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If you watch carefully, you can tell a lot about a cow by reading her face. Know the telltale facial expressions of cows in the early stages of pain and sickness.

What can we expected for milk production and milk prices if the drought continues and corn prices move above and/or stay above $7.00 or maybe even $8.00?

Dairy Farmers of America has announced they are closing their manufacturing plant near Decatur, Indiana.

Like many dairy farms, La Luna Dairy struggles to find enough workers to keep their 1,400-cow dairy humming. Not too long ago it did not matter how many help-wanted ads they put out, they still had vacancies.

Earlier this month, Stensland Family Farm, located outside of Larchwood, Iowa, opened its barn doors to host fourth-year medical students, allowing them to learn more about dairy’s farm-to-table story

Look at the decision makers and leaders on your farm. Are they all around the same age? Do they all have the same experience level?

Wisconsin dairy farmer, Renee Clark says being a woman in agriculture means being able to work just as hard as everyone else. Clark heads to the barn every morning to mix feed for her farms’ milking herd.

A slight percentage decrease in shrink can have a big impact on profitability.