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Done correctly, a partial budget will help you see how your proposed technology may influence your income and/or expenses.

“The only way to bring about change, the only way to make improvements, is to be bold and try new things.”—Doyle Waybright

To maximize production of protein and fat, balance lactation diets for lysine and methionine.

While most cows adapt to robotic milking, milking speed, teat placement and sound legs are still important.

Growing dairy profit margins on the heels of strong export demand are giving producers more opportunities to improve and repair farm equipment and facilities, a Purdue Extension dairy specialist says.

With spring approaching, a Purdue Extension dairy specialist says now is the time for dairy producers to assess their farms and work through a checklist of duties, including facility and pasture maintenance and taking inventory of forage supplies.

The Agricultural Act of 2014 repeals dairy programs that focus solely on price support, and replaces them with two new margin insurance programs.

Photographer Patricia Temples captured these stunning images and audio interviews as part of a project for the Blue Ridge Foothills Nature Conservancy.

The U.S. dairy industry faces a watershed period of global opportunity and volatility.

Higher milk prices could be here for a while longer; certainly until milk production ramps up.