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When it comes to managing rations for dairy cows, it is always better to be proactively making decisions versus reactively.

U.S. dairy companies have committed hundreds of millions of dollars to new plants, products, offices overseas and additional staff.

Despite a decline in dairy farms in Vermont, agriculture officials say milk production is constant and farmers are getting record-high prices for their milk.

The higher prices come after paying farmers increases of almost 15% for milk deliveries in the past two months.

The animals appeared to have starved to death.

To build trust and have the social license to operate, dairies must convey shared values – rather than science -- to consumers.

“This is the first market I’ve worked in where food safety is a more important consideration than price.” -- Rob Chester, chief compliance officer at Wal-Mart in China.

One of the many goals in raising calves is to provide a stress-free environment, which takes proactive management of the calves’ basic needs.

Hawaii land officials have approved a nearly 1,400-acre dairy farm and cheesery on the Big Island.

Supershot is the first bull to be marketed with a net merit index of more than $1,000.