A recent discussion led to one of those questions that always makes me cringe a little: “What’s the number one thing I can do for my forage program in 2024?”

How many dairy farms are there in the U.S.? It seems like a simple question, and it feels like someone should have a good answer for it

There are so many resources available to support farmers when mental health challenges become reality

I was thinking back and wondering if I had ever written about managing urine pH in close-up dry cows

Nothing ever stays the same, and if we look at agriculture and beyond, the world has undergone tremendous change over the last two centuries

There is no question which ration on a dairy receives the least attention. Often overlooked is the diet for the far-off dry cows

It isn’t so much that people don’t want to learn, it’s that they don’t want to be made to learn

The Farmers Assuring Responsible Management Environmental Stewardship Program (FARM ES) is collaborating with the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy to integrate a new, process-based model for greenhouse...

When I started in dairy practice nearly 40 years ago, vaccination strategies and schedules seemed rather straight forward

You may be familiar with the 2020 “Capper and Cady study” that published scientific-backed results of dairy’s environmental success

People are feeling the pinch these days as they head to the grocery store and notice higher prices on some of their favorite items and the necessities. While we are fortunate to live in a country with...

Despite the progress made in udder health, mastitis is still the most common disease of dairy cattle. In fact, 20% to 40% of cows develop a clinical case each lactation, said Pam Ruegg during the National...

The year started off with disappointing milk prices for dairy producers and uncertainty about when the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program for 2024 would be available

Checkoff-led research indicates consumers are increasingly seeking ways to ease anxiety, including food-based options

FARM employment has changed a lot over the years. In the past, farmers may have worked alongside their family and one or two farmhands. Now, dairies might have dozens of employees

Surely, our grandparents could not have envisioned a day when cow burps are regarded as culprits in global warming and nut-based beverages are viewed as sustainable alternatives to milk

Every five years, the Census of Agriculture is conducted, giving us an overview of farming in the United States

We’ve had to try a new approach for bedding our cows’ pack barn

Last year was one that will stick out in dairy producers’ minds, but not in a positive way in terms of milk prices and income over feed costs

Dairy heifers weighing over 500 pounds — a proxy for the number of dairy replacements expected to enter the U.S. milking herd over the next year — have fallen almost 15% during the past six...