Dairy farmers are facing a growing layer of digital risk.

With increasing insecticide resistance and the emergence of new tick and tick-borne pathogen species, veterinary entomologists are more critical than ever.

Travis Ties serves many roles at Holdgrafer Dairy, including the head of feed operations for the 400-cow dairy located near Bellevue, Iowa. He’s been named the winner of the 2025 MILK Business Employee Excellence Award.

Walmart opened its second U.S.-owned milk processing facility in Valdosta, Ga., a $350-million plant supplying milk to more than 650 Southeast stores.

Three dairymen at the MILK Business Conference explain how steady, intentional decisions around people, technology and key metrics are helping their farms stay competitive and resilient.

Many larger dairies report having biosecurity protocols in place, according to a Farm Journal survey, but there are gaps in the relevancy of plans, farm security, hygiene and herd health practices, and training.