When looking at the big agricultural picture, dairy products have been relatively stable in recent years

Mentors are gifts. I have many in my professional and personal life and I hope you do as well. If you don’t, you should find some

In 1924, the U.S. dairy herd consisted of approximately 21 million cows, each producing around 4,167 pounds of milk annually

First only set aside to be celebrated one day a year, National FFA Week has had agriculture students celebrating the seven days around George Washington’s birthday since 1947

February is the month that we are supposed to focus on love

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

It was bound to happen, and one night it did. That 2-foot-high pile of papers and notes collected at continuing education events over the last few years fell over

Proper navel care is one of the first and most important steps in raising healthy calves

“Just because an udder is not lactating doesn’t mean it’s not doing anything,” said Ben Enger during the National Mastitis Council Annual Meeting

There is a list of nutrients that are considered required to help ruminants perform bodily functions properly

In the same week that fairlife was featured in Bloomberg as a continued rising star and “crucial” to owner Coca-Cola’s pivot from sugar, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) announced their...

Did you ever think you’d see the day when milk could be harvested with nearly no human intervention? Our industry is there, and robotic technology continues to scale up at a remarkable rate

Farming is flexibility,” said Swisslane Farms human resources (HR) lead Annie Link on an episode of Michigan State University Extension’s “Virtual Coffee Break” podcast

pouring concrete is a commitment. Once the bones of a dairy facility are constructed, there are only so many adjustments that can be made to improve cow comfort, employee safety and efficiency

Finding good farm accounting software is as important as buying quality springing heifers. Some farm accounting software programs are ready to go right off the shelf, but others can be tailored

Washington Dairygrams: February 2025

Eric Traupe has been at the table in the situation room with U.S. presidents and has sat across from kings and prime ministers during his 30-plus-year career stint working for both the CIA and U.S. Marine...

An animal’s ability to regularly, completely, and rapidly let down its milk in response to a proper milking routine is termed its “milkability.”

Highly pathogenic avian influenza. H5N1. Bird flu. Regardless of what you may call it, this virus has posed significant challenges to dairy farmers over the past year

Understanding and preventing embryonic loss in dairy cows, presented by Matthew Lucy, University of Missouri-Columbia