i recently traveled home from American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) board meetings in Columbus, Ohio

There are two methods that could help generate genetic evaluations for lifetime economic merit. We could directly determine economic merit by tracking income and expenses for all cows. Keeping track of...

American consumers and American dairy farmers love cheese, but we likely don’t often remember the by-product that comes from making that cheese

Recruiting, training, and retaining employees are a few of the most constant challenges a dairy may have

In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer regarding trade negotiations between the governments of the United States and Kenya, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) s

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, reintroduced the Food Supply Protection Act with U.S

It’s that time of the year again: silage season. We just got through cutting all of the corn silage, and now we are getting equipment ready to harvest sorghum

Could California’s civil war over quota have a somewhat civil sunset? The potential does exist

Most dairymen are sick of hearing talk of sustainability . . . in fact, many consider it to be more of a four-letter word when they hear it

Have you heard? California is attempting to “go green” without actually going green

From Fusarium in the field to Penicillium after harvesting, dairy cow feedstuffs, such as corn, are subject to mycotoxins at virtually every step from growth to harvesting, s

The National Association of Animal Breeders is pleased to announce Irma Vermeer as the Data Coordinator for NAAB. Irma began fulfilling her duties on the 27th of July. As Data Coordin

Public comments on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans Committee’s scientific report may be submitted until Aug. 13. It’s a great time for dairy voices to be heard, said Miquela Hanselman

We recently hosted dairy farmers from New York on our farm in Oregon. I had never met these farmers before, but we had been connected through the Guernsey breed

Many value-added processes happen to farm commodities before they reach the ultimate consumer

Not too long ago, I was inside sipping some ice tea and reading a book, when I paused, looked outside my kitchen window, and smiled

Herd size often dictates how many pens of milking cows are on a farm, but if having multiple pens is an option, consider grouping cows by age

Raising replacement heifers represents a significant investment, accounting for roughly 15–20% of expenses on the farm

While June Dairy Month is now in the rearview mirror, some animal rights activist organizations will remain focused on the dairy industry

Optimizing milk efficiency and component yield are very important to overall farm profitability. Both milk efficiency and component yield are greatly influenced by the rations fed