Transition pen design considerations are different than those for your typical lactating cow pens

Immediately after weaning, calves are kept on a starter-based diet. The jury is still out, though, on when calves should begin to receive forage and how much should be offered

USDA will hold three Federal Milk Market Order proposal outreach meetings in the state next week

This year, the fifth annual UW-Madison Ag Day on Campus, hosted by Collegiate Farm Bureau, coincided with National Earth Day. This was the first time the event had landed on the same day that celebrates...

The rising cost of food topped the list of consumer fears in 2014, and the internet remains their go-to source of food information

It has been nearly two months since the three largest dairy cooperatives in California submitted a formal proposal to USDA to establish what would be the biggest Federal Milk Market Order (FMMO) in the...

Nearly 90 percent of employees will make their stay or go decision within the first six months on the job

Throughout the Midwest and Northeast, dairymen are awaiting the opportunity to get their corn crop in the ground. Since corn silage makes up the bulk of dairy rations, it's essential to ensure that your...

Southeast Asia is already a vital customer with the U.S., as evidenced by its second-place standing among all U.S. customers, purchasing $1.32 billion in dairy products and ingredients last year. To put...

Little things add up to quality feed and increased production

One California dairy had the opportunity of a lifetime to connect with customers through the television show, "Undercover Boss."

While MILC would have likely paid out more in 2015, MPP-Dairy should prove the better long-run solution now that 40 percent of corn goes toward ethanol production

A constant source of problems can sometimes be a faucet or hose

You can keep calves drier while using less bedding with well-designed calf pens that drain properly

Europe has been handcuffed by quotas for more than 30 years. Now that those self-imposed production limits are gone this April, the question remains: How will Europe compete on the global dairy product...

With snowpack levels at just 5 percent of the historical average for April 1 - the lowest amount for that date since record keeping began in 1950 - the severity of drought has reached a new high

"Milk does a body good" could have been a tagline dating back to the 15th century because it helped build strong human populations and societies

When output doesn't match between machines, hay harvest efficiency goes down the tubes