When it comes to colostrum, quality and timing could be more important than the source

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

Being crowned - or just running for - fair royalty creates leadership and social skills that last a lifetime

Genomic evaluations have become an essential tool in producers' decision-making toolbox. Yet, without type traits, genomics aren't worth much

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...

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

Members of our editorial staff spent a week enhancing their photography skills while traveling through Illinois and Missouri

Through breeding and genetic modifications, new varieties of reduced lignin alfalfa have the potential to improve digestibility in dairy cattle diets

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

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

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

Bunker silos are a great storage option for feed when filled, covered and managed correctly

A former animal rights investigator turned whistleblower pulls back the curtain on anti-agriculture activist tactics

Class 4b hearing next week will see farmers and plants light years apart – as usual