On this Labor Day holiday, people may be enjoying a day off from their job to relax and celebrate the unofficial closing of summer. But for many essential workers, that’s simply not possible

Negative images about animal care practices are a bane of the contemporary livestock industry. Undercover videos, out-of-context images, and outright manipulation of visuals are tools of anti-animal

In a farm business, planning for an owner’s later years is an important aspect of a farm succession plan

The long awaited, and at times delayed, Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle finally had its first days in the sun in 20 years

When shoppers at 16 Costco stores in South Korea are offered samples of U.S. cheeses in the coming months, they won’t merely experience a delectable dairy product

Rather than hauling newborn calves on my cold truck bed, I built this calf cart. I made a metal cradle that a tote fit into. I added some wheels and a hitch and made a sliding door on the back

Marilyn Hershey Many times when I am talking to strangers about what we do, I receive comments back about their grandfathers’ farms. This recently happened when I struck up a conversation with

Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the September 10, 2021 issue of Hoard's Dairyman

Whether exercising, practicing your sport, or sighting in your rifle, repetition equates to power. We know this based upon experience. In exercising, repetitions build strength over time

It’s no secret cannibals are lurking in your cornfields, looking to rob you of the silage tonnage and quality you expect from the crop

Most dairy producers are likely familiar with the basic function of a methane digester: processing manure into energy sources

After corn silage harvest, one huge job that has be completed promptly following chopping is covering piles and bunkers. This is a task that takes many hands and a lot of hard work

When considering the acquisition of a long-term asset, a farmer is analyzing a capital investment. Dairy farms have multiple and diverse situations in which a capital investment needs to be evaluated

The combination of higher feed costs and falling milk prices induced the largest payments so far this year for USDA’s dairy insurance program

An evening vet call came in that a high value bull calf was down. I wasn’t far away from the calf grower, so I soon pulled in to find Becky running subcutaneous (SQ) lactated ringers (LRS)

As the year of the global pandemic, 2020 forced people and companies to slow down and take a break from normal operations

The Milk Crate Challenge is following in the footsteps of the wildly popular – and very dangerous – Tide Pod Challenge from a few years ago, when people would consume packets of laundry detergent

With harvest season in full swing, drivers on rural roads will be encountering more heavy equipment on their daily commutes

When considering the dramatic price swings in feed ingredients in recent months, historically high bypass fat pricing might stand out the most

Milk varies by season in both content and quality. That premise will soon be detailed in a paper by Cory Freije, an agricultural economist with the Upper Midwest Federal Milk Marketing Order