Cultural environments can make or break an experience. Take study groups, classrooms, and social circles, for example. Each involves attention to culture

Change doesn’t happen overnight, and what’s worthwhile isn’t always what’s easy. Big changes require big effort — and lots of planning

Navigating relationships is part of being a human, but that doesn’t mean it is easy. Miscommunications, unclear expectations, and unaligned priorities can all throw a wrench into how we build bonds

Every time I leave World Dairy Expo, my heart and my stomach are full — my heart because of the relationships that are nurtured during the week, and my stomach because of all the good food that can...

The U.S. is projected to sell over 1 billion pounds of cheese to international customers this year

With only two and a half months left in the year, many dairy producers are preparing to look at their year-end financials and make a gameplan for next year

If you’re a dairy producer looking to purchase replacement heifers, you know prices have gone sky high

Although milking equipment companies often visit farms for monthly milking equipment inspections, some inspections can be done by farm staff

Beyond the health implications, recalls are very costly with losses of product, production, and sales

Achieving optimal stall comfort will ensure the success of your herd and also reduce the number of stall-ridden injuries

After decades of phenotypic decline in fertility traits as dairy farmers bred cows to make more milk instead, the industry has more recently seen improvements in heifer conception rate (HCR), cow conception...

Milk prices are high right now, and the upward trend seems to have not reached a ceiling

During a recent calf study, most of my mornings were spent measuring grain refusals

The author is an associate editor for Hoard’s Dairyman. Preventing calf disease like scours starts before calving and becomes more crucial in the first days of life

Managing livestock is complex. A dairy farmer is constantly trying to move the seesaw of health and disease in favor of animal health

Skid loaders became a tremendous tool for farmers when they were introduced to the marketplace, and now you’d be hard-pressed to find a dairy farm that doesn’t use at least one

Every farmer, at one point or another, deals with some case of lameness within the herd

Scientific inquiry is a journey, not a destination. We all learn this at some point in our education, but sometimes we need a reminder

Agriculture ranks among the deadliest professions in the U.S., alongside industries like mining and construction

The trajectory of dairy margins continues to improve in 2024, as average profitability reached $12.33 per hundredweight (cwt.) in July