With each passing year, expectations continue to be placed on dairy producers across the country with a focal point being on-farm environmental practices

“The goal of a good dry cow program is to promote high dry matter intake immediately after calving and manage dietary and body energy levels,” explained the University of Illinois’ Jim...

Given the current dairy economy, most among us may have the feeling that farms that have minimized debt in recent years has allowed them to survive the current crisis

When it comes to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USCMA), Under Secretary Ted McKinney calls it “a huge win,” especially for dairy

For maximum efficiency, dairy cows must receive each amino acid necessary for high milk production without oversupply of any amino acid beyond its need

The 2018 National Dairy Quality Award Platinum winners represent an exemplary group of dairy producers. Not only do these herds produce some of the nation’s highest-quality milk on a daily...

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Richard is one of my nephews and is an engineer working for a company in Ireland. I was interested to hear about his job and what challenges he faces being the youngest engineer on site

With losses ranging from 8 cents in California’s San Joaquin Valley to $2.72 per hundredweight in Arizona, most West Coast dairy farmers are facing the dire economic conditions

For some young dairy producers that have made the decision to return to the home farm, there is an important step that comes first

We build dairy barns for cows, but birds are often unwanted guests that also make themselves at home

The Penn State Particle Separator provides a tool to objectively measure particle size of forages and total mixed rations (TMR) on farms

Dairy farmers and cheesemakers from across America put a great deal of care into producing some of the world’s best cheeses

The dairy situation and outlook for 2019 presented by Mark Stephenson, University of Wisconsin-Madison

As each month ticks by with Class III milk prices in the mid-teens, equity slips away from the balance sheets a little at a time

Dairy farmers, veterinarians, and milk processors alike should celebrate the outcome of the Food and Drug Administration’s latest round of antibiotic residue testing. During the past year, we provid

Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the January 25, 2019 issue of Hoard's Dairyman

With a lot of calves and a lot of different calf feeders, it can be hard for everyone to keep track of what’s going on with each hutch. When a calf is sick, we wrap a few pieces of bright yellow...

Fad diets are a thing right now. Unfortunately, some of them are a problem for dairy. I first heard about Whole 30 (W30) last year. It is a diet for people, typically women in midlife, who are looking