When it comes to 2015 dairy exports, New Zealand and the European Union (EU) could see stronger growth in dairy export sales when compared to the U.S. That's the prediction from Michael Griffin of the...

Organic dairy products posted another year of growing sales in the United States in 2014. According to the Organic Trade Association's (OTA) latest survey, organic dairy sales topped $5.46 billion last...

Farms can be dangerous places. On working farms, there's constant movement of people and equipment. And with summer, that means more activity and more people

Bunker silos are a great storage option for feed when filled, covered and managed correctly

I would like to call to everyone's attention that ABC News published a short article reporting the results of long-term monitoring of the relationship between diet and weight control (16 years)

The dairy case is getting more and more crowded all the time, as a wide array of milk substitutes fight for shelf space among real dairy products. Cow's milk has been able to play fair against this new...

A former animal rights investigator turned whistleblower pulls back the curtain on anti-agriculture activist tactics

Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is no new kid on the block, but its presence on dairy farms seems to be growing. Ron Erskine, D.V.M., from Michigan State University, kicked off the Minnesota Dairy Health Conference...

Americans are now eating more meals in restaurants than at home. That is a historical first, according to U.S. Department of Commerce data that has been officially tracked since 1992

When it comes to feed prices and dairy trade, two "C" words have dominated conversations for more than a decade: for ethanol it's corn and for dairy products it's China. Since only one in five of our readers...

Heed the saying "measure twice and cut once" when designing or renovating your tie stall. If stalls are sized properly to meet their needs, your cows will thank you. Barn design and stall dimensions contribute

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When it comes to animal handling, if a cow is not doing what we want her to do, there's a good chance we did not ask her in the right way

Ration tweaks can soften the blow

Before you send in mastitis and milk quality samples, focus first on what you plan to do with the results

Hoard's Dairyman Webinar Archives May 11, 2015: "Avoid the summer slump in component levels"

Now that they're pushing for a federal order, the state is willing to look at raising Class 4b prices

Livestock deserve quality care and perform better when they receive it; it's in our best interest to make every day the best it can be for our animals

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