New to this edition are sections on: robotic feeding, high digestibility forages, and feeding strategies for increased herd production

After having valuable saleable milk poured down the drain due to a simple error of not paying attention to overflowing bulk tanks, we decided to go back to the basics. We recalled the game “red ligh

Larger U.S. milk supplies require growing consumer demand — both in America and abroad

Dear Tyler, Hug your mama — she could use it. Early years in speech to rocking a 4.0 grade point average gives your mom a reason to cry. Allow her to be proud. You are our oldest and our guinea...

Does any sector of agriculture depend more upon good records than dairy farming?

A year has passed since Canada circled its collective domestic milk market wagons and deployed the Class 7 milk pricing strategy. Since then, Canadian and U.S. dairy interests have sparred in a h

After planting, the best strategy to promote a good stand of alfalfa is weed control

Volunteering at a judging contest that I participated in during high school has been a rewarding experience

Growing up on a dairy farm, I was never treated like the girl. I was given all the same opportunities as my brothers, and it was up to me to take them

I place this class of Guernsey cows B-D-A-C. In a very close placing, B places over D for the advantage in the udder

Not quite a year ago, the first dairy company said they would make the transition to selling dairy products that had been produced by cows that were fed feeds free of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)

As those of us in dairy circles continue to hope for a recovery, the rest of the economy keeps growing

2018 Hoard's Dairyman Cow Judging contest - Guernsey Class

Grouping strategies have a huge impact on cows’ lactations and lifetime production

After an arduous journey, the Golden State’s dairy farmers will have their chance to cast a ballot on establishing a Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) in California

A new study found that cows fed all grass produced milk with a more desirable balance of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids

We all have learned a lot more about the importance of facilities and cow comfort by studying cows housed in freestall barns, which may include turn-out lots on dirt or pasture

The plant breeders who developed reduced-lignin alfalfa probably didn’t spend much time considering its use in alfalfa-grass seedings

The herd makes its way to the milking parlor where the cows are fed a supplemental total mixed ration (TMR) during morning and night milking

When you laugh, the whole body relaxes. Lyndy Phillips said that one minute of laughter boosts the immune system for 24 hours.