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By: Alvaro Garcia, SDSU Extension Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Director

Over the past few years, the dairy industry has made it a priority to feed higher forage diets with a correct balance of amino acids and an accurate ratio of lysine to methionine.

Switching from newspaper pomice to compost bedding changed everything for an Oregon dairy farm.

SwissLane Dairy Farms of Alto, Mich. will host its 100th anniversary and the family operation has invited consumers to a barn party for a celebration.

Hickory Hill Milk dairy farm in Edgefield County, S.C. produces non-homogenized whole milk, chocolate milk and buttermilk. Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/living/food-drink/article36919302.html#storylink=cpy

Robotic milking has helped free up time for other duties around and off the farm for a South Dakota dairyman.

DFA and eight local dairy farm families celebrated the one-year anniversary of Craigs Station Creamery, a unique milk plant located in Livingston County, New York.

A world milk glut and a decline in Chinese demand for imported dairy products have sent prices down by 50 percent.

The dairy industry is increasing food production in a sustainable manner while meeting consumers’ expectations for improved health and well-being of dairy animals, say experts in Journal of Dairy Science.