There are three parties in the dairy market: producers, processors, and consumers. It has long been decided that none of these groups should be responsible for setting milk prices

ITN is a frustrating and costly disease, as many of these animals soon are culled from the herd

Decades ago, over 20 nations eradicated bovine leukemia virus (BLV) from their dairy herds by culling all cattle found positive on a BLV antibody test

Sugar alcohols are similar to sugars except that they have an extra hydrogen atom forming what is chemically called an alcohol group (-OH)

In a Virginia Tech Dairy Pipeline newsletter, graduate student Prashant Ghimire and extension scientist Gonzalo Ferreira discussed the importance of copper, an essential micromineral, in dairy cattle nutrition

The rapid genetic progress we have made as a dairy industry in the short time since the introduction of sexed semen and genomic evaluations has been covered in depth in recent articles

Texas A&M University’s AgriLife Extension recently hosted a webinar on the New World Screwworm (NWS) threat, and while the specimen being discussed was small — about the size of a housefly...

Approximately 41.7 million people in the U.S. received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, averaging $187.54 per month in 2024 and equating to $93.8 billion

The University of Minnesota’s Morris dairy farm staff recently conducted their annual whole-herd milk enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) testing for Johne’s disease, a paratuberculosis...

Over the past 25 years, U.S. dairy markets have undergone seismic shifts that have raised new important questions around dairy nutrition and economics

While U.S. dairy export volume was down slightly this April when compared to the same time last year, multiple high-value product and ingredient areas showed significant growth

On farm tours, watching cows use brushes is something that often catches visitors’ attention and delights them

A popular topic of discussion in recent years has been whether to raise calves on the farm or send them off-site into the care of experienced calf rearers

The fresh cow heads into the parlor to be milked, and fills the bucket, with low to moderate quality colostrum — now what?, Bup colostrum quality with ease, Reagan Bluel

Newer research and anecdotal evidence shows that the value of colostrum extends past that single meal

Many dairy farms go back and forth on whether to feed waste milk (WM) or milk replacer (MR) to their calves

While pair-housing calves has many benefits, it also brings some disease risks. Researchers suggest pairing early in life to capture all the upsides of pair housing

We know all too well that cows prefer to spend more than half of their day resting in a lying position

University of Illinois Professor Emeritus Mike Hutjens was the presenter on the Hoard’s Dairyman May webinar, speaking on strategies to achieve a component goal of 7 pounds of milkfat and protein

Roughly two months into the 2025 growing season and fresh off a few days of working with colleagues and dairy producers in western New York, Mother Nature has already forced in-season adjustments for many...