many things have to go right — or rather, few things can go wrong — for a cow to successfully transition into a healthy lactation after calving

There are some sticky business issues that dairy farmers will likely encounter if they are invested in a partnership or an S corporation

If it weren’t for High Plains Ponderosa Dairy’s obvious success as an operation, one might mistake CEO Greg Bethard’s modesty — evident during a Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council...

Parametric, or index-based, insurance has been around for decades, but a new product is emerging alongside established weather- and crop-based options such as drought, disease, and flooding coverage: heat...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of gene-edited technology that results in a pig resistant to the costly porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS)

Monthly milk markets for 24 selected states

The National FFA Organization has announced an addition to their endorsed Career and Leadership Development events: The Hoard’s Dairyman Cow Judging Contest

A hoof condition that has been nearly eradicated from the cow population is now showing up in heifers

Each year, herbicide performance is influenced by weather, and spring 2025 has brought concerns related to dry conditions in the Midwest

Participants in the Kwik Trip Tour of America’s Dairyland (ToAD) will have the chance to immerse themselves in Wisconsin’s varied topography and unique communities — while pitting themselves...

The recent closing of U.S. ports of entry to live cattle, horses, and bison because of New World screwworm has been followed up by further federal action

The first 100 days of the second Trump administration have been rapid and unconventional on trade policy

Washington Dairygrams: April 25, 2025

At this spring’s California Dairy Sustainability Summit, methane was on everyone’s mind — and it looks like dairy farmers are well on their way to achieving the state’s reduction...

Representatives from nearly 20 state dairy organizations met for the 2025 Dairy Association Stakeholder Summit to discuss mutual issues of interest and devise ways to better coordinate amongst each other...

My grandfather was a Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) milk tester in the 1930s in Alabama

One of the biggest transitions in forage equipment over the past 20 years or so has been from sicklebar mowers to disc mowers and mower-conditioners

With cattle supply on a downward trend across the United States, beef bull prices have skyrocketed, and ranchers are under more pressure than ever to choose wisely come auction time

Although the seasons run opposite down under, Australian dairy farmers are no strangers to heat stress

While pair-housing calves has many benefits, it also brings some disease risks. Researchers suggest pairing early in life to capture all the upsides of pair housing