This year's 10th annual Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council Award's competition drew the second largest set of nominations to date from 16 U.S. states, Canada, and Italy

It’s not that the rates of lactose intolerance have skyrocketed in the last decade, causing thousands of people to flock to nut beverages

The argument that America’s Dairyland is not attractive is a flawed one

It has long been understood that cows are creatures of habit and, for the most part, they follow a strict time budget. Three to 5 hours are dedicated to the feedbunk, 10 to 13 are for lying down

I’m not from Vermont, but I am a dairy farmer from neighboring Massachusetts and want to weigh in on the Hoard’s Dairyman Intel “Ben & Jerry’s action not new.”

When it comes to organic food sales, dairy is big business. That’s based on looking directly at organic sales from farms — before products reach processors

We frequently receive the question — do dairy farmers receive adequate returns on investment from state, regional, and national dairy promotion activities? Yes. That’s the short answer

Understanding consumer demands and meeting them remain a challenge

With a healthy 74-point margin of victory, Spencer County FFA chapter took home the top prize at the 2017 National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind

Reaction to employee conditions

Immunity is the next frontier in improving reproduction

The milk suppliers of Ben & Jerry’s will be entering into a contract that requires them to meet defined goals in the treatment and management of their employees

Extra thought put into a robot barn design is time well spent

It is determination that is woven into the fabric of some of the best dairymen and women I know. It is this characteristic that gets us all through the toughest times and sets the best apart from the rest

Ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s signed an agreement earlier this month with a farmworkers’ group that established labor standards for its supplying farms.

The proportion of Holstein-type animals going through U.S. beef processing plants has almost quadrupled the last five years

"Foster Mothers of the Human Race" poster surrounded by historic dairy images

What is a herd health plan, and why do I want one? A herd health plan is essentially a road map of our cows’ lives from birth to their humane death

Although feed costs have come down from the record levels that resulted from the 2012 drought, they remain well above levels prior to 2012

Wisconsin’s Dawson Nickels Wins 2017 Merle Howard Award