From making Swiss cheese in copper kettles as a teenager to owning a specialty cheese factory, my lifelong career in Wisconsin's dairy industry has taught unforgettable lessons

During the last decade, the U.S. dairy industry has seen both butterfat prices and protein prices drive farm gate milk checks

In the debate for President-elect Joe Biden’s secretary of agriculture, many names were reported and discussed, but a familiar one emerged as the top choice: Tom Vilsack, who served as USDA Secretary...

In late November, hundreds of dairy farmers received letters from a Minnesota law firm representing the Dean Foods Estate

We buy calf pellets in bags and transfer the pellets into 32 gallon garbage barrels for storage. Each barrel easily holds 100 pounds of pellets. The lid securely snaps on, keeping the pellets fresher

Corn harvested for silage can be an economically efficient way to attain high per-acre yields of digestible nutrients for feeding dairy cattle. However, silage harvest leaves little crop residue to co

it was a beautiful fall day. Earlier that morning we had started covering the bunker silo first, and then a stack of corn silage, with plastic and tires

Raising heifers economically isn’t just about feed prices, as herd management practices can make a big impact on the bottom line

Feeding for greater protein and fat levels to take advantage of high milk component prices has been a hot topic this year

As the wild ride that has been 2020 comes to a close, dairy economists have their eyes directed toward what’s in store for 2021

If this year has proven anything, it’s that we cannot predict the future

DairyLivestream is a special series of web meeting broadcasts featuring expert perspective from dairy economists and leaders. This week's episode will discuss what 2021 might look like for the dairy

Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the December 2020 issue of Hoard's Dairyman

It’s almost time to ring in the new year. Now is the time that farmers need to be collecting, tracking, and using information to prepare for the end of 2020

This week, when the calendar turns to December, it’s a clear sign that winter weather is quickly approaching

While there is a good amount of turnover in leadership of the agriculture committees in Congress, the agriculture industry as a whole also has its attention focused on a critically important appointment...

With some new faces headed to Washington, D.C., after last month’s election, both Congress and the White House will likely shift their top priorities to tackle in the coming months and years

U.S. dairy cow numbers are on the rise again, with the U.S. herd up 40,000 head in October 2020 relative to June

The December 2020 Hoard’s Dairyman Bull List can be downloaded. The list includes the top bulls for Holsteins, Jerseys, Brown Swiss, Red and Whites, Guernsey, Ayrshire, and Milking Shorthorns

There is no question that dairy prices have recently walked through levels of uncertainty never realized or equaled in our lifetime. On a month-to-month basis, Class III prices routinely swung $5 per