Fifteen teams competed in the National 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl contest in Louisville, Ky.,Wisconsin 4-H wins championship

FFA teams traveled to Indianapolis, Ind., this week to compete in the National FFA Career Development Event (CDE) for Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Management. On Wednesday, each participant took a writ

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Feeding the calves of today and tomorrow was presentned by Bob James Virginia Tech and Down Home Heifer Solutions

This back-to-school season, more students are meeting teachers who are prepared to accurately talk about the science behind dairy farming. That’s thanks to efforts led by dairy checkoff and agricultural...

Apart from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have been consuming a growing share of their diet outside of the home in recent decades

Just get her bred back – that is the name of the game

When Cornell University’s Daryl Nydam’s father was a practicing veterinarian, he was at the forefront of the industry recommendation that farms should dry treat every quarter of every cow

Someone must make the first move when it comes to farm transition planning. According to Liz Griffith, a human resource consultant for Encore Consultants, the process would ideally be initiated by the...

To win any battle, you need to know where the attacker is coming from, and preventing infectious disease is no different

In response to the article “More farmers should run for elected office,” there is no question that farmers often can, and do, make incredibly good politicians

Although we still have plenty of loose ends to tie up for the 2022 growing season, it isn’t too early to think about the year ahead

Whether they meant to or not, previous generations of women working in agriculture serve as role models for today’s dairy industry

Everyone has seen their fair share of teat lesions often caused by a direct injury such as a cow stepping on a teat, but sometimes it is not

Will global dairy demand outpace growth over the next decade? Dairy economist Mary Ledman predicts that it will

When the reigning Reserve Grand Champion of the International Ayrshire Show strutted onto the purple shavings at the 2021 World Dairy Expo, it was clear the 9-year-old cow wasn’t going to settle...

U.S. dairy farmers continue to get better at breeding more efficient, productive, and longer-living cows as more genetic selection tools become available

Do you want a faster and easier way to open soap drums? Cut a 3-inch circle out of 1/8 inch thick metal and drill four holes in it 1 3/4 inches apart. Put a 1-inch long bolt in each hole and weld the

“A huge, powerful, and overwhelming force or institution.” That is the definition of juggernaut, and Spencer County FFA in Kentucky has certainly earned the description after claiming their...