Employers are generally impressed by students participating in internships and summer jobs. Consider working in agriculture!

While many pandemic-era export issues have eased, an emerging threat to secure, reliable U.S. rail shipping is worsening

For the second time in less than five years, the viability of the dairy show and fair season is up in the air because of the threat of disease

The highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) virus is sweeping across the United States and affecting more than just poultry flocks and dairy cows

As we switch gears into a new season, it is a good time to look at the current dairy situation and estimate what might happen in the months ahead

For decades, dairy producers have recognized the struggle their herds experience through the summer months. Heat stress has been known to negatively impact milk yield as much as 40% if the heat and humidity

Equipped with traits such as efficiency, health, and longevity, dairy producers now have access to more knowledge about breeding traits as they engage in the sire selection process

Other factors play a role, of course, but cows that are milked more frequently tend to give more milk

The land we work has been cared for by many generations before

Once again, America’s Dairyland made the most cheese of any state in 2023

The growing season is off to an unexpected start

Introduced in 2000, automated milking systems (AMS) have seen more presence in the dairy industry as we have become more technologically advanced

As I was walking through one of our freestall barns bringing fetch cows up to get milked, it dawned on me that farmers have some very peculiar, yet somewhat boastworthy talents

Calfhood diseases can significantly affect heifer replacement rates, short-term profitability, and long-term sustainability. One often overlooked aspect contributing to this is oxidative stress

After two years of hearings, listening sessions, and discussions, members of Congress are now making 2024 Farm Bill proposals

Farmers are 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide than the general population, according to the National Rural Health Association

Today’s dairy producers recognize that carbon footprints and environmental sustainability are no longer buzzwords; they are expectations

Dairy farmers hold many titles; they are accountants, managers, nutritionists, agronomists, and mechanics all in one, not to mention many more titles that we could add to the list

Lakeshore Technical College in Cleveland, Wis., presented its Hoard’s Dairyman Award to recent graduate Erik Walters

Now that planting is in full swing for most parts of the country, the next task farmers will be faced with is forage harvesting