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After a season of financial sacrifice, Darigold’s strategic pivot into specialty proteins with Actus Nutrition marks a new era of stability and high-value growth for its farmer-owners.

As heat stress season ramps up, AI-powered barn systems could help dairies’ cooling efforts while reducing water and energy costs.

IP 28 threatens to dismantle Oregon’s agricultural heritage by criminalizing routine farming and hunting practices, potentially banning in-state meat and dairy production.

By trading volume for high-value components and investing $11 billion in infrastructure, U.S. dairy is evolving from a fluid milk nation into the world’s premier nutrient-dense global powerhouse.

USDA is expanding LRP coverage for cull cows and beef-on-dairy calves, giving dairy producers more ways to protect beef-driven revenue.

A new study examining diary calf cognition found calves fed more milk were more likely to prioritize play than food-seeking behavior.

Phil Plourd describes why the industry feels simultaneously constrained and full of opportunity.

Protect intake, stabilize the rumen, and keep cows producing through heat

The new facility in Jerome brings ice cream manufacturing and dry blending together under one roof.

Beef-on-dairy cattle are getting bigger and more valuable, but the industry’s push for heavier carcasses is creating a balancing act between profitability, cattle health and steaks consumers still want to put on the grill.