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Feeding waste milk to calves captures high-quality nutrients and adds value to a product that otherwise would be discarded. But recent research sheds light on concerns about the practice.

Increased fuel costs impedes movement of milk and milk components.

Excess copper can be too much of a good thing for preweaned dairy calves.

Constantly utilizing antibiotics to treat mastitis is not always a viable practice.

Switching from a herringbone to a robotic rotary parlor.

With costs going up for labor, feed and everything in between, knowing your numbers is key to helping your dairy plan for the future.

Milk prices have hit their highest marks since 2014. But the cost of production has eaten into profits. While higher milk prices have sparked encouragement, producers are curious as to how long these prices will last.

Leaving out just 1 of these prevention measures can be costly.

With beef prices soaring and milk prices in favorable conditions, producers are keeping a keen eye on cows who are not pulling their own weight.

More than 250 dairies across the U.S. use some type of anaerobic digester system to generate electricity or renewable natural gas.