Dairy - General
Here’s what you need to know about hemp as a feed ingredient for cattle.
Here’s what you need to know about hemp as a feed ingredient for cattle.
Although cattle in the United States are not causing an increase in global warming and related climate change, they may become part of the solution.
Regardless of what type of business you’re running, it’s important to know and manage your financial risk to know exactly where you stand on that net income or net loss spectrum.
Many farmers wake up and look at the weather to determine their day. The historic drought crippled farmers and Jennifer Beretta was forced to make tough management decisions on her dairy in Santa Rosa, Calif.
Many dairy producers are on solid financial ground, Financial experts offer tips to hold that ground, such as taking advantage of current interest rates and positioning your farm as a preferred employer.
The continued strength of milk futures shifted the mindset of traders to bullish as dry product prices provide support to the market.
The heartland is bright, beaming with illuminated lights. Dairy farmers are part of a ‘2% club’ that works hard and helps put food on the global table. The lessons learned propel farm kids far in life.
Live From World Dairy Expo - Pivot Bio’s Steve Vosberg, Territory Service Manager, WI and Brent Sunderlage, Field Agronomist - Pivot Bio
The incidence of transition-cow diseases has budged little, and these maladies – mastitis, metritis, retained placenta, and poor fertility – continue to make up about 75% of all mature dairy cow diseases.
The USDA has extended the program to allow all schools to offer free breakfast and lunch to students. This is also helping eat into U.S. dairy supplies.
Teamwork – on a dairy or anywhere else – requires trust, so every team member feels valued and compelled to contribute their best effort.
Herrington Farms, Inc. of Troy, NY was named the overall winner of the 2021 World Forage Analysis Superbowl at the 2021 World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis.
Is lowering the age at first breeding still on the industry’s genetic wish list?
Dairy consumption in the U.S. increased for the third consecutive year. Find out which categories drove this growth.
You invest in your business; you invest in your retirement, and you invest in your connections with loved ones. Have you considered investing in the future leadership of your farm?
With the U.S. dairy industry playing a leading role thanks to its 2050 Net Zero goals, two dairy farmers, Charles Krause and Deb Vander Kooi, took the stage at the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) last month.
Born with very little natural immunity, a calf’s odds are stacked against it from the moment it hits the ground.
What standards do lenders use to evaluate farm loans in 2021?
The evolution of dairy production and the industry’s future will be the focus of many presentations on the agenda of the 2021 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) Annual Meeting.
The national average price for replacement Holstein dairy heifers continues to hover at about $1,100 per head, well below the cost of production.
Raising healthy, well-grown replacement heifers that turn into profitable, reliable cows does not have to be complicated, but it does have to be consistent.
Held in Las Vegas Nov. 30 - Dec. 2, the 18th Annual MILK Business Conference has a great line-up of speakers and sessions to help dairy producers capitalize on and further develop their strengths to work for them.
Growing the ideal heifer is an ever-changing goal. A research team from Penn State University and the University of Florida recently explored the impact of bodyweight at first calving on milk yield and herd longevity.
Dairy demand continues to be a bright spot for the dairy industry right now. That’s despite higher input costs, inflation and the battle to find enough workers.
A team of Brazilian researchers studied the thermoregulation capacity of calves fed various levels of colostrum, then determined which of the animals were best able to keep themselves warm.
DMI announced that Tom Gallagher will retire from his three-decade tenure as chief executive officer. A delivered mission of increased sales and trust is the legacy that the longtime CEO says he hopes he leaves behind.
New milk pricing ideas have been put forth, but there is an immediate call to revert back to the higher of pricing formula.
Twenty-five percent of cows get mastitis every year, regardless of how well they’re managed.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, along with Democratic lawmakers, announced on Tuesday five bills totaling more than $25 million in investments in the state’s agriculture industry.