“Three questions can come from this view of the ag cycle,” said Kevin Bernhardt, extension farm management specialist and University of Wisconsin-Platteville professor

Dairy technology has exploded in the last few decades, and for that we have both innovation and necessity to thank

Farmers added 93,000 milk cows to the herd between June and December. This is the fastest six-month expansion in more than 22 years

We always have shoe booties (shoe covers) for visitors at the entrance door of our barn for biosecurity reasons. We made a wooden box that is 2 feet long, 1-foot wide, and 1-foot deep

One thing my husband, Duane, and I have noticed over the years is the significant impact of a state university. We especially see it when there is a group of farmers gathered

Canada and Japan largely stand alone with supply control systems governing, and at times protecting, their respective dairy industries. Realizing supply controls hinder both internal and external comp

When President Biden tapped former U.S. Senator and Secretary of State John Kerry as the United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, the newly elected President issued a clear signal that mi

Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the February 2021 issue of Hoard's Dairyman

Dairy product sales, both at home and abroad, have changed more in the past 12 months than in any previous five- or 10-year time frame

U.S. immigration reform is already gaining attention from the White House and Congress

“To maintain healthy teat ends, we monitor vacuum levels at 11.9 to 12.2 inches at the teat end,” said Andy Fisher of Reedsville, Wis

Every time another regulation is added to a farmer’s plate, it seems like a brand new challenge to tackle. Oftentimes, it is

The dairy industry has always been dynamic. In the very early years of our country, we moved from farms supplying milk just outside the town limits to railroad shipments into the large cities by the 1800s

The road to where we are today in agriculture labor laws has been paved with a multitude of good intentions and calls for justice

This week's episode will discuss the support and implementation of agricultural labor laws

“Senator (John) Boozman (R-Ark.) and I both feel very strongly that we move forward the child nutrition bill that is supposed to be reauthorized every five years,” said Senator Debbie Stabenow...

“Calves are an investment in your future herd and profitability of your farm,” said Margaret Quaassdorff, dairy management specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension

The United States is nearly one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, and the disease has changed both social and societal norms across the country

Dairy farming is not a 40-hour per week job. With labor laws becoming more restrictive, though, employers may have to treat it as such

“We want to move forward aggressively,” said Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), who is the incoming chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry