The rising cost of food topped the list of consumer fears in 2014, and the internet remains their go-to source of food information

My undergraduate research project offered me a glance into my peers' purchasing preferences at the dairy case

Nearly 90 percent of employees will make their stay or go decision within the first six months on the job

Cheese and other fermented dairy products may play an active role in a heart-healthy diet

Legacy event honoring late DATCP secretary shines a light on businesses in transition

Free event will discuss strategies to improve fertility and profitability of dairy herds

It was a difficult decision to leave my family and our farm in 2011. On the most recent return trip, I brought home a small piece of the herd

Little things add up to quality feed and increased production

One California dairy had the opportunity of a lifetime to connect with customers through the television show, "Undercover Boss."

Producer panel offers college students a gaze into dairying as a young person

Shrink is hard to define, but committing to best management practices during harvest, ensiling and feedout can reduce its impact. Over the past few years, sustainability has earned its status as a dairy...

You can keep calves drier while using less bedding with well-designed calf pens that drain properly

When output doesn't match between machines, hay harvest efficiency goes down the tubes

On-farm milk culturing can lead to better mastitis treatment decisions that benefit you, the cow and our industry

Having those hard talks are worth the effort when it comes to farm transition planning

A breeding ground for bacteria, bedding is a significant source of mastitis pathogens in a confinement system. The climatic conditions encountered in many regions of the country necessitate cattle housing....

The list of precision dairy farming technologies continues to grow and tell us more about our cows

My bout with an intestinal infection hardened my stance on raw milk. I spent most of my Christmas break helping my boyfriend on his 40-cow dairy in northwestern Wisconsin. The first couple of weeks of...

Researchers and extension specialists in Texas, New Mexico and at the High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (HICAHS) in Colorado are in the earliest stage of developing what...

Since pulsation came on-line, machines have taken a lot of flak for causing mastitis. Observations of the entire milking process, though, are needed to unroot the cause of milk quality problems. Since...