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Feed cost is reduced $165 per day by feeding three different rations instead of one ration to all cows.

In the USA, cheese consumption has grown from 2.3 billion pounds in 1970 to nearly 10.5 billion pounds in 2011.

Our Dollars and Sense columnists report how they handle breeding and reproduction in their herds.

When I saw the title for this month’s discussion on risk management, my mind jumped to milk futures and feed prices. But the more I thought about it, there is more at risk than one year’s profit-and-loss statement.

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‘For the 20,000 lb./cow budget, income rose by about $340 and variable expenses rose by about $40.'--Robert Tigner, University of Nebraska Extension

Select Sires has identified five genetically different lines of Holstein sires that can then be used to slow inbreeding.

The New Zealand dairy giant consults with its biggest customer China after traces of an agricultural chemical were found in some of its milk products.

Increased global demand for cheese is good news for U.S. dairy farmers.

California dairy producers and processors clash over proposed regulatory pricing changes.