This year’s Dane County Breakfast on the Farm treated visitors to a modern view of dairy farming

Understanding how smoke affects cow health could be critical in the future of the fire-ravaged West

The Hoard’s Dairyman Farm earned national recognition for its Guernsey herd in 2020

Over decades, dairy farmers have gained new tools to accomplish the same mission of caring for their animals

The topic of responsible and sustainable animal agriculture has received a lot of attention in recent years, but these concepts are nothing new to the American farmer

Consumers are eager to learn more about agriculture and events like “Breakfast on the Farm” show them the truth behind farming

Last week my classmates and I presented our final projects for the Cornell Dairy Fellows program, which serves as an opportunity to synthesize all the things we’ve learned throughout our undergraduate...

I was once told by a vet, “The scours didn't kill your calf, you did.” I was completely appalled at the fact that he had just accused me of letting my calf die

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

Sustainability is a priority for today’s consumers – let’s make sure they know that farmers are already good stewards of the land

Before we made the actual purchase of our voluntary milking systems, we went and looked at many different farms that had them. We wanted to see the pros and cons and how the herds were managed

Negative temperatures, chilling wind, and mountains of snow and ice have been pummeling many parts of the country

The other night, our robotic milkers called 36 times with one alarm or another. My dad got an early start on morning milking simply because he had been up since 11 p.m. the night prior tending to the robots

Newborn calves are an everyday occurrence on our family’s farm. Each one has its own unique pedigree, birth story, personality, and set of quirks

We have been blessed with gorgeous fall weather in Oregon the last couple of weeks

As many of you know, we switched to a robotic milking system last November. When we made the change, we had a pretty good idea of how things would go initially

No one knows the exact extent that this pandemic will affect how we go about daily life in the future, but just as with historical events in the past, it’s clear that some things will remain changed

Farmers do what they do because they love the job, but that doesn’t mean it’s not difficult

Here at Hillcrest Farms, we take pride in what we do. The good days, the bad days, the hot days, and the cold days

This week is forecasted to be hot in nearly every dairy producing part of the country. Month-long predictions have much of the same with above average temperatures expected for all of July