The high cost of mastitis is indisputable, and staggering. On an industry level, mastitis—clinical and subclinical cases—steals about $1.8 billion from U.S. dairy producers annually. This is approximately 10 percent
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
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.
Two major mergers in agricultural technology and seeds could hurt competition in the industry and make it harder for smaller companies to compete, Senator Charles Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, wr
Applying a forage inoculant to a crop at harvest requires a leap of faith, as the producer will not see the resulting silage until it is opened weeks, or even months, later.
The transition period is the most challenging time during the production cycle of a dairy cow. One of the major determinants of whether a cow transitions properly is her ability to maintain normal blood calcium concentr
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday pulled a report offline that concluded glyphosate is not likely to be carcinogenic to humans, saying the document was inadvertently published and the agency had not fin
It’s a communications disease, also known as breathing your own exhaust. Sooner or later, it will kill you but it smells so good and it makes you so comfortable in your own thought bubble. Every belief system doe
Last week was tough on the milk market. Not only did the Global Dairy Trade auction come in lower for the second consecutive time, but USDA’s milk production report and cold storage report both indicated oversuppl
A new set of technologies that collectively are being used to edit genes are deriving a lot of media attention. As the name “gene editing” suggests, these technologies enable researchers to add, delete, or r
The United States Department of Agriculture reported Friday afternoon that December milk production was up just 0.7%, the fifth consecutive month that milk production grew less than 1%.
If you don’t read the New York Times online daily, you might have missed a video produced by The New York Times and MilkPEP about the Silver Spring Farm, Syracuse, N.Y. The family of Chuck, Sue and Charlie Luchsinger sh
Sustainability is a goal farmers aim to reach in every area of their business. The three pillars of sustainability, social, economic and environmental, play a vital role in success. Recently the Innovation Center for U.
