I created an easier way to take down an old barbed wire fence. I cut the ends off a 55-gallon drum and lag screwed it to a 4 by 4

The end of July marked the halfway point in the allotted time period for the dispersal of $3 billion through the Farms to Families Food Box program that was instituted by the Coronavirus Food Assistance...

Jim Salfer, a dairy educator from University of Minnesota Extension will present “Feeding and management for robotic milking system success” on Monday, August 10 at noon (Central time). Achieving...

It’s that time of the year again: silage season. We just got through cutting all of the corn silage, and now we are getting equipment ready to harvest sorghum

Most dairymen are sick of hearing talk of sustainability . . . in fact, many consider it to be more of a four-letter word when they hear it

My family went on their first vacation to visit a friend in California last spring. It was the first time in 18 years that my parents had left the farm for more than a long weekend outside of driving distance

Herd size often dictates how many pens of milking cows are on a farm, but if having multiple pens is an option, consider grouping cows by age

One of the reasons mental health struggles are running rampant in ag communities is because it’s hard to open up to a professional about our lives when they don’t understand our job

While June Dairy Month is now in the rearview mirror, some animal rights activist organizations will remain focused on the dairy industry

With 84% of all milk in the Upper Midwest Federal Milk Marketing Order heading to the cheese vat, it stands to reason that milk components would hold a higher value in dairy farmer milk checks

The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s Scientific Report puts dairy in a strong place for the final 2020-2025 guidelines that are set to be released at the end of this year

If you’ve never seen the movie The Princess Bride, keep reading, but once you’re done, go watch it

July has arrived in full force, and those summer temperatures have brought along heat stress. Fortunately, several strategies can help to alleviate those risks and limit their long-term effects

Many dairy farmers were justifiably frustrated during the initial height of the pandemic this spring as their milk struggled to get to consumers

As cheese prices soared to new records, frustration levels boiled over in the countryside

Farmers do what they do because they love the job, but that doesn’t mean it’s not difficult

Completing every cow’s lactation with antibiotic dry treatment has been a standard practice on dairy farms for decades

Coronavirus precautions have vastly changed workplaces for both dairy farmers and their employees, an important part of the nation’s critical infrastructure

At the peak of the COVID-19 panic buying in March, weekly dairy sales were nearly half a billion dollars higher than they would have been during a regular week, said market researcher Anne-Marie Roerink

Whether building brand new or repurposing an old building, there are certain details that should not be overlooked when it comes to heifer housing