In May, the U.S. dairy herd expanded to its highest level in 27 years, climbing to over 9.5 million head

Upstate Niagara Cooperative, the Buffalo-based food and beverage company owned by nearly 300 local dairy farm families, won First Place in the Overall Best Milk Quality category

Foremost Farms USA is proud to announce a significant milestone in safety. On July 24, 2021, the cooperative’s Appleton, Wisc. facility reached 1 million hours worked without a lost time incident

Reliability and functionality remain at the top of the list for those moving their family farms from hobbies to long-term business ventures in North America.“We are seeing many farms grow in size

The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program today launched a new awards program to recognize farms and FARM evaluators who demonstrate excellence in their engagement with...

For the first time in its history, Organic Valley recorded sales of $1.2 billion for the year ending 2020. With industries in chaos and conventional dairy markets forced to dump milk amid the pandemic

Data collected by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) shows that conservation practices among producer-led groups in the program grew by 82% from 2019

Aaron Augustian knew when he decided to no-till four years ago he was taking a gamble on his farm

Mike Vandenhouten was blunt in telling farmers at a Peninsula Pride Farms field event it was time to make a change and improve the area’s soil health

While dairy operations will never be completely free of flies, untreated fly infestations can lead to reduced dairy profitability

As part of their ongoing commitment to safety, Cargill is helping dairy farmers put safety practices into action by offering a new online tool to review important safety topics and areas on their dairies

As of 2017, nearly 300,000 acres of cover crops were planted across New York state. That’s 7% of the state’s total cropland, and that land number continues to grow

Family farms continue to be the backbone of our food production system and many rural communities

An innovative leader in the dairy farming community, McCarty Family Farms has announced that it is now a Certified B Corporation®. This certification is awarded to companies that meet the h

Nurturing soil health has been an integral part of Peninsula Pride Farms’ innovative work to improve water quality in northeastern Wisconsin

As 2021 gets underway, farmers are dealing with familiar issues, things like up-and-down milk prices and weather. Increasingly, the challenge of finding and keeping quality employees is becoming

By planning early for succession, farm owners have the chance to minimize debt, put plans in place in case of an unexpected death or accident, and pass on the knowledge necessary so the next generation...

Four environmental and agricultural groups are coming together to advocate for meaningful state-level policy changes that support clean water and resilient farms. Clean Wisconsin, the Dairy

Corn harvested for silage can be an economically efficient way to attain high per-acre yields of digestible nutrients for feeding dairy cattle. However, silage harvest leaves little crop residue to co

“If you look around your farm . . . what sort of things do I want to hide from the public? What’s not going on the packaging on the milk container at the grocery store?”