It should come as no surprise to anyone in the U.S. dairy industry that supply and demand drive the milk price. In a competitive market, we expect profit margins, and therefore price, to move to values...

Historically, criminals who have been sentenced to death have been granted a sumptuous last meal before their execution

Bad things happen to good people. Likewise, bad things can happen to good farms

The higher proportion of corn silage in many dairy cow rations has become old news in some sense

More than three months since the first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in cattle was confirmed in Texas, we’re starting to understand a little bit more about the disease

Healthy aging is a hot topic these days as the U.S. population is older than it has ever been

Milk production has been essentially flat for the past three years, and 2024 is on track for another year at the same level, if not less

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and Morning Consult revealed the top ice cream flavors across the nation, unveiling some surprising new top contenders

Modern disc mowers are good at what they do

In USDA’s most recent Milk Production report, May milk output was 19.7 million pounds, down 0.9% from the same month a year before

Demand for butter has been strong in the United States, and that clearly is the case around the world as well

In the 8th edition of Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (also known as NASEM) put more emphasis on forage neutral detergent fiber (NDF)...

As I watch the current marketing and other information on the modern world of cow cooling, I look back and smile at how we got here

We can connect with health-conscious consumers where they are doing their grocery shopping

Spending time together is greatest gift I can give my dad

Although I didn’t grow up on a farm, I can trace my family’s industry roots back to the dairy farm my great-grandparents owned and operated in the late 1800s

Feeding cows in a way that maximizes production and income over feed costs starts with a healthy rumen

For the second time in less than five years, the viability of the dairy show and fair season is up in the air because of the threat of disease

Almost every dairy farmer is also an employer. That means in addition to all the work that surrounds owning and caring for cattle, dairy producers must be proficient in human resources

The value of any beef animal lies in how much meat they can put on and what qualities that meat has. This remains true for dairy-beef cattle that develop meat characteristics a bit differently