The coronavirus pandemic is a once in a generation event that has wreaked havoc on the dairy market. Prices have collapsed, supply chains are damaged, and milk dumping has tragically become widespread

Vaccinations serve a vital role in maintaining animal wellbeing on today’s dairies. Many of those vaccinations are given early in life and provide a foundation for overall herd health

Dairy farmers will definitely need to make a trip to their respective USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA)

With last week’s initiation of sign up for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), farmers now have some clarity on the various programs available to them and can begin to formulate their...

There are few things worse for a dairy farmer than seeing fresh milk literally poured down the drain

It’s June Dairy Month, and we need to tell dairy’s great story

Alternative forages, such as cereals, warm-season grasses like sorghum, and mixed blends of annual grasses and legumes (sometimes dubbed cocktail mixes), continue to be a consideration for many dairies

This week's episode will discuss dairy farm policy at the national level

Even though a bankruptcy court awarded a majority of the assets from the former Dean Foods Company to Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and Prairie Farms, all is not settled

Can I get money from the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) if I’m already receiving payments from Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) or Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP)? That’s a question we’ve...

It has been a tough few months as the dairy industry has dealt with COVID-19. With milk processing challenges and the food service demand for dairy products both being negatively impacted, a steep drop...

Is the COVID-19 pandemic in our rearview mirror? University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Mark Stephenson said he would not take the question mark off that statement just yet

Karen Bohnert Seeing Joe Burrow get selected as the first pick of the 2020 National Football League (NFL) Draft made me cry. I think my kids were either annoyed, scared, or wondering what the heck happened...

Since its purchase at a sheriff’s auction during the Great Depression, each generation left its mark on the Wegmueller Dairy Farm

Suffice to say, each of us can recall a “really bad day” at the dairy. In fact, it probably isn’t too hard to muster up a list of “absolutely horrible days

What can small dairy farms learn from fellow small businesses outside of agriculture?

This lift wagon is one of the most convenient pieces of equipment on our farm! Both the fronmaking it super convenient for

Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the May 25, 2020 issue of Hoard's Dairyman

Dairy markets have taken a tumble with the restrictions associated with the novel coronavirus. Milk usage has changed due to severe limitations on dining out

It has become very common for farms to store forages such as corn silage and haylage in concrete bunker silos or drive-over piles