Protein, especially high-quality protein, is the name of the game and the shining star across the entire livestock portfolio

In my role at the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), one thing I am often asked is what keeps me optimistic about U.S. dairy

Good help is hard to find — and these days, it’s also hard to keep on the farm. Maintaining your workforce depends heavily on retaining your key employees; Jennifer A

Are high-oleic soybeans (HOSB) finally ready for liftoff? The buzz has been building as researchers, suppliers, and farmers continue to see production impacts and the potential for lowered feed costs,...

Hoard’s Dairyman is proud to announce articles that meet continuing education standards for the National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program are now available for listening...

Sperm survivability is a hot topic — sometimes literally. In a recent Miner Institute Farm Report, director of research Katie Ballard mused on the impacts that summer heat might have on reproduction...

The cost of producing milk fell in 2025, but not across the board. Operating costs lowered while overhead rose, which tends to disadvantage smaller farms. Managing overhead may be the best strategy, on...

Stress can be tackled in a few ways: preventing it, building resilience to it, and trying to mitigate its effects once it takes hold

Amazon has continued to delve into the grocery business, announcing a new delivery service that will provide fast delivery of fresh groceries — within half an hour — to a customer’s doorstep

This year has seen great wins for 2% and whole milk — the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which allows schools to offer milk of any fat level for student meals, was signed into law Jan. 14, and...

After decades of research on which calf starter meets the ideal, experts still don’t have a definitive answer

Connecticut’s dairy industry is set to receive a $22.5 million state relief package aimed at helping farms weather continued financial pressure from low milk prices and high input costs, according...

Some of the nation’s high-profile organic dairy stakeholders have banded together in a lawsuit against the federal government. At issue is USDA’s Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO); the Coalition...

We live in a world of labels. I do not claim to understand the psychology of how humans view information, but there are many areas of our lives where assigning labels seems to help us sort information...

The philosopher Voltaire once said, “If you wish to converse with me, define your terms.” For the dairy sector, the conversation around definitions themselves has heated up, as officials and...

Liquid nitrogen is a necessary part of the cold chain logistics that have allowed for tremendous genetic advancements in the dairy industry

U.S. cheese exports reached a record 139.9 million pounds in March and notched the 11th consecutive month over 110 million pounds. Butterfat exports also posted a record high of 37.6 million pounds, bringing...

Citing the need to “address a critical lack of regional processing and distribution infrastructure,” a Pennsylvania organization, Food21, has floated a multi-faceted project proposal that’s...

Beef-on-dairy economics, genetic acceleration, and shifting component values are driving what CoBank’s Corey Geiger described as a profound shift on U.S. dairy farms at the recent American Dairy...

Every decision on your farm carries risk. Whether it’s changing a ration, investing in new technology, or adjusting manure management, you’re making the best call you can with the information...