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 ...

Despite mounting economic pressures and geopolitical tensions, global dairy prices, especially among certain commodities in both Europe and Oceania, have continued to rise in recent months, defying ...

The author is a senior director of market analysis with Ever.Ag. The U.S. dairy market is charging into 2025 with high stakes. Two of the world’s largest cheese plants have fired up in the first half ...

Heifer inventories have flirted with generational lows, and prices for bred or fresh heifers have bumped against the ceiling. An interesting analysis in a recent Virginia Dairy Pipeline reminded ...

Roughly two months into the 2025 growing season and fresh off a few days of working with colleagues and dairy producers in western New York, Mother Nature has already forced in-season adjustments for ...

University of Illinois Professor Emeritus Mike Hutjens was the presenter on the May Hoard’s Dairyman webinar, speaking on strategies to achieve a component goal of 7 pounds of milkfat and protein.

This year marks a major milestone for the National Milk Producers Federation’s (NMPF) National Young Cooperators (YC) Program as it celebrates its 75th anniversary. Young dairy farmer leaders from ...

As we pass the peak of tornado season and the recent solemn recognition of Memorial Day, we can take a pause and continue to ...

There is a significant unrealized opportunity here that can have a strong impact on dairy farm profitability. This isn’t your grandpa’s “least-cost calculator.” It is a dynamic nutrition model with bo ...

The most basic visual dairy cattle evaluation system is the five-point body condition score (BCS) scale. It is well-known and used commonly in the modern dairy industry. It may have been covered in an ...