The COVID-19 pandemic put quite a strain on labor across the country as employees contracted the disease or were forced to quarantine due to exposure to the virus.

Extending the time a cow spends resting can be a valuable strategy to bump up herd milk production

Getting Wisconsin Cheese and dairy products featured on television is a big initiative for Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW)

The number of daily visits a cow makes to an automated milking system has a notable impact on overall milk production

Since June 2019, 580 American farms filed for Chapter 12 bankruptcy according to the American Farm Bureau Federation

A question you will often hear when discussing cattle nutrition is what level of production do you balance for? This question sets the stage for energy, fiber, and ingredient inclusion in the diet

The August 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

National Mastitis Council’s Laboratory Handbook on Bovine Mastitis is now available in Spanish. A 150-page book for laboratory diagnosticians, veterinarians, educators, students, researchers

While producers have until the end of August to sign up for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments, only $7 billion has been awarded to 521,853 applications as of August 10

Cheese prices kept climbing in July and other values stayed relatively flat

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to impact communities across the country, the broader economy, and impacts farmers and the lenders who loan money to them.

After five difficult years, dairy farmers are once again facing uncertainty in the marketplace

Feeding and management for robotic milking system success was presented by Jim Salfer, University of Minnesota Extension

I created an easier way to take down an old barbed wire fence. I cut the ends off a 55-gallon drum and lag screwed it to a 4 by 4

i recently traveled home from American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) board meetings in Columbus, Ohio

Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the August 10, 2020 issue of Hoard's Dairyman

There are two methods that could help generate genetic evaluations for lifetime economic merit. We could directly determine economic merit by tracking income and expenses for all cows. Keeping track of...

Bunching of animals is a common problem in dairy facilities during summer months. It can be very frustrating as it is often difficult to determine what is causing cattle to bunch

The 2020 pandemic is not yet over, but it is time to think critically about what can be learned from it

Receiving a response from a federal agency just 48 hours after submitting a significant petition is almost unheard of these days