News

In a decade from now, might we reflect on this article as “the days when we talked about horned genetics” in dairy cattle? It ...
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 ...
In a Virginia Tech Dairy Pipeline newsletter, graduate student Prashant Ghimire and extension scientist Gonzalo Ferreira ...
The widespread adoption by dairy farmers of hormonal protocols that synchronize ovulation and allow for timed A.I. in lactating dairy cows has changed the way that A.I. breeding programs are ...
U.S. dairy margins are forecasted to rebound in the second half of the year. That wasn’t the case earlier this year as margins fell steadily during the first quarter of 2025. Between falling milk ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of gene-edited technology that results in a pig resistant to the costly porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS). The FDA ...
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 author owns The McCully Group LLC, which provides management consulting for dairy and food companies. In May, the U.S. dairy herd expanded to its highest level in 27 years, climbing to over 9.5 ...
Judge Chris Lahmers of Marysville, Ohio, and his associate, Mike Maier of Stitzer, Wis., evaluated 262 animals in the International Milking Shorthorn Show this year, and Gin-Val Logic Lauretta-EXP was ...
In the show "The Big Bang Theory," one of the main characters, Dr. Sheldon Cooper, has a very particular fondness for one location on the show’s main set, the characters’ living room. As the plot of ...
Changing economics and shrinking margins on dairy’s home front have been a strong driver in herd demographics throughout the United States. When Hoard’s Dairyman partnered with the American Farm ...