The marriage of the words “vegan” and “January” was inspiration for the name of a program and organization originating in the United Kingdom in 2014

While many farms focus on checking that their ventilation systems are effectively working for their animals in the summer, an audit in the winter is also important

Last year, 96% of all farms across the U.S. were family-owned. Those businesses produced 83% of our country’s agricultural output

As we inch toward the brink of winter, we are often reminded once the first cold temperatures hit of all the tasks we need to accomplish on the farm before the snow flies

Louisville, Ky., was host to the North American International Livestock Exposition Dairy Judging Contest this past weekend

It’s just as important to not miss the forest for the trees as it is to not view milk production as the sole baseline for cow productivity

The dairy checkoff was already in place when I began my career as a next-generation Wisconsin dairy farmer

Calf morbidity and mortality continue to be a challenge for dairy producers. A 2014 National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) survey found that calf mortality averaged around 8% while morbidity...

Just like humans, cows also need B-vitamins to carry out metabolic processes

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack made an appearance at the last day of World Dairy Expo on Friday, and among the topics he discussed was the timely question of progress on the next farm bill

The International Ayrshire Show kicked off the Open Shows of World Dairy Expo week, and one country stood out from the rest

Agricultural land in the Upper Midwest has experienced substantial appreciation over the past several decades, with the recent years standing out

Growing up as a sixth-generation dairy farm kid, I knew that we used a plate cooler to chill our milk before the hauler picked it up

The dairy industry is one step closer to having a vaccine available for highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1)

As a dairy owner, getting a professional appraisal is the best way to know the value of your land and buildings, both separately and as a whole

Average farm real estate values keep marching upward, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service’s annual Land Values report

We gave this premature calf everything we could to help her succeed

With an improved All-Milk price and lower commodity prices compared to much of last year, dairy farmers’ pocketbooks are feeling less squeezed so far in 2024

We built a feed pusher that can fit onto any tractor or loader on our dairy

As we switch gears into a new season, it is a good time to look at the current dairy situation and estimate what might happen in the months ahead