Dirty data clouds our ability to see what’s going on and can contribute toward efficiency challenges

As some areas across the country face short feed inventories, dairy farmers may be limping along and stretching forage supplies to make it through until the next crop is harvested

Everyone involved in the business of making, processing, or distributing food has probably heard many times over that food production must significantly ramp up in the coming years

Consumer pressure for food systems transformation has been accelerating for two primary reasons according to the National Dairy Council’s (NDC) Greg Miller

For dairy farmers, school lunch programs are an awesome opportunity to distribute a lot of fluid milk while providing children nutrients they need

The intense heat that has blanketed the country at various points this summer means people are looking for ways to cool off. Fortunately for dairy farmers, that often includes ice cream

Despite widespread drought in the far west, corn and soybeans appear headed for a good crop year. That’s according to USDA’s most recent Crop Progress report on July 26

Raising cutting height when harvesting corn for silage is sometimes recommended to improve the quality of the silage

With more emphasis being placed on the well-being of livestock all the time, students can gain experience in this type of evaluation through the Animal Welfare Assessment Contest

While the dairy industry has been engaged in improving environmental sustainability, projects aimed at this goal can be both costly and capital intensive

Student Statistics:Dairy Science major: NoDairy Option: No# Students intending to pursue a dairy career: 40Perfect going to vet school: 10%Percent in ag research: 25%Percent of grads entering the indu

Over decades, dairy farmers have gained new tools to accomplish the same mission of caring for their animals

When the Net Zero Initiative was announced in 2020 as a commitment for dairy production to be carbon neutral by 2050 while optimizing water usage and quality, farmers may have been asking themselves the...

University of Guelph’s Trevor DeVries talked specifically about automation in the area of feed mixing and delivery during the Precision Dairy Conference

Sustainability on the farm begins with understanding and recording what happens in the business and how those activities contribute to the operation’s carbon footprint

Duane and I have been registering our cattle with the Holstein Association USA for as long as we have been raising animals. We have always seen tremendous value in this protocol

The cost of production differences has become a critical differentiator for the nation’s dairy farmers

As the country continues to reopen following COVID-19, I’ve had the opportunity to again visit with farmers through one-on-one conversations, meetings, and public events featuring farmers

Karl Burgi, a hoof care consultant and founder of the Save Cows Network, discussed dairy barn flooring during the July Hoard’s Dairyman webinar, titled “Three keys to exceptional hoof health.”