After the U.S. dairy industry experienced years of declining fertility in our cows, the trend finally turned around by the early 2000s

Dairy farming involves a daily mix of old and new knowledge

Timely breeding of replacements has long been a goal of competitive dairy producers in order to limit overall days on feed

It still feels like winter in many parts of the country, but if the temperature swings of this season and the trend of last summer are any indication, it may not be long before we need to consider how...

New genetic evaluations will be available April 2, 2024, with the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) publishing updates for 50 traits and four selection indices on 82 million dairy animals

Corky, yeasty, oxidized, malty, and scorched might not be words the average person thinks of when describing dairy products, but for food science students who have learned to identify the slightest discrepancy...

When I was about 9 years old, we rented 40 acres of a reclaimed strip mine for dry cow pasture

Recently, while gearing up for a soccer match, I was deeply immersed in how to measure consistency in dairy cattle performance

One of the most significant improvements in corn breeding over the past half century has been the plant’s tolerance of higher populations

Scary. Overwhelming. Stressful. These are the terms generally associated with succession planning

Bill Weiss, a professor emeritus from The Ohio State University, calls it the “sampling dilemma.”

The collapse of the 1.5-mile Francis Scott Key Bridge has caused the immediate and indefinite suspension of shipping traffic at the Port of Baltimore, which handles the most imports and exports of farm...

With the Easter holiday fast approaching, dairy farmers are hoping for plenty of cheese and butter sales for spring holiday cooking needs

The latest in dairy news from the U.S. Capitol

The mystery illness that has caused dairy cattle in and around the Texas Panhandle to experience drops in milk production and rumination, thick milk, and other secondary symptoms has been identified as...

A recent discussion led to one of those questions that always makes me cringe a little: “What’s the number one thing I can do for my forage program in 2024?”

Colostrum is the keystone to a successful preweaning period, and making sure calves quickly receive a high-quality product is the best tool we have to support their future health

How many dairy farms are there in the U.S.? It seems like a simple question, and it feels like someone should have a good answer for it

It takes a lot of hours and manpower to run a dairy farm. It also takes a lot of energy

In past articles, I have addressed some limitations of undegraded neutral detergent fiber (uNDF) as an indicator of forage quality