my mother often tells the story of when she was a young child and went on a trip with her sister, mother, aunt, and two cousins

The corn planting season will start soon in most regions of the U.S. This means it is time for planning our silage replenishment strategies

The most important employees on a dairy farm are the cows. What we do for our bovine employees during the dry period plays a big role in how they perform once they re-enter the milking herd

If you’re involved with agriculture and have ever been on social media around the holidays, you may have seen one of those graphics that compare the consumer’s cost

Geographical indicators (GIs) have held an increasingly important role at the trade talk table over the course of the last decade

Jersey Class in the 2021 Hoard's Dairyman Cow Judging Contest

2021 Hoard's Dairyman Cow Judging Contest, Ayrshire Class

2021 Hoard's Dairyman Cow Judging contest, Holstein Class

As of 2017, nearly 300,000 acres of cover crops were planted across New York state. That’s 7% of the state’s total cropland, and that land number continues to grow

Relatively steady grocery store prices keep consumers coming back {link to Milk drives consumers to the store} for milk and other dairy products

On Monday, March 22, the USDA held a 12-hour listening session to hear feedback from the public about the Farmers to Families Food Box Program

Scarcity and oversupply were two of the stories that permeated the past year as COVID-19 influenced dairy markets

“Dairy farmers don’t consider themselves beef producers, but they should,” said Aerica Bjurstrom, a University of Wisconsin Division of Extension agriculture agent, said during a “Badger...

High milk production brings new challenges, one of them being the beginning of the dry-off period

Over the past decade, inseminations to sexed semen have grown from 9% of Holsteins and 23% of Jersey heifers and cows in 2009 to 21% of Holstein females and 46% of Jersey females in 2020

Even though Federal Milk Marketing Order reform may not be top of mind in Congress, we can debate and coalesce around potential solutions. Not only could strong industry-generated consensus propel pos

It's Monday morning and you start the day by feeding calves as the sun comes up over the hills

Farmers continue to perfect both the art and science that goes into raising dairy cattle. With that has come more milk per cow per day.“

This week's episode will discuss the relationship between dairy product prices at the store and on the farm