by Amanda Smith, Associate Editor For cows to thrive, they need to move without impediment. The care, nutrition and environment we provide go a long way toward halting lameness in its tracks. Over an eight-year...

Even though it produces only one-eighth the total milk of the European Union, New Zealand ranks first in world dairy product exports. That's mainly because the island nation has more dairy cows than people....

Success of a herd health pregnancy check is measured by the number of cows safe in calf, but in actuality, the nonpregnant ones are just as important. "In reality, you are looking for open cows,'' said...

Leave it to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to start a firestorm with water - one that is being fanned by nationwide anger, distrust and bitterness. The new "Clean Water Rule" issued May...

A shift toward group housing calves is taking place; now we must decide what size of group is best

It has been nearly a generation since dairy farmers last formally petitioned the USDA Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO). That fact alone makes the California petition...

It has been decades since a region looked to implement a Federal Milk Marketing Order. Dusting off policy rules reveals a structured, transparent and lengthy process

Unless Congressional action is taken to clarify RCRA, the Washington state ruling on manure and its nutrients could forever change livestock production

Hoard's Dairyman Webinar Archives June 8, 2015: "Feeding calves as groupies: pros, cons and best management practices."

After peaking at a lofty 59 percent market share in January 2012, a number of forces whittled away at Chobani's sales in the Greek yogurt category that now stand at 44 percent. In response to those market...

Cattle don't compete for human food by Amanda Smith, Associate Editor For years, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the dairy industry have been a source of media attention. In the atmosphere, GHGs enhance...

When it comes to 2015 dairy exports, New Zealand and the European Union (EU) could see stronger growth in dairy export sales when compared to the U.S. That's the prediction from Michael Griffin of the...

Organic dairy products posted another year of growing sales in the United States in 2014. According to the Organic Trade Association's (OTA) latest survey, organic dairy sales topped $5.46 billion last...

Maybe it is just a coincidence. Or maybe it's not. Years one, two and three of California's continuing historic drought saw new records for low precipitation and high farmer frustration

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As printed in our May 25, 2015 issue... RESTAURANT FOOD SALES TOPPED those from grocers for the first time this past March, according to U.S. Department of Commerce data. While grocery totals don't include...

As printed in our May 10, 2015 issue... IN ONE OF THE LARGEST DAIRY PRODUCT RECALLS in U.S. history, Blue Bell took all of its ice cream off of store shelves following a potentially deadly Listeria monocytogenes...

I would like to call to everyone's attention that ABC News published a short article reporting the results of long-term monitoring of the relationship between diet and weight control (16 years)

The dairy case is getting more and more crowded all the time, as a wide array of milk substitutes fight for shelf space among real dairy products. Cow's milk has been able to play fair against this new...

Kudos to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for caring and trying, but its just-announced $21 million in drought aid for farmers and ranchers stacks up as, well, a drop in the bucket compared to what the...