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Oct. 10 2021
The author and her family own and operate a 570-cow Holstein and Jersey dairy near Berlin, Pa.Both work and culture are important to the trainees at Diamond Farm. That’s why bike trips to Washington
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Oct. 10 2021
Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the October 2021 issue of Hoard's Dairyman
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Oct. 10 2021
To ensure no cows are locked in the headlocks when the manure scraper cleans the alley, we hung the times of the day when the scraper comes by on the post by the headlock lever. That way, we don’t...
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Oct. 7 2021
In a business like dairy that balances on narrow margins, every chance for improvement offers opportunities to use resources more effectively and more efficiently
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Oct. 7 2021
Most people would not consider a barnyard to be a particularly high-tech place or a location where drones might be at work. Even so, you could easily spot a drone flying around at a farm these days
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Oct. 7 2021
What do top-tier dairy producers have in common?That was one question posed to a panel of agricultural financial lenders during the World Dairy Expo’s educational seminar
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Oct. 7 2021
For only the second time since 1994, domestic cheese sales in the United States fell when compared to the previous year. In both instances, it took an economic shockwave to stop the sales ascent
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Oct. 4 2021
“It will be a disaster!” That was my thought last month when I learned that my laboratory technician was moving to another state and, therefore, leaving the laboratory in September
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Oct. 4 2021
China is expected to slow their milk powder import needs in the coming months. If other global importers cannot pick up the slack, downside price risk will be rippling through global dairy markets
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Oct. 4 2021
Whether building new or remodeling an existing facility, the ultimate goal of cow comfort should be driving the decision-making process
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Oct. 4 2021
Dairy product consumption continued its growth trajectory despite the pandemic. In fact, American consumers ate more dairy products in eight of the past 10 years
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Oct. 4 2021
Holsteins of both colors swept this year’s World Dairy Expo Supreme Champion ceremony as the busy week of World Dairy Expo’s cattle shows came to a crescendo Saturday afternoon, October 2
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Oct. 4 2021
Hoard's at Expo covers the events of the 2021 World Dairy Expo
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Oct. 1 2021
Bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis, or bovine TB) has long been recognized to transmit between cattle and from cattle or cattle products to humans
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Sept. 30 2021
Milk pricing just may be one of the most complex topics in American agriculture
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Sept. 30 2021
When designing a barn for voluntary milking systems or robots, one big decision is how many cows can be milked per machine
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Sept. 30 2021
In the last several decades, the U.S. has quietly become the leading cheese exporter on the global market
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Sept. 30 2021
Walk down a grocery store aisle these days and it can feel like you’re traversing the Las Vegas strip: eye-catching signs of every shape and color hope to reel you in to what they’re selling
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Sept. 27 2021
The triple combination of subdued milk prices, higher feed costs, and higher beef prices caused dairy farmers to send more cows to the stockyards when compared to the same time last year
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Sept. 27 2021
Many dairy farmers grow corn, alfalfa, or both to feed their herd. While both forage sources have benefits, they also have some limitations