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Game-changing genetic discovery to help target disease resistance, improve herd health and operational profitability.

The trick is to control feed costs without reducing milk production.

While reports show the U.S. and Mexico made possible progress on the auto portion of the deal, it’s the contentious issue over dairy that’s still a wedge between the U.S. and Canada.

Health traits will be weighted by their appropriate economic value in Net Merit for Holsteins.

Calcium treatments at calving and routine oral calcium boluses (or drenches) typically don’t work well for preventing subclinical hypocalcemia.

LIP provides benefits for livestock deaths caused by adverse weather, disease or attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the federal government.

In times of low milk-feed margins, optimal stocking density is often one cow per stall.

Pineland Farms Dairy Co. will reopen a dairy processor in Maine after it was closed for five years.

With more milk predicted for 2019, dumping excess milk may increase, too.

Dairy Farmers of America is working with impacted members to find a new processing plant for their milk.