Many dairy producers and their nutritionists are facing a mixed bag of forage quality this season

When baling a heavy windrow, sometimes hay would get caught on the draw pin, which eventually created a slug that the baler didn’t appreciate. To keep hay from getting caught on the pin, we cut down

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 in the midst of hay season, Amber Friedrichsen, managing editor of Hay & Forage Grower, kicked off the Iowa State I-29 Moo University Forage webinar series with an in-depth look at the current stocks,...

Earlier this year, Dairy Council of California convened Well-Nourished, Brighter Futures: Dairy Dialogue in Sacramento, Calif

Dairy owners and managers are often looking for ways to attract and retain employees

The dairy industry experiences at least $10.7 million in losses per year due to known recessives in the dairy cattle population

Get the latest dairy news from the U.S. Capitol in the June 2025 edition of the Washington Dairygrams

Classifieds: June 2025

Among the many timing-based variables of a dairy operation, dry period is one with load-bearing potential for production, and one that farmers can have some actual control over

Lately, it seems like threats to agriculture are changing in shape and size

Dairy is the largest aisle in the grocery store and sold $77.8 billion worth of products last year, according to Circana sales data

Hoard's Dairyman, the national dairy farm magazine, reports mailbox prices. These milk prices are updated monthly for dairy producers in the U.S

Barb Petersen, D.V.M., of Sunrise Veterinary Service PLLC, will present, “Start smart: Maternity pen and newborn calf care tips.”

Preventing mastitis is one of the most cost-effective strategies in dairy farming, and is essential for maintaining cow health while also producing a high-quality product

Whey protein isolate (WPI), a supplement near and dear to the hearts of gym rats everywhere, is derived from whey, a by-product of cheesemaking

The catch phrase for the dairy industry in 2025 has been “7 pounds of components.” This term has been gaining traction as the new goal for milk production

In an increasingly tight labor market, dairy farms are not in a position to waste what workforce they do have. That’s why it’s so valuable to make each farm task as efficient as possible