Rene Boardman, the fifth generation of family members to live and work on Carlwood Farm LLC in Canaan, Conn., said, “It was a cow’s kick that sent my usually healthy mom to the doctor

Many dairy farms have old buildings and sheds that owners would like to make more useful, but these buildings present a challenge

A year has passed since Canada circled its collective domestic milk market wagons and deployed the Class 7 milk pricing strategy. Since then, Canadian and U.S. dairy interests have sparred in a h

When every dollar counts, dairy producers must decide where to invest their time and resources

Many dairy farms have old buildings and sheds that owners would like to make more useful, but these buildings present a challenge

When every dollar counts, dairy producers must decide where to invest their time and resources. For some, hiring custom operators for cropwork and manure hauling allows them to focus on the dairy side

While it still stands on top of “Milk Mountain,” California only accounted for 18.47 percent of the nation’s milk flow last year

After planting, the best strategy to promote a good stand of alfalfa is weed control

Why are individuals, organizations, and media outlets surprised when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) audits of dairy operations find that a significant amount of our foreign-born labor are here...

A calf faces many challenges at weaning, including the transition to a solid diet and often commingling with other calves. On top of this, a calf is still developing its immune system, which is not fu

This welcome subject line appeared in my email box a week ago, a response to last week’s Intel item about how Class III milk futures prices are looking much better for the last eight months of the...

The feeding behavior patterns of dairy cattle are known to impact health, productivity, and welfare. Trevor DeVries, University of Guelph, will discuss how the way we feed, house, and manage calves impacts...

First Grassland shed 75 dairies in the Upper Midwest last year

A logical conclusion drawn by some dairy producers is that cows that produce large amounts of milk early in lactation don’t breed back as well

There has been a lot of improvement lately in the milk price outlook for the rest of 2018, which is cause for a sigh of relief

We are learning more and more all the time about how the amount of milk we feed a calf can affect future production

Everyone who milks cows for a living should take a serious look at the revamped Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy)

We shadowed Pipping Concrete as they built an aboveground manure storage structure on a Wisconsin dairy farm

Mom, it’s been 2,555 days since you left us. But who is counting? It’s cliché, but the saying, “There isn’t a day that goes by without me thinking of you,” is so true

Calving is one of the most stressful events a dairy cow will experience during a production cycle. During this time, the cow must be able to cope with a painful labor along with changes in its environment