With the year’s end upon us, it’s time to gather your records and evaluate your tax situation

The dairy checkoff was already in place when I began my career as a next-generation Wisconsin dairy farmer

With only two and a half months left in the year, many dairy producers are preparing to look at their year-end financials and make a gameplan for next year

Many farms have a crowd gate that complements their milking system. Before a cow ever reaches the parlor, it probably encounters a crowd gate

As a dairy owner, getting a professional appraisal is the best way to know the value of your land and buildings, both separately and as a whole

Health insurance is not a simple or inexpensive system to navigate, even though it is vital to helping us keep living the lives we want to

Although I didn’t grow up on a farm, I can trace my family’s industry roots back to the dairy farm my great-grandparents owned and operated in the late 1800s

It’s no secret that dairy farms are fewer in number than they were decades ago

The business of producing milk has always been about doing more with less, said Brandon Treichler during the National Mastitis Council Annual Meeting

For the viability of the business, it is often necessary that the owners and managers wear multiple hats

Having a plan or strategy for your business is instrumental in achieving future success

Hispanic and Latino farmworkers in the U.S. face health risks at a higher rate than their non-Hispanic or Latino coworkers

Sometimes, a gut instinct is all you need to try something new. Other times, it may be cautious optimism or interest that gives you the push to make a change

In business, a top customer is a very important relationship, one that requires careful tending and cultivation to maintain. The best business relationships are two-way streets, with each party tending...

Every piece of advertising matters for a small business, especially when it can be done for free or little cost. For dairy farms marketing their own products, social media is one way to reach potential...

Margins in the dairy industry have become more pinched over time. Some farms grow larger to keep margins profitable, but if your goal isn’t to get larger, what does the future look like for a small...

When a person sets out to be a dairy farmer, they’re probably not doing it with the goal of leading a team of people. But that is an increasingly important role dairy farmers are taking on, whether...

There are types of planning that I just love. Task me with making a meal plan for the week, and I am happy as a clam for thirty minutes or so as I research new recipes and page through old favorites to...

With low milk prices and rising costs for inputs, 2023 is not shaping up to be a profitable year for dairy farmers

Though 2023 has largely been a financial disappointment for dairy farmers, those effects have been somewhat buffered by the strong milk prices received through much of last year. That’s reflected...