School is finished, it’s getting hot and humid outside, and summertime fun time is here in Georgia . . . well, almost

Dairy Judging 101 has begun asking for advice on oral reasons from a pretty important group - the people who officiate the contests! In this video, Aaron Horst of ABS Global, Mary Creek of Palmyra Ayrshires,...

How many times have we heard this question in our various roles on the farm? Probably countless, and we all know it’s never for just a minute!

Variation of milk throughout the year has more do to with seasonal differences than heat stress, explained Penn State’s Kevin Harvatine at the Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference

While the program may invoke trepidation or blasé from dairy farmers, those who sign up for the 2018 Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) will receive a payment on the initial 5 million...

Many dairy farms have old buildings and sheds that owners would like to make more useful, but these buildings present a challenge

Many dairy farms have old buildings and sheds that owners would like to make more useful, but these buildings present a challenge

Our children certainly sleep more than their father or I did when we were their age. But during school breaks, my kids are still up by 7 a.m

While it still stands on top of “Milk Mountain,” California only accounted for 18.47 percent of the nation’s milk flow last year

After planting, the best strategy to promote a good stand of alfalfa is weed control

Why are individuals, organizations, and media outlets surprised when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) audits of dairy operations find that a significant amount of our foreign-born labor are here...

This welcome subject line appeared in my email box a week ago, a response to last week’s Intel item about how Class III milk futures prices are looking much better for the last eight months of the...

The feeding behavior patterns of dairy cattle are known to impact health, productivity, and welfare. Trevor DeVries, University of Guelph, will discuss how the way we feed, house, and manage calves impacts...

It’s not just what we feed calves when they are young, but also how they are fed that will set the stage for their long-term eating behavior

Growing up, my 10 siblings and I did chores on my family’s dairy. When I was five, I started out bottle feeding baby calves with my older sisters, Jessica, Rachel, and Roxann

With two years of planning and touring robotic farms under our belts, it is now time to break ground on the next phase for our family farm

First thing tomorrow morning I have to milk the cows, but I also cannot forget about the fresh heifer, I have to make sure the calves are fed, and then I need to hurry back to get the kids on the bus

We are learning more and more all the time about how the amount of milk we feed a calf can affect future production

Calving is one of the most stressful events a dairy cow will experience during a production cycle. During this time, the cow must be able to cope with a painful labor along with changes in its environment

Growing up on a dairy farm, I was never treated like the girl. I was given all the same opportunities as my brothers, and it was up to me to take them