Assembling an “A-Team” roster and not just people on your payroll is easier than most think

Dairy farmers’ longstanding commitment to the environment and their stories of stewardship are taking center stage for Earth Day communications strategies led by the checkoff. Following Earth

Many of us who grew up on a farm or raised kids on a farm often say that it’s one of the best childhoods there is

The season for harvesting small grain silage is fast approaching. In some parts of the U.S., small grain silage may already be fermenting in the storage structure

Northern New York. Dairy and cash grain producers in northern New York State are participating in research to evaluate if aerial imagery from drones and satellites may enable all farmers, not just those...

Each year that I’ve been an undergraduate student at Cornell, my Sigma Alpha chapter has put on an event that we like to call “The Art of Agriculture.”

Dairy farmers from Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania participated in a social media “take over,” hosted by American Dairy Association North East and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay this...

Mother Nature isn’t the only force that can inflict daunting production challenges and economic losses upon farmers and livestock producers

Four environmental and agricultural groups, working as partners to bring about long-term solutions to Wisconsin’s water quality issues, detailed significant investments today that they urge the state...

Just days into his administration, President Biden signed an executive order to rejoin the Paris Agreement in a move that exemplifies a ramping up of climate change mitigation efforts at the international,...

Alan Kruse recently joined Vita Plus as a dairy specialist in eastern Iowa. He will utilize cutting-edge ration formulation software to provide high-quality rations and solutions to help dairy producers reach...

As warmer weather returns and our nation’s agricultural communities gear up for summer events, the leaders of the agricultural departments in six Midwestern states released

Learn how on-farm NIR technology and calibrations can help you maximize ROI and minimize waste in the diet

If you use social media to promote your farm, are you making yourself a target for activists?

Every year before forage harvest begins, the questions come regarding quality or quantity of forage

When I was 8 years old, a tiny, premature calf was born that I absolutely fell in love with. Her body was somewhat average in size, but her legs were short and stubby

Many aspects of our dairy and ways of thinking have changed here at Hillcrest Farms since moving to a robotic milking system. The work is less physical and more mental

Intensive targeted synchronization improves the fertility of late-calving dairy cows in seasonal pasture-based systems, according to a paper in the Journal of Dairy Science Communications

Cow cooling, animal care, and a well-balanced ration all go a long way in in keeping cows healthy through hot weather.

That much-awaited spring sunshine has finally arrived in the Pacific Northwest. In rather full force this week, we are expected to hit temperatures in the high 70s