Forage inventories are in rough shape for many. USDA crop reports have suggested stalled corn and bean acres have mostly recovered over the past few weeks, with crop ratings improving

Margins in the dairy industry in the past several years have forced dairy producers to further fine-tune their financial strategies

Returns from making milk in the American Southwest have been tough to come by for dairy farmers

In conversations revolving around welfare, a common topic is pasture allowance. Particularly among consumers, there is great interest to the merits of permanent pasture housing versus permanent enclosure...

Dairy farming invokes a nostalgic image in America among many folks in my generation: Lots of farms were diversified and had a handful of dairy cows to supply the family’s milk and feed the hogs,...

Sign-up for the new Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program is well underway, and sign-ups have been steady since enrollment began on June 17

“With the way the economics have been in the industry the last couple years, you better have a strong relationship with your lender,” advised Scott Benner

Even though the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the European Chemicals Agency have declared that glyphosate

Reproductive herd health visits by veterinarians have changed tremendously with the use of ultrasound technology

Quality calf care is a must, but in reality, a calf’s needs are fairly simple

My education about the dairy industry started from scratch, because as a non-ag person I literally knew nothing about cows

Despite last year’s dismal dairy economics, a few farms in Michigan managed to eke out positive cash flows

If lower milk prices are the new normal, then it’s time to find ways to evaluate each dollar spent on feed

“The dairy industry has led the agri-genomic revolution with the implementation of genome-enabled genetic predictions,” wrote the 23 authors in a recent paper published in Frontiers in Genetics

Overall, robotic milking systems tend to boost milk production

Going rates for agricultural cropland dropped in both Wisconsin and Michigan over the past year

The concept is simple. If you are one of those farms that harvested less than ideal quality forages this spring because of muddy fields or any number of other factors, you might still be able to feed it...

A new bill was introduced in Congress earlier this month with the intention of helping young people who want to farm pay off student loans