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The Dairy One Forage Lab collaborated with Allenwaite Farm in Schaghticoke, N.Y., to conduct a 12-week study feeding Shredlage® versus conventionally processed corn silage. One objective of the project was to help de

Farmers have an Affordable Care Act reporting requirement if they have 50 or more employees or have less than 50 employees and a self-funded healthcare plan

A Cornell University researcher suggests low levels of antibiotics in waste milk can encourage the development of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. He suggests degrading antibiotics may be another valuable benefit of pa

University of Michigan Extension educator Frank Wardynski compares the economics of raising dairy steer calves on three different preweaning nutrition programs: conventional, accelerated and early weaning. The most prof

University of Wisconsin calf and heifer researcher Sheila McGuirk shares advice on maximizing lifetime performance by focusing on the critical first day of every calf’s life. McGuirk emphasizes getting calves up a

When Lizzy French hears a dairy producer say milk is decreasing and efficiency seems poor, her mind runs through a series of questions to troubleshoot the potential cause.

The USDA October milk production report released this week shows U.S. milk production reached nearly 18.6 billion pounds, up 2.3% from 2019.

Over the last several months there has been a large uptick in home baking and cooking, which has caused butter consumption to rise tremendously.