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Milk hauling rates jumped by more than a third in 2018 compared to 2017, shows a study just released by the Upper Midwest Federal Milk Marketing Order.

Here's what you need to know about hemp as a feed ingredient for cattle.

Calves with navel infections will present wet or pus ridden navel cords and their navel areas will be swollen, hard, and painful to the touch.

The person who originated the adage, “It beats a snowbank” may have been thinking about feeding corn stalk bales. However, like most forages there can be quite a bit of variability in nutritional value.

First generation dairy farmer Austin Allred, has one thing on his mind most of the time: sustainability.

Poisonous plants are responsible for considerable losses in livestock although many cases go unrecognized and undiagnosed due to a lack of knowledge of which plants could be responsible.

Prussic acid and nitrates affect cattle differently.

Several options exist for producers to make up for forage lost to severe spring weather.

With the limited opportunities and short windows many have had to make hay so far this year, some hay may have been made at higher moisture levels than we would like

Grazing fresh young alfalfa can induce bloat in cattle. Bloat can sometimes be fatal to cattle.

Any calf castrated with an elastrator band should be given tetanus prevention.

While only effective on dark hided cattle (black and red), this low stress permanent method of identification has specific supplies and steps ensuring its efficacy.

Here's what you need to know about hemp as a feed ingredient for cattle.

It can be a struggle to get kids to eat healthy food, but can a chocolatey treat be the key to getting them the nutrients they don’t often get?

Aurora Organic Dairy’s High Plains Dairy outside Gill, Colorado has been found to be in full compliance of organic rules by USDA's National Organic Program (NOP), on Sept. 27.

Whether in the classroom or on the street, there are people who want to put an end to animal agriculture. Here are six tips for how you can effectively share your point of view.

As veterinarians, we are trained in the art of the physical exam: Using our senses of sight, smell, touch and hearing to identify abnormalities within the different organ systems.

Dairy cow slaughter was up 9% from a year earlier during August, approaching the prior peaks of the year posted in January and March.

Every toddler learns that T-Rex was a fierce meat-eater, and those long-necked brachiosaurus-types ate only plants. But new fossil evidence suggests their diets weren’t totally herbivorous.

Expo’s Trade Show is the place to be for dairy companies looking to connect with the world.

The only person who can build your farm’s culture is you.

John Deere has added forage accessories to it’s Worksite Pro attachments line, including two silage defacers (AD7 and AD11), five bale spears (AB21, AB31, AB32, AB42 and AB43) and a bale hugger (AH80).

The beverage milk industry is a risky business. One of the more complicated provisions of the complicated Federal Milk Marketing Order system is in fluid or beverage milk pricing.

World Dairy Expo’s school tour program aims to introduce youngsters to the dairy industry.

New Zealand dairy company A2 Milk said on Thursday that Chinese authorities had accepted the registration of its milk formula, produced by partner processing firm Synlait.

It comes as no surprise that the organic sector continues to grow at a faster pace than other agricultural production systems. And while vegetables, fruits and livestock account for the lion’s share of organic product

NMPF told the EPA on Sept. 26 that the dairy industry supports a two-step process to roll back the existing WOTUS regulation and generate a new policy that provides farmers greater certainty in the future.

The National Milk Producers Federation told the Environmental Protection Agency today that a two-step process is needed in rolling back the Waters of the U.S. regulation, currently suspended due to court actions.

World Dairy Expo invites attendees to enjoy the 51st annual event and all it has to offer.

A bill going through Congress is designed to expand the successful Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) program. Supporters say the act will boost trade's impact on U.S. farmer profitability

Rye cover crop, no-till corn reduce soil losses.

As Hurricane Irma barreled toward Florida in early September, she threatened to starve thousands of dairy cows by delaying the “grain train” – two dozen freight cars of feed commodities bound for the Lake Okeechob

Rye cover crop, no-till corn reduce soil losses.

More than 30 years after its launch, the World Forage Analysis Superbowl continues to grow.

It’s bad enough wading through rhetorical swamps teeming with PR-ese written by animal activist screechers. But since when did the mainstream media become their press agents?

Competing in Judging Contests readies college students for challenges they’ll face in careers.

Unseasonably hot U.S. weather is accelerating corn and soy crop maturity after months of concerns that lagging development could drag down yields or put some late-planted acres at risk of damage from frost, agronomists

Forage sorghum is riding a wave of popularity across the country as high-feed-value, lower-input dairy feedstuff.

The job of an Expo breed show superintendent.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday predicted some tough days ahead for negotiators trying to modernize the NAFTA trade pact and declined to say whether he thought the talks could meet a year-end deadline.

Some Michigan hay farmers need to decide how to clean up fields that went unharvested this year due to excessive rain.

It can be a challenge to keep up with the latest technology and how it might fit on your farm—which is exactly why Farm Journal is hosting the AgTech Expo. Whether you’re a novice, an early adopter or somewhere in b

Agriculture continues to be the most deadly industry in the United States based on the number of deaths per 100,000 workers.

When thinking about stocking density, most dairy farmers will look at the number of cows in a pen and then the number of freestalls in that pen.

New Zealand’s dairy group Fonterra on Monday reported an 11 percent fall in full-year net profit after tax as milk volumes took a hit, impacted by unfavorable weather conditions.

Not everybody is filling the bunker though, late maturing corn and cool weather have delayed corn silage harvest in some parts of the country.