many things have to go right — or rather, few things can go wrong — for a cow to successfully transition into a healthy lactation after calving

There are some sticky business issues that dairy farmers will likely encounter if they are invested in a partnership or an S corporation

If it weren’t for High Plains Ponderosa Dairy’s obvious success as an operation, one might mistake CEO Greg Bethard’s modesty — evident during a Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council...

While whole milk has been a rising star once again for fluid milk consumption, and shelf-stable protein shake drinks continue booming, there is one area of the drink market that remains virtually untapped...

It has been a dozen years since the first U.S. Precision Dairy conference, and to give you an idea of how much has changed in the interim, the first Hoard’s Dairyman coverage of the event began with...

You probably don’t think about a “matrix” while milking cows. But believe it or not, there’s a matrix in every glass of milk you produce

Classifieds: July 2025

Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Daily Cheese prices

As the National Dairy farm magazine, Hoard's Dairyman provides dairy producers with dairy market prices and includes the weekly butter price from CME, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange

As the National Dairy farm magazine, Hoard's Dairyman provides dairy producers with dairy market prices and includes the weekly cheese price from CME, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and NASS, National...

The guest for today's podcast is Roger Thomson. Roger Thomson, D.V.M. of MQ-IQ Consulting of Battle Creek, Michigan, focuses on milk quality consulting

Big square bale feeders for young stock are hard to find. We built this big square bale feeder out of bridge planks and a guard rail. It is not going anywhere!

Growing up close to a famous amusement park, I have had the opportunity to ride a few roller coasters in my day

Get the latest US dairy news from the July 2025 Washington Dairygrams

Having extra colostrum on hand is both a wise and reasonable choice for dairies. Specifically, frozen colostrum can be warmed when needed to feed a calf when fresh colostrum is unavailable

The tables below highlight the magnitude of trade of dairy products by major categories relative to domestic markets at varying times

With any changes, there is often discussion around balancing the risk of early adoption with the risk of late adoption

Money spent on proven diet strategies for transition cows usually has a high payback

On a recent early morning farm visit, it was noted that new claws and liners had been installed in this double-12 parallel parlor

It is not really all that much — just 70 cents per hundredweight of milk. It’s not even three quarter coins