January milk production fell 1.1% compared to last year, continuing the now seven-month trend of negative year-over-year growth

With the Easter holiday fast approaching, dairy farmers are hoping for plenty of cheese and butter sales for spring holiday cooking needs

I was thinking back and wondering if I had ever written about managing urine pH in close-up dry cows

Despite the progress made in udder health, mastitis is still the most common disease of dairy cattle. In fact, 20% to 40% of cows develop a clinical case each lactation, said Pam Ruegg during the National...

The national numbers are in from USDA, and last year’s milk production remained nearly level with production totals from 2022

Milk’s combination of minerals, sugar, protein, fat, and water helps your body absorb and retain fluids necessary for sufficient hydration

There is a lot of pessimism about U.S. milk production in 2024. Even USDA, in their monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, has been continuously cutting the 2024 milk production...

I think the Class III average price for 2024 is going to be around $17.30, which is similar to 2023 and not good news for farmers

Cheese sales, across the board, are substantial and continuing on a long trend of positive growth. On the other hand, fluid milk sales fell off the table in 2010 and show scant signs of recovery

Currently, USDA rules for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs only allow schools to offer low-fat (skim and 1%) varieties of milk to students

Supply and demand are often on a teeter-totter ride; when one goes up, the other goes down. This is certainly true for our dairy markets

This is shaping up to be an exciting year for both whole and lactose-free milk, two growing segments of fluid milk consumption that are poised for further gains in grocery aisles as well as Washington,...

Unlike the swimmers who will be racing across the pool during the Olympics this summer, it appears U.S. milk prices are more likely to be bobbing in the water, at least through the first part of the year

One nondairy “milk” option is having a disappointing start to the new year. Coconut milk has been removed from menus at Dunkin’ locations nationwide

Transition phases in dairy cattle are essential for success. That begins all the way at the beginning of life

No record milk prices were received by farmers in 2023, but like many grocery staples, retail milk prices climbed higher. In fact, the price for a gallon of milk reached a new high last year

Over the years, I have come to believe that the efficiency of converting feed to milk is perhaps the key indicator of dairy profitability

The dairy industry does an outstanding job ensuring that milk for consumers is free of antibiotic residues

Last year, U.S. milk fat production from domestic milk plus the milk fat of imported products used as ingredients in domestically produced dairy products topped 9.3 billion pounds

A recent analysis of some of the proposed changes to the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) system was conducted to quantitatively assess what these changes would mean to U.S. milk prices