It’s hard to overstate Mexico’s importance to America’s dairy farmers. When I talk to dairy farmers, I always remind them that Mexico is our industry’s most important trading partner,...

While we love working with dairy cows, we can’t forget that the role of dairy farmers and those that support them is to provide nutritious milk and dairy products to the population. Expanding the...

Portable foods have become a must in the modern world. Breakfast cereal, and milk for that matter, both have been losing out to grab-and-go breakfast options. Kellogg’s, a longtime stalwart in

One way that the dairy checkoff works to move volume and drive sales of dairy products is to partner with major food companies, such as Domino’s and McDonald’s

“The thing we’ve seen over time is that states and regions seem to either be specializing into or out of milk production,” laid out Mark Stephenson

Despite the many advances in dairy cattle nutrition, we are still faced with some challenges. One of those challenges is to ensure adequate dry matter intake (DMI) in transition cows to optimize health

Almost 30% of the world’s agricultural products actually end up as “by-products.”

One of the biggest changes I have seen in the past 20 years is how we need to amplify our voices in places that are sometimes uncomfortable

Disbudding with caustic paste is typically done within the first week of life, and as early as the first 24 hours. Currently, there is only a small amount of research on caustic paste

2023 Hoard’s Dairyman calendar

American Dairy Association (ADA) North East is one of the state and regional dairy checkoff organizations that has a fully developed retail program designed to keep dairy cases clean, cold, and well-s

The fall back-to-school season means much more than school buildings for youth in agriculture

Immigration reform has become a four-letter word, especially in conservative circles. Election year rhetoric, both on the campaign trail and political news channels, has only compounded the problem

News thrives on conflict -- it always has and always will. But that tendency to emphasize the negative -- or in the case of agriculture, every criticism of farmers and U.S. food production imaginable

Corn chopping season is upon us in the Northeast region, which means that all hands are on deck. Everyone is working to either keep the farm running smoothly or focused on the preparation and executio

When baling a heavy windrow, sometimes hay would get caught on the draw pin, which eventually created a slug that the baler didn’t appreciate. To keep hay from getting caught on the pin, we cut down

This season, I find myself switching gears between farm work and wedding planning

Caring for our cows is the top responsibility of dairy farmers, and that leads to a few special animals.dairy, Animal Care

My summer as the Hoard’s Dairyman editorial intern has given me some priceless learning moments and memories

This July, USDA estimated there were 3.75 million dairy heifers over 500 pounds on farms across the United States