing our people. Our tribe. Our community. As I write this column, we now are approaching five months of this new normal, and quite honestly, it feels anything but normal

The dairy industry was in turmoil this spring with dumped milk and bottomed-out prices. Dairy farmers’ second source of revenue — the beef market — wasn’t doing much better

Each spring, Lakeshore Technical College holds a graduation banquet in northeast Wisconsin for its dairy students

Extending the time a cow spends resting can be a valuable strategy to bump up herd milk production

Getting Wisconsin Cheese and dairy products featured on television is a big initiative for Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW)

Since June 2019, 580 American farms filed for Chapter 12 bankruptcy according to the American Farm Bureau Federation

After five difficult years, dairy farmers are once again facing uncertainty in the marketplace

i recently traveled home from American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) board meetings in Columbus, Ohio

There are two methods that could help generate genetic evaluations for lifetime economic merit. We could directly determine economic merit by tracking income and expenses for all cows. Keeping track of...

Recruiting, training, and retaining employees are a few of the most constant challenges a dairy may have

Could California’s civil war over quota have a somewhat civil sunset? The potential does exist

Most dairymen are sick of hearing talk of sustainability . . . in fact, many consider it to be more of a four-letter word when they hear it

Many value-added processes happen to farm commodities before they reach the ultimate consumer

Herd size often dictates how many pens of milking cows are on a farm, but if having multiple pens is an option, consider grouping cows by age

Through research and practical experience, we continue to learn more about the benefits of social housing for young dairy calves