Much discussion has unfolded surrounding the income boost to dairy producers from government policy aimed to help offset the effects of COVID-19

It wasn’t the year anyone predicted in the dairy industry, but according to University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Mark Stephenson, in terms of milk price, 2020 was better than we thought

The American Dairy Science Association published a study that confirms households purchasing food for children behave differently than all other American households

Feed and forage testing opportunities have advanced significantly in recent years. For a comparatively small investment, one can obtain comprehensive information about forage that comprises a large part...

It may have taken a little bit longer to appear, but since the coronavirus began reaching rural areas, there has been no stopping it

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“Eating healthier even during a pandemic” received major focus in a seven-page article spread of the February 2021 edition of Consumer Reports

With the coming of the new year, how many times have you heard or thought, “Thanks goodness 2020 is over”?

A growing body of research supports the inclusion of fuller fat dairy foods in the diet. However, the overweight and obesity epidemic in the U.S. makes it challenging for scientists to justify full-fat...

After riding the rocky waves of 2020, all in the dairy industry are hoping for smoother sailing in the year ahead when it comes to milk prices. But do agricultural economists see calmer waters in our future?

Pandemic, prices, and PPDs . . . What will 2021 offer?Mark Stephenson, Directory of Dairy Policy Analysis, University of Wisconsin-MadisonSponsored by Cargill Stephenson looked at the continued impact...

I routinely paint measurements on forage and feed bags and piles to track disappearance of feeds and help monitor forage inventories

If anything good has come from 2020, it is that essential workers finally had a spotlight shined on them

Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the January 25, 2021 issue of Hoard's Dairyman

Many of us pride ourselves in owning and operating multigenerational businesses

In 2019, nearly 11 billion pounds of fluid milk, 683 million pounds of cheese, and 662 million pounds of yogurt and other dairy foods moved through federal food assistance programs

Maintaining adequate financial liquidity has become a greater issue for dairy producers in recent years because of the more intense volatility of both earnings and cash flow

Over the last few years, the government has been very involved in the dairy business, providing an estimated $531 million in ad hoc Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments to dairy farmers to offset...

The release of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 on December 29, just as 2020 was concluding, was a welcome start to the new year for dairy

A bowl of cereal topped with milk has been a quick and healthy breakfast option for decades. While it was once an extremely common way to start the day, the popularity of cereal has dipped in more recent...