Demand for butter has been strong in the United States, and that clearly is the case around the world as well

Inflation affects our daily lives in all aspects, but do we understand its meaning and how it applies to agriculture?

In the 8th edition of Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (also known as NASEM) put more emphasis on forage neutral detergent fiber (NDF)...

Pathogens that cause mastitis can be transferred via the environment or the milking process

As I watch the current marketing and other information on the modern world of cow cooling, I look back and smile at how we got here

If you have ever listened to radio broadcaster Paul Harvey’s “So God Made a Farmer” speech that was given at the 1978 National FFA convention, it’s easy to understand that farmers...

On dairy farms, efforts to improve feed efficiency often revolve around the lactating cows, but other groups within the herd can be an important part of the puzzle

No one wants to have cows limping through their barn, afflicted with lameness

It feels like highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is having a big impact on U.S. milk production and dairy prices, but the true effect still isn’t showing up in the actual supply and demand...

Classifieds: June 2024

DAIRY producers are aware of the importance of feeding quality colostrum within the first two hours of birth (and surely within six hours). Colostrum provides immunity as antibodies

Although I didn’t grow up on a farm, I can trace my family’s industry roots back to the dairy farm my great-grandparents owned and operated in the late 1800s

Feeding cows in a way that maximizes production and income over feed costs starts with a healthy rumen

While many pandemic-era export issues have eased, an emerging threat to secure, reliable U.S. rail shipping is worsening

For the second time in less than five years, the viability of the dairy show and fair season is up in the air because of the threat of disease

Washington Dairygrams: June 2024

We built a feed pusher that can fit onto any tractor or loader on our dairy

Patience is one of those things that is wonderful if it is being given to me or my situation

Lyme disease can be difficult to diagnose and even trickier to treat. In agriculture, workers and animals are outdoors for the majority of the day, making tick bite prevention paramount

Almost every dairy farmer is also an employer. That means in addition to all the work that surrounds owning and caring for cattle, dairy producers must be proficient in human resources