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The Illinois-based dairy cooperative, Prairie Farms, has announced that they will be closing their plants in Alabama at the end of the month.

While it’s likely producers will still see a drop in milk production during the summer months, feeding a well-balanced ration with proper amino acid concentrations can be a valuable tool in your heat abatement toolbox.

The logistics of tracking over 25 wholesale primals per carcass side (excluding trim) through a modern processing facility into a box and through distribution channels is a monumental task.

Emerging technologies have to overcome several barriers for successful product adoption. Not only work better than the current option but also cost effective and simple to implement.

Water is the cheapest, most vital nutrient in dairy cattle diets. Yet cleanliness and availability are often overlooked.

Would you celebrate National Ice Cream Month tasting the first written recipe for ice cream?

Weyauwega Star Dairy has unofficially broke its own record for the world’s longest piece of string cheese at 3,832 feet.

You spend time implementing best management practices on your farm – shouldn’t you do the same for your succession plan?

Over the past year, the U.S. dairy herds’ somatic cell count has dropped from 187,000 cells/mL to 178,000 cells/mL.