People choose to drink plant-based beverages for a variety of reasons. If they are making that decision based on perceived health benefits, new research further supports the fact that most plant-based...

The National Dairy FARM Program has evolved over the years to become a rigorous on-farm quality assurance program and trusted industry risk mitigation tool that gives the supply chain the confidence it...

As we were moving some cows and heifers to our calving pen today, it hit me that the cattle we were moving all have due dates further out than my own

Dairy’s data-driven technological revolution opens new and exciting opportunities in cow care and labor efficiency

In years past, while milking in the parlor, labeling an animal as a cull cow was pretty straightforward

Yara is a Norway-based company that has been a global crop nutrition and soil health leader since 1905, bringing agronomic knowledge and solutions to North America for more than 75 years

Are you and your farm ready for a natural disaster or emergency? There is no way you can prepare your farm for every emergency in every way, but a little preparation can go a long way

We’ve probably all quipped the phrase, “If you have livestock, you’ll have dead stock, too.” It’s so true

While I was searching for information sources to use for a different writing assignment, I came across a Penn State Extension article that discussed managing weeds

Apart from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have been consuming a growing share of their diet outside of the home in recent decades

It is Corn Silage Harvest 2023 here at Hillcrest Farms. This year we have been blessed with rain and a good corn crop

Even on the worst day, a baby calf can make you smile. They only really want one thing, and that’s food. Unlike the cows, our youngest calves can’t graze, nor do they quite understand that...

Have you ever met one of those people who never seem to have anything going wrong?

There are many articles and studies about “impostor syndrome” and its impact on women

Last week, Wisconsin experienced some pretty high temperatures that seem to be sticking around. I heard the phrase, “You should be used to the heat since you’re from the south,” multiple...

New genetic evaluations for dairy animals will be released on Tuesday, August 8, by the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB)

With much of the Midwest facing limited rainfall and dry conditions, expected forage yield and forage inventories are an area of concern

One of the annual summer staples around here — best served up lathered in butter and a good sprinkling of salt, in my opinion — is homegrown sweet corn

Parmesan. Feta. These are among the common cheese names that have been around for generations – and until the past 20 years, were uncontested in their use by U.S. dairy producers selling high-quality,...

We are just about halfway through the 500 babies that will be born during this calving season on the farm in New Zealand where I am interning this summer