We have long known that there is a genetic antagonism between milk yield and the percentages of fat and protein

Compare last year’s planting season to what you want to achieve this year. What changes would you make?

Adding up to be the nation’s third most value crop as an $8.7 billion industry per year, alfalfa is a common sight on many dairies because of its nutrient profile

In recent years, rising beef markets have presented substantial revenue opportunities for dairy producers

If you go to five dairies, you may get five different definitions of metritis

Dairy cows are heavily dependent upon their skeletal muscle tissue as they go through their production cycles

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...

Anyone who has crossed paths with another person — that is to say, all of us — has surely recognized that peoples’ attitudes can rub off on those around them, even if just briefly

Around 30% of dairy farms in the United States use an intramammary teat sealant at dry-off

It’s no secret that dairy farms are fewer in number than they were decades ago

New genetic evaluations will be available April 2, 2024, with the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) publishing updates for 50 traits and four selection indices on 82 million dairy animals

Recently, while gearing up for a soccer match, I was deeply immersed in how to measure consistency in dairy cattle performance

The latest in dairy news from the U.S. Capitol

It isn’t so much that people don’t want to learn, it’s that they don’t want to be made to learn

Over the past five years, considerable efforts have been made to improve dairy producers’ financial stability through enhancements in Dairy Margin Coverage and the introduction of Dairy Revenue Protection...

More than 150 dairy genetic enthusiasts gathered on October 4, 2023, at World Dairy Expo for the ninth annual Industry Meeting of the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB)

Many complex systems make up the lactating dairy cow. For years, scientists have studied the transition from the dry period to lactation — exposing one puzzle piece at a time to create an image of...

The Dairy Margin Coverage Program (DMC) is a risk management option utilized by many dairy farmers. It was first created by the 2018 Farm Bill as an updated — and many would say improved —...

While calf starter is a component of the preweaned dairy animal’s diet, the majority of nutrients needed for growth during this first stage of life come from milk or milk replacer

Striving to analyze and understand milk price changes, much less projecting future behavior, is an ever-changing exercise