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The semi arrived in October 2005 to take our 100 dairy cows. With them went decades of 5 a.m. alarms, my father’s identity and a way of life that defined our family.

Water buffalo, robots and a second chance come together at this unconventional British Columbia dairy.

As farm numbers shrink, a massive wave of investment signals unprecedented confidence in dairy’s next chapter.

Simple changes to water access after milking could help dairies better manage heat stress while supporting milk production and fertility.

Beef-on-dairy calf values have given dairy producers a valuable boost. But falling prices, higher feed costs and lower milk prices are set to put more pressure on margins later this year.

Passing the farm to the next generation takes more than deciding who gets what. The right estate plan can help avoid family conflict, unexpected costs and headaches down the road.

New resistance-to-diarrhea and resistance-to-respiratory-disease PTAs give producers another tool for long-term calf health selection.

As school starts earlier and state fairs hold their late-summer slots, farm kids across America face an impossible choice: Show livestock and honor family legacy or show up for practice and keep their spot on the team.