The American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) recently held its annual meeting in Louisville, Ky., with speakers covering topics ranging from dairy cow to dairy farm to dairy consumer
As humans, we believe that we are better than average at multitasking, but in reality, multitasking and the skills it takes to run a maternity barn is a complex set of relationships between the cow, newborn...
Negotiations panned out for Teamsters Local 577 members at Tyson Foods of Amarillo, Texas, after they overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike in late June
As the National Dairy farm magazine, Hoard's Dairyman provides dairy producers with dairy market prices and includes the Class III price for milk. It is updated approximately monthly with the price of...
While in the midst of hay season, Amber Friedrichsen, managing editor of Hay & Forage Grower, kicked off the Iowa State I-29 Moo University Forage webinar series with an in-depth look at the current stocks,...
Among the many timing-based variables of a dairy operation, dry period is one with load-bearing potential for production, and one that farmers can have some actual control over
Preventing mastitis is one of the most cost-effective strategies in dairy farming, and is essential for maintaining cow health while also producing a high-quality product
The catch phrase for the dairy industry in 2025 has been “7 pounds of components.” This term has been gaining traction as the new goal for milk production
In an increasingly tight labor market, dairy farms are not in a position to waste what workforce they do have. That’s why it’s so valuable to make each farm task as efficient as possible
