In the most recent USDA Milk Production report, U.S. milk output was down 1% for the month of June compared to the year before

Just like high school, these four years go by way too fast. Make the most of it!

The most basic visual dairy cattle evaluation system is the five-point body condition score (BCS) scale

I am grateful for my experience serving as the District 4 Dairy Princess

It takes more than just one person to make a glass of milk

Milk has long been a staple of healthy diets, but today’s consumers are looking for additional benefits then when they pick up their glass

For dairy-beef crossbred animals to retain the value that dairy farmers benefit from, the backgrounders and feedlots that feed them out must know how to fit these animals into their systems and help them...

Demand for butter has been strong in the United States, and that clearly is the case around the world as well

Although I didn’t grow up on a farm, I can trace my family’s industry roots back to the dairy farm my great-grandparents owned and operated in the late 1800s

Dairy cattle well-being, productivity, and feeding habits are significantly affected by social interactions, and those are influenced by factors like parity and group composition

Consumers slowed dairy consumption in response to high levels of inflation, which has risen by 17% over the last three years

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

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

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

The detergent system of forage analysis, which was developed by Peter Van Soest at Cornell University, involves boiling forages in neutral or acid detergents

After years of back-and-forth between the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and USDA about which group should regulate these animals and how, the FDA announced guidance that it will lead the charge and...

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

As beef-on-dairy breeding has ramped up in the last decade, research into the trend has helped us better understand these crossbred animals as well as exposed new questions for how native beef cattle develop,...

During a recent podcast interview with Professional Dairy Producers (PDP), I was asked what was on my mind as of late

Providing the excellent care and environment our animals need to thrive raises the ceiling of how well they can perform