The author and her husband, Duane, own and operate a 550-cow dairy in Cochranville, Pa. My poor high school math teacher, may he rest in peace. I don’t remember his name, but I can picture him wearing ...

For years now, producers have looked to the ethanol industry for protein-rich commodities. Developing ethanol production ...

There are three parties in the dairy market: producers, processors, and consumers. It has long been decided that none of ...

In a decade from now, might we reflect on this article as “the days when we talked about horned genetics” in dairy cattle? It ...

In a Virginia Tech Dairy Pipeline newsletter, graduate student Prashant Ghimire and extension scientist Gonzalo Ferreira ...

I’m not taking a stance on whether cuts should be made to SNAP to help balance the budget; I’m just trying to estimate what ...

Heins urged producers to test, noting that fecal evaluation is probably the most effective among the options, which also include blood and milk. “We do the milk ELISA testing about once a year for the ...

Higher butterfat prices should lead to heightened butterfat supply, right? It has, and has resulted in dramatic boosts in ...

Given current forecasts, 2025 could be the third-best price year on record. Again, milk price does not equal profit margin.

All of this means there’s growing proof that the dairy foods farmers work hard to produce every day, from whole milk to ...