As 2021 approaches, dairy farmers, processors, and customers attempt to estimate what the year could bring for dairy

Dairy producers, nutritionists, producers, and marketers of hay and other forage material often use indexes used to rank forage quality

While many unknowns remain regarding 2021 milk prices, there are a few factors with major impacts that we do know details about

We often fail to take the time to fully appreciate the most important crop raised on our farms. It isn’t corn, cotton, or even cows . . . it’s children. As it turns out, those children don’t...

often, we do the same thing time and time again out of habit. We can get comfortable with familiar treatments and be reluctant to change, or perhaps we don’t even assess how well they are working

Improved methods for comparing the economic value of feedpresented by: Bill Weiss, The Ohio State Universitysponsored by: QLFBill Weiss, a professor of dairy cattle nutrition at The Ohio State Univers

About this time last year, I had the notion that if I just made it to 2020, life would be so much better. I was anxious to turn the page and put 2019 behind us

The two or so months prior to weaning really lay the foundation for a healthy, productive dairy animal. It is important to review the success of your preweaned calf program every now and then

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