Fall can be an especially hectic time for farmers, with crops to harvest and manure to move, plus all the regular day-to-day work. This can mean long days, short nights, and a lack of much-needed sleep

With milk production staying within a narrow range of little change, demand for dairy products is the main driver for price changes

The milking center is at the heart of a dairy farm, and when the time comes to make updates, producers can be faced with a big decision

Federal dietary guidelines are not always factored in when individual people make diet choices for themselves or their family

In contemporary dairy production, customizing feeding groups based on cows’ physiological state is standard practice to meet specific nutrient requirements and enhance health, productivity, and well-being

We don’t have a new farm bill yet, but steps taken this week ensure programs important to dairy producers will continue for the time being

Events like World Dairy Expo can make a dairy producer’s heart beat a little faster at the sight of shiny new equipment and innovative technology to manage the herd

Calves enter a world filled with bacteria, viruses, and parasites. These organisms can make them sick or even lead to death

Love it or hate it, the U.S. dairy industry has grown to a size where exports are an important factor in the strength of domestic milk prices

To better organize our tire sidewalls used to cover the silage pile, we built this rack out of I-beams and 2-inch tubing

One of the more popular songs, “My Favorite Things,” is one that I heard many times over the years and can easily be pulled into my head

Something happens to us when we age — quiet times of reflection occur more often, at least for me

In my life’s journey, I put people into two different categories: drains and radiators

Having just wrapped up a phone call with a nutritionist regarding farm programs related to sustainability and carbon credits, the time is right to revisit the topic

The latest dairy news from the U.S. Capitol

A feed and forage outlook for the year aheadpresented by: Hay & Forage Grower’s Managing Editor Mike Rankin and the University of Illinois’ Mike Hutjenssponsored by KuhnFarmers faced a my

What is the dairy community’s role in the future of the world’s food system? That’s a question government leaders, animal rights activists, a growing world population, food processors,...

In the show The Big Bang Theory, one of the main characters, Dr. Sheldon Cooper, has a very particular fondness for one location on the show’s main set, the characters’ living room

It would be useful if we could look into a crystal ball and see what the dairy industry was going to be like in 2024

For seven consecutive quarters ending in the fourth quarter of last year, the export value of U.S. dairy products beat year-ago levels by 20% or more