Named after legendary dairy-industry icon Stephen Babcock . . . Babcock Hall, which facilitates some of the world’s most cutting-edge dairy product research, will be reborn

While many people many know that Dr. Sheila McGuirk played a pivotal role in showring ethics and implementing the new dairy cattle check-in process, those same people may not know that she biked coast...

We are in the dairy business with milk being our primary source of revenue, but ultimately, we also sell beef

Today’s dairy cows make a lot of milk. They also make a lot of manure. This means that manure storage and handling is a critical aspect for every dairy farm

While some dairy farmers would still like to see highly visible dairy advertising spots, those initiatives had become feel-good campaigns yielding little in the way of new product sales. The revamped

Milk production growth continues despite the distressed economic signals experienced by dairy farmers across the country

Up until about two weeks ago, the Upper Midwest and Northeast were rushing toward maturity with warm temperatures and relatively dry conditions

Wind has damaged their farm not once, but twice in the past two years, but the Carlson family has a fighting spirit that keeps them thriving

Tree bark and wood are robust analogies for the impact that lignin has within plant cell walls. Lignin is a structural component of plant cell walls, nested within both acid detergent (ADF) and neutral...

“When a cow in the first parity gives birth to a stillborn calf, that animal is three times more likely to leave the herd in the first 14 days immediately after calving,” said Michael van...

Perhaps you’ve heard the saying “milk does a body good.” That’s true, but dairy products deserve respect for more than just the calcium, vitamin D, and protein they contain

The financial revitalization that the dairy industry so gratefully welcomed in 2014 is just a distant memory in 2018

Some call Sheila McGuirk, D.V.M., the Mother Teresa of World Dairy Expo. It’s likely because the veterinarian has a distinct love for dairy cattle and their owners

It’s well-known that the average age of farmers is steadily climbing upward. The same could be said about the general population

Beloved Christmas poems with a dairy twist, written by Dr. Dave Dickson

New! This book serves as an approachable resource to understanding and improving agricultural business management

ON SALE - this 10” x 14” calendar is the perfect size for your home, barn, or office wall. Plenty of room to record important dates

Dairy product sales give grocery stores good bang for their buck, so how come they don’t get more shelf space?

If you want to initiate a good debate at the coffee shop, talk about farm size and what is better — the small or large herd

“Oh my, she does not look good.”To me, she just looked lethargic. She wasn’t thrifty.That was my first reaction after giving Cow No. 139 a visual evaluation while walking the freestall...