Holstein_America
Blog
Jan. 26 2018
Herds from coast to coast will be interviewed to talk about their dairy operations and the passion they have for the industry. The RFD-TV segment will last one hour
180122_ph-millennial
Article
Jan. 22 2018
In comparison to gen-Xers, baby boomers, and traditionalists, the millennial generation that spans those born between 1981 and the mid-2000s are spending less on dairy
180122_ph-Frietag
Article
Jan. 22 2018
We’ve all heard it before: Dairy farmers are in the beef producing business, too
171218_ph-DMI
Article
Jan. 15 2018
In recent years, dairy exports have become a larger contributor to milk checks for U.S. dairy farmers
180115_ph-NZ-cow
Article
Jan. 15 2018
That’s the longest running national tourism slogan, according to research by the author of the Banyan column in the widely circulated The Economist magazine based out of Great Britain
Alward_Kayla
Article
Jan. 10 2018
The author is an agricultural writer based in Dansville, Mich.University of Georgia student Kayla Alward discovered her desire to pursue a career in dairy after working as the calf manager at the university
180108_ph3
Article
Jan. 8 2018
For the dairy industry, 2018 begins with extremely high levels of dairy products held in storage
171225_ph-NMPF
Article
Dec. 26 2017
“Nearly 1 million people are employed in the United States directly because of dairy,” said former USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack
Patti-Dad (2)
Blog
Dec. 22 2017
Earlier this month, I flew to Oregon to milk cows while my dad had surgery. I had instructions and milked with him from start to finish for three days prior to his departure
1712_730-beef
Article
Dec. 15 2017
The value that dairy calves, heifers, cows, bulls, and steers have in the beef industry is significant. In fact, dairy animals of all types are estimated to contribute 20 to 25 percent in any given year...
171211_ph3
Article
Dec. 11 2017
Those who are anti-animal agriculture would like us to believe a planet without livestock production would be a better place in terms of greenhouse gas emissions
171204_ph2
Article
Dec. 4 2017
USDA just released long-term Agricultural Projections to 2027 for the U.S. dairy industry
171127_ph_DMI
Article
Nov. 27 2017
“Dairy and cotton have been targeted as the two commodity programs for improvements in the next Farm Bill,” said Paul Bleiberg
CA milk share
Article
Nov. 20 2017
Most folks in the dairy industry are aware, at least to some extent, that California became the No. 1 milk-producing state in 1994. It took over having the most cows in 1998
eliseblog
Blog
Nov. 9 2017
We can connect and learn by attending workshops
Rankins-Gavin-Ethan
Blog
Nov. 6 2017
There were siblings on teams from Georgia, Arkansas, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and North Carolina, but no one had quite the showing of Alabama’s Gavin and Ethan Rankins
IMG_0943-pic
Blog
Oct. 31 2017
Most Halloween stories are told to a tune of scary music that leave you feeling frightened and weary. When given the choice of trick or treat, we will all typically choose treat
171030_ph5
Article
Oct. 30 2017
When it comes to organic food sales, dairy is big business. That’s based on looking directly at organic sales from farms — before products reach processors
2017-Natl-FFA-team-KY
Blog
Oct. 27 2017
With a healthy 74-point margin of victory, Spencer County FFA chapter took home the top prize at the 2017 National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind