“Nearly 1 million people are employed in the United States directly because of dairy,” said former USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack

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“I walk the pens three times a day, after morning chores, noon, and after night chores,” said Jeff McNeely of his commitment to his family’s dairy herd

Nutrient application often ends up in the hot seat being blamed for impairing water quality

Partnerships with major restaurant chains have helped to drive new dairy product sales in the U.S

“We were quite thankful to have protection when we had our two barn fires in 2001 and 2014,” shared Dan Natzke of Wayside Dairy in Greenleaf, Wis

The West may be alfalfa country, but proximity doesn’t mean lower prices for its hay-buying dairies

Just you wait.” I used to never like that phrase. When I was just married and before I got pregnant, which was just a few months after, everyone would tell me, “Just you wait until...

The CDCB (Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding) announced during this year’s World Dairy Expo that they will conduct genetic evaluations for six disease resistance traits

In many cases, the milk check revenue has not inflated as fast as the expense side of the ledger

The value that dairy calves, heifers, cows, bulls, and steers have in the beef industry is significant. In fact, dairy animals of all types are estimated to contribute 20 to 25 percent in any given year...

The webinar “Troubleshooting mastitis and milk quality problems” will be held on Monday, December 11

We developed a bale mover out of pallets to keep bales from sitting on the dirty ground. This also helped to keep the bale supported on one side so it wouldn’t fall apart while we took what we neede

CLASS III FUTURES FELL 65 CENTS from November to early December trading on the CME to settle at a $14.75 average. January to June 2018 Class III contracts ranged from $14.40 to $15.30

While the Hoard’s Dairyman Bull List will be available in the December issue, we are making it available to readers here as well

Annual U.S. dairy cow inventory has been in continual expansion mode every year since 2010 . . . except for the drought year of 2013

Those who are anti-animal agriculture would like us to believe a planet without livestock production would be a better place in terms of greenhouse gas emissions

When it comes to consumer concern over animal welfare, it appears that people fall into three areas of thought

What are the most important metrics that the nation’s top herds use to monitor reproduction?

“For us, the Pocket Cow Card on the phone and tablet is a great reference tool when out among the herd,” said Jake Weisenbeck when discussing how his farm tracks heats, breeding records, and...