many things have to go right — or rather, few things can go wrong — for a cow to successfully transition into a healthy lactation after calving

There are some sticky business issues that dairy farmers will likely encounter if they are invested in a partnership or an S corporation

If it weren’t for High Plains Ponderosa Dairy’s obvious success as an operation, one might mistake CEO Greg Bethard’s modesty — evident during a Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council...

Get the latest dairy news from the U.S. Capitol in the June 2025 edition of the Washington Dairygrams

Among the many timing-based variables of a dairy operation, dry period is one with load-bearing potential for production, and one that farmers can have some actual control over

Dairy is the largest aisle in the grocery store and sold $77.8 billion worth of products last year, according to Circana sales data

Whey protein isolate (WPI), a supplement near and dear to the hearts of gym rats everywhere, is derived from whey, a by-product of cheesemaking

The catch phrase for the dairy industry in 2025 has been “7 pounds of components.” This term has been gaining traction as the new goal for milk production

In an increasingly tight labor market, dairy farms are not in a position to waste what workforce they do have. That’s why it’s so valuable to make each farm task as efficient as possible

My poor high school math teacher, may he rest in peace

As the National Dairy farm magazine, Hoard's Dairyman provides dairy producers with dairy market prices and includes the weekly cheese price from CME, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and NASS, National...

With the thermometer spiking and a long summer ahead, dairy farmers are on the alert for heat stress

Strategic substitution of nutrients using alternative feedstuffs provides an opportunity to create a least-cost ration while meeting the needs of the herd

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

As the National Dairy farm magazine, Hoard's Dairyman provides dairy producers with dairy market prices and includes the Class I price for fluid milk

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

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...