When USDA released its data on the number of dairy farms licensed to sell milk in 2023, it came as a surprise to no one that there were fewer farms milking cows than there had been the year before

Diversifying income on a dairy can hold the key to financial success though low milk prices

In today's dynamic dairy farming landscape, strategic protocol implementation plays a crucial role in a sustainable dairy operation

The dairy farm is no different from any other business: Success hinges on a quality workforce

Federal dietary guidelines are not always factored in when individual people make diet choices for themselves or their family

Farm to School programs are hailed as a pathway to local procurement of fresh farm products and access for children to critically needed nutritious meals

Building trust with students and food service leaders helps secure dairy’s place on school menus

There are growing concerns about what impact an escalating conflict in the Middle East may have on the dairy market

For farms that lost milk income due to weather events the past few years, a recently announced U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program will offer some relief

Apart from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have been consuming a growing share of their diet outside of the home in recent decades

There is no doubt that many dairy nutritionists are leaving or have left a footprint in the area of dairy cattle feeding. Most of these nutritionists are or have been academic professors who performed...

As fast as agriculture is changing, some things have stayed the same. Most farms — over 90% — are still family owned and operated

When consumers spend $1 on dairy products, dairy farmers receive 36 cents of that dollar. That’s according to the latest research by USDA’s Economic Research Service

While calf starter is a component of the preweaned dairy animal’s diet, the majority of nutrients needed for growth during this first stage of life come from milk or milk replacer

As we move fully into spring, it is time to have our butterfat-risk toolkit out and ready for deployment

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Achieving excellent reproductive performance is a critical management goal that impacts milk production and therefore dairy farm profitability. The good news is that we have witnessed an unprecedented...

The alfalfa price figure used to determine Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) feed costs was amended in the final rule released late last year. What was once calculated as the average of high quality and ave

Our dairy industry provides a bounty of learning moments in life. My dairy journey started out as a youth in Florida, and it grew further while a student at the University of Florida. After graduation

Inflation has taken off and dairy is not immune. On the retail front, dairy prices are up over 16% when compared to the same time last year. That compares to an 11% spike for the entire food and bever