On Friday, April 17, USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue announced a sweeping relief package that includes $2.9 billion in direct payments to dairy farmers and $100 million in monthly purchases of excess dairy...

Of the $16 billion of direct support to farmers and ranchers from USDA, the nation’s dairy farmers will receive $2.9 billion in direct payments

2020 Cow Judging Contest, Holstein Class

2020 Hoard's Dairyman Cow Judging Contest, Holstein Class

Their musical talent brought them together on a stage in Nashville, but their shared backgrounds — dairy farms, large families, and a love for music

If we ever need a reminder of why we should participate in milk risk management programs, 2020 will forever be remembered by everyone who lived through the COVID-19 era. The sunny price outlook that s

My mom penned an open letter in response to the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on retail dairy, and her thoughtful perspective is touching and reassuring

Domestic semen sales of beef breeds skyrocketed 128% in the past two years to reach 5.8 million units. That’s up from 2017’s 2.5 million units

Right now, approximately 50 million children are home and not eating meals at school

Nearly one month into the sweeping changes brought to the U.S. by the COVID-19 threat, the initial shock has worn off

in 1997, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, now simply known as the CME Group, officially became the marketplace for participants in the dairy industry to manage price risk

Not lost among the stress of 2020’s coronavirus response has been the country’s 30 million students. Many of them rely on at least one meal per day supplied by the school cafeterias

In recent weeks, over 15 timely articles have been authored by Hoard’s Dairyman editors and respected industry associates

You’ve all heard the maxim that markets hate uncertainty. If a pandemic isn’t uncertainty, I don’t know what is

As milk prices drop dramatically and the nationwide coronavirus crisis disrupts workforces and buying patterns, dairy has responded with a coordinated response

It appears some advisers to the federal government are flat out ready to ignore the science on saturated fats . . . as in the healthy fats found in butter, cheese, milk, and meat

According to The New York Times, there are 21 states, 37 counties, and 16 cities in the U.S. that have “locked down,” telling their residents to stay home except for necessities

Millennials can be a somewhat perplexing and seemingly hypocritical bunch. I know. I’m one of them

Stop the rumors, dairy processing plants can be back up and running even if an employee tests positive for COVID-19

The recent COVID-19 events and realities are unprecedented. We are truly seeing history being made that will have an effect on the dairy industry and society as a whole