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Emily Yeiser-Stepp, senior director with the National Dairy National Farmers Advocating for Responsible Management (FARM) Program, offers three steps toward continuous improvement.

Deadline is extended one week to December 20.

The key is good records, and then knowing what it is costing you to raise feed.

The new requirements take effect January 1, 2020.

Titled the “Seeding Rural Resilience Act,” the bill’s aim is to curb the rising rate of farmer suicides in America.

Four fifths of Holstein calves born in 2018 now fall in the moderate to high category, which is 6.25 to 12.5%

Weight at calving not only determines first-lactation performance, it sets in stone lifetime performance.

The production history can be increased up to 5 million pounds.

The Wisconsin dairy industry raised a stink Monday over potential new restrictions on manure storage, insisting the regulations would make life harder on struggling farmers and force them to relocate.

Secretary of Ag Sonny Perdue ruffled some farmer feathers this week with a remark about the future of small dairies. John Phipps provides his take in John’s World.