A fundamental rule in business is that “The customer is always right.” If customers’ needs are not being met, they will look elsewhere for goods or services

“All heifers are bred four times and flagged as a do not breed (DNB) on our Dairy Comp 305 computer program after their fourth breeding. If open, they are sold,” explained Kurt Wierda

It’s not that the rates of lactose intolerance have skyrocketed in the last decade, causing thousands of people to flock to nut beverages

“Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has helped export 55.1 million pounds of American-style cheese in 2017,” said Jim Tillison (shown at right), who works with the National Milk Producers...

Butter has become a hot commodity item in France as of late. A combination of several factors has tightened butter supplies

My estimate for 2018 global milk production suggests another 9 million metric tons (MMT) of milk supply growth in 2018

Dairy replacement prices fell 24 percent, or $510 in the last four years

It has long been understood that cows are creatures of habit and, for the most part, they follow a strict time budget. Three to 5 hours are dedicated to the feedbunk, 10 to 13 are for lying down

Science has unearthed another strike against dairy beverage alternatives

“Every fresh cow is enrolled in an aggressive postpartum program, including in-depth 12-day rectal temperature tracking,” said Gary de Graaff, a Platinum winner of the DCRC awards competition

Everywhere you look in dairying – well, all across agriculture and in pretty much every other business as well – everyone is looking for employees

7-8 334 29,845 5.2 1,545 4.0 1,180

2-0 338 19,065 5.0 966 3.5 671

I’m not from Vermont, but I am a dairy farmer from neighboring Massachusetts and want to weigh in on the Hoard’s Dairyman Intel “Ben & Jerry’s action not new.”

When it comes to organic food sales, dairy is big business. That’s based on looking directly at organic sales from farms — before products reach processors

Previously, a financial analysis system call “DuPont” was introduced that assesses profitability through three primary levers

We frequently receive the question — do dairy farmers receive adequate returns on investment from state, regional, and national dairy promotion activities? Yes. That’s the short answer

Much like dairy farms, cheese processing plants come in all shapes and sizes. This is certainly true in Wisconsin, the nation’s top cheesemaking state

Much like dairy farms, cheese processing plants come in all shapes and sizes. This is certainly true in Wisconsin, the nation’s top cheesemaking state

The environmental benefits of electronic feeding versus traditional tractor and wagon feed delivery has caught the attention of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District