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

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.

That could represent a 20% reduction in planted acres.

California and Colorado show biggest gains while Midwest suffers through tough winter.

Year-to-date culling is down 49,000 head, or 8.8%.

The FAO’s dairy price index rose to the highest level since November 2007, largely on Chinese demand for milk powder.

Danone, the world’s biggest yogurt maker, canceled its supply contract with New Zealand’s Fonterra and is seeking compensation for last year’s product recall over a contamination scare.

Corn stockpiles in the U.S. were 30% larger on Dec. 1 than a year earlier after farmers harvested a record crop. Analysts were expecting a 34% jump.