The material a dairy chooses to bed its cows with has many ramifications. Bedding has significant impacts on the animal in terms of cow comfort, lameness, and udder hygiene

Managing through droughts and floods by optimizing low-forage rations was presented by: Kirby Krogstad, The Ohio State University

The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has championed the new movement “Make America Healthy Again,” abbreviated as MAHA

“Don’t mess with Texas,” could be the mantra for the 2024 dairy statistics, as Texas has firmly taken a foothold as a powerhouse dairy state

There are many critical factors to raise healthy and well-grown calves

U.S. feed supply should be more than adequate in 2025, if the weather cooperates. Given the expected lower feed prices, dairy farm margins should continue to improve in 2025

The March 2025 issue of Hoard’s Dairyman will feature our often-anticipated annual dairy statistics

With the uncertainty of a new administration and related shifting trade policies, not to mention the untested long-term impacts of the upcoming Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) changes set to take effect...

Serving as a building block for protein synthesis, and especially for the formation of amino acids, sulfur (S) impacts the quality and quantity of protein available in forage for livestock

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) and Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) are teaming up for the second year in a row to highlight the power of dairy innovation opportunities and nutritional benefits

U.S. cheese prices saw incredible volatility in 2024, with Cheddar prices ranging from below $1.40 per pound to more than $2.60 per pound

We are a family owned and operated cheese business in the beautiful Driftless region of SW Wisconsin, where we farm 500 acres and milk 175 cows in a seasonal, pasture-based system

Over recent years, a push has been made for Americans to consume adequate amounts of protein throughout their day

As Dairy Council of California continues to advance milk and dairy’s unique and essential contributions to healthy, sustainable eating patterns, it does so with an eye on emerging trends in a constantly...

With planting season right around the corner, farmers are busy preparing for the year ahead

The butter market at the start of 2025 is completely different than the start of 2024. In early 2024 the narrative was that milk production was down and couldn’t grow due to a lack of replacement...

The right people, the right preparation, and the right equipment: Those are the key factors that three dairy farmers highlighted as their keys to milking success during a panel discussion at the National...

When looking at the big agricultural picture, dairy products have been relatively stable in recent years

Mentors are gifts. I have many in my professional and personal life and I hope you do as well. If you don’t, you should find some

In 1924, the U.S. dairy herd consisted of approximately 21 million cows, each producing around 4,167 pounds of milk annually