When one Illinois farm family came to a crossroads, they took a leap into the unknown and reaped major rewards as a result

Last year was a blast from the past for dairies: feed costs dropped below 50 percent of income

From the lens to the page, photos help us capture the essence of American dairying

Kiefland Holsteins in southeastern Minnesota installed its first robotic milkers in 2011, and the family has learned a great deal in the past four years

Herds are getting bigger and more productive, but the cost of employees is rising faster. Everyone who milks cows knows that the dairy industry is struggling with a labor crisis that is only getting worse....

Atypical youth succeed at national dairy bowl contest

Feed is best utilized when consumed by your cows, and a reduction in losses from shrink can reap great financial benefits

For many people living in rural America, access to fresh and healthy food is hard to come by

California irrigation districts sue the state water board after it demanded they stop using pre-1914 water rights. As California's drought woes worsen and tempers keep climbing, you just knew it would...

With the aid of finger paints, Stephanie Arndt and Pandora the Painted Cow are making dairy approachable for youth. Children and adults alike in central New York are learning where their favorite dairy...

Kraft's "Lunchables Uploaded" is more than a meal in a box. They got me. After reading this week's Hoard's Dairyman Intel about the best new food products of 2014, I decided to try the chart topper "Lunchables...

Feeding heifers doesn't always have to be a guessing game

With many farmers spending long hours outside this summer, heatstroke is an ever-present threat

If water logged fields have made replanting top of mind, first consider if the effort is worth the reward

Hoard's Dairyman webinar covers calf care. The basic concepts of raising calves applies to both individually and group-raised animals. The importance of proper nutrition; dry and comfortable bedding; and...

New research reveals the real reason Swiss cheese is full of holes, and why those holes are getting smaller

New and unique flavors of milk could be part of the solution to reversing a slump in fluid milk consumption

Farms can be dangerous places. On working farms, there's constant movement of people and equipment. And with summer, that means more activity and more people

Applying fungicide to alfalfa may result in a yield bump, but that gain may not be enough to cover application costs

They've dropped by more than half since October, almost entirely because of milk prices