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When it comes to mastitis, heifers are often overlooked. But that’s a mistake, since 75% of heifers have some form of clinical mastitis

More milk, more cheese and more money, says Norm Martin.

The series will include best-management practices for animal handling and movement, animal health diagnosis and treatment, and other topics.

U.S. robotic milker sales are on pace this year, despite the drought, escalating feed prices and tight milk/feed margins.

Proprietary handlers establishing new forward contracts on or after October 1, 2012, will not be exempt from paying minimum Federal Order prices.

With the expiration of the 2008 farm bill, dairy producers are left without a safety net. Our partners at AgDay look at what it means for the industry.

For the first time in at least a decade, a current U.S. Agriculture Secretary is visiting World Dairy Expo.

Mike Hartmann, a Sibley County, Minn. dairy farmer, has pled guilty to two misdemeanor counts of illegally selling raw milk.

La sequia, con los resultantes altos precios del alimento, tiene a los productores de leche y a los nutricionistas a mal traer en la búsqueda de alimentos y de bajos costos para alimentar a las vacas.

It doesn’t matter how well we think we’re doing with cow comfort; there’s always room to improve. One main focus is to provide a dry, clean place that cows want to lay in.