During the Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference, Taylor Yohe discussed the balance between weaning calves and maintaining rumen pH levels

Irritated was one word to describe the emotions I felt in fourth grade. As I eagerly joined a local 4-H club, I was ready to become actively involved

From my standpoint, this is the most onerous initiative that has ever come to light. When it comes to livestock agriculture, it is going for the jugular

If you take all of the livestock industry in Colorado from the farm to the consumer, we are about a $40 billion industry

Dry whey prices are at their highest levels since late 2014 and they are adding about $2.74 to the price of Class III milk

Time seemed to be traveling at a weird speed through this past pandemic year. Yet, somehow, we are already in the last week of May

When a dairy farm sells their milk through a cooperative, they are handing the marketing reins over to that organization and entrusting them with taking the time and effort to find a home for their milk

Value-added dairy operations aren’t for the faint of heart, according to Mountain Fresh Creamery’s Jen Glover

Farmer-funded research by the National Dairy Council (NDC) allows us to engage in myth-busting when necessary

Gambling is not something that successful business managers engage in routinely

Value-added has become a popular term on many dairies in recent years, and there can be great benefits from turning your own milk into dairy products to sell

At 3.95%, the butterfat content in last year’s milk supply has pushed historic highs in USDA data tracing back to 1924

There’s one job on our farm that everyone gets involved with at one point or another. It’s a looming, tedious task that rears its head in the midst of spring planting, school wrapping up, and...

The Holstein Foundation is delighted to reintroduce the Young Dairy Leaders Institute (YDLI) after a year hiatus with a new location and refreshed agenda

Since the genesis of Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) pricing, the balance between pricing in the various milk classes has caused discussion and at times even distress among dairy farmers

Our calves kept chewing through the hose that supplied water to our waterer. We took a piece of cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) tubing and slid it over the hose. Now the calves can’t chew on it

What would be your first thought while standing at the palpation rail for routine pregnancy checks if you saw cows running by, back to their pen, udders full, streaming milk?

consumers expect safe and wholesome milk that is free from medicine residues. On the flip side, cows get sick and need treatment, and it is almost impossible to avoid using medicines in any dairy herd

Depooling…the dirty word blamed for last year’s painful negative Producer Price Differentials (PPDs) and wild price swings. Many ideas may exist for reform, but which might actually work?

A gifted athlete, Sara Haag played soccer, T-ball, field hockey, track, and basketball. She was a skilled player and a dedicated teammate who has loved playing sports since she was 4 years old