The foundation of scientific method is having only one independent variable — just one factor that changes, with all else remaining stable

The use of video surveillance on dairies has many benefits: cameras allow “eyes” on areas where it is not always feasible to physically monitor and provide insights into both animal and human...

It’s no secret that water management has been a longtime challenge here in California

The cost associated with a case of milk fever — whether it rises to clinical level or not — can be upward of $150

At this time of year, all you have to do to understand heat stress is step outside the door

The success of a dairy farm is determined by doing lots of little things well

Speaking with experienced agronomists, nutritionists, and dairy producers across the U.S. over the past week about the corn crop for silage, it’s abundantly clear that we’re in a tie ball game...

At any given moment, determinants contributing to the dairy market are — to say the least — dynamic, interconnected, and cumulative

As replacement heifer prices continue to reach historic highs, today’s dairy producers must focus on getting the most out of their replacements

Water quality is easily taken for granted, but it’s imperative to the functions of all roles in quality milk

June was the nation’s official Dairy Month — but if the attention was supposed to taper off on June 30, no one told the media

Seventy percent of farms are projected to trade hands in the next 20 years, stated Wesley Tucker, University of Missouri (MU) extension agriculture business specialist

Conversations around artificial intelligence (AI) can go in unpredictable directions; the technology is so unwieldy that getting one’s arms around it is difficult

In an industry with tight margins, dairy farmers are always looking for ways to improve efficiency and their cost of production. In the Center for Dairy Excellence’s “Cow-Side Conversations”...

Supply and demand may dictate markets, but stepping back to discern before following the crowd might be your best move when considering a dairy-beef calf purchase

As the buzzword of the year seems to be sustainability, the addition of anaerobic digesters on dairy farms across the U.S has been making headway

Butter continues to be the case study for how real dairy products have been dogged by plant-derived imitators for decades

Many parts of the country are right on the cusp of large crowds descending upon fairgrounds to take in their annual state fair

All producers are excited to watch their upcoming replacement heifers develop, in anticipation of performance in the milking string as the top genetics of the herd

Headline U.S. milk production for June was up 3.3%, which was much stronger than my 2% forecast, and given the sharp price drops we saw in the dairy futures after the report was released, production was...