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

Enclosed spaces can be death traps. Farmers are busy people with a long list of tasks to complete and a shortage of daylight. However, a little extra time to think through a situation could save a life....

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

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...

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...

Beef remains the most common, and most valuable, protein used by foodservice operators

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

New leader has extensive experience with state environmental programs and policies. A six-month search by California's largest dairy producer lobbying and advocacy organization came to fruition last week,...

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

Timing could not be worse as the country ramps up its dairy and beef export efforts

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 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

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