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Americans are expected to purchase 161 million lb. of butter between the second week of November through Christmas.

Americans are expected to purchase 161 million lb. of butter between the second week of November through Christmas.

Here are five bad habits to break to be a better farm leader.

With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season hastily approaching, now is the time to look over business details to help make your transition into the new year much smoother.

So far, more than $981 million in DMC payments have been distributed and dairy operations have received $51,566 on average.

These Olympians competing in the 2020 Olympic Games share one common diet staple to fuel their bodies: REAL milk.

Elle Purrier St. Pierre, a Vermont dairy farmer turned world-renowned track star, is set to compete at the 2021 Summer Olympic Games. This marks the first time the farm girl fueled by milk will compete in the Olympics.

Elle Purrier St. Pierre, a Vermont dairy farmer turned world-renowned track star, has punched her ticket to compete in the 2021 Summer Olympic Games hosted in Tokyo.

How a mile wide, EF4 tornado affected my mental health.

Exceptional drought problems are growing throughout the country and America’s Dairyland is starting to feel the effects.

Utilizing an effective management team can help you. As the owner or leader of your business, spend less time on the non-urgent and non-important tasks or duties that pop up every day.

It’s here. That unusual sense of quiet tranquility right before all hell breaks loose. It’s the calm before the storm, and it’s starting to stir up tension on our family’s farm.

Failure is a part of life, but how we bounce back from it determines how successful we will become.

We asked you to share your favorite Suez Canal memes and you didn’t disappoint!

Solar energy falls into the renewable energy category, and its growth has skyrocketed over the last few decades due to lower installation costs and consumer demand for more sustainable energy.

Merck will start manufacturing the COVID-19 vaccine in its human manufacturing facilities later this month.

Individual investment leads to whole farm success.

If you’re still looking for a date for Valentine’s Day, have you considered going on a Zoom date with a cow?

Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin estimates that consumers will eat 20 million pounds of cheese this Sunday for the Big Game - enough to cover the entire playing field of every NFL stadium in the country.

Data from a recent Pulse Poll shows that dairy farmers are most interested in automated milking technology.

If you’re anything like most Americans, chances are you’ve already broken several of your New Year’s resolutions for 2021.

A collective effort benefits all types of farms.

Check out what we've got in store for day five of Dairy Week!

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Along with a slew of environmental benefits, cover crops offer up some impressive nutritional benefits as well.

Here are 15 favorite tech tools used by farmers daily.

Setting up an on-farm culturing machine is relatively simple and fairly inexpensive, .

While there may not be a cure for this lameness causing disease, digital dermatitis can be easy to manage if you know what to look for.

Progesterone is key to maintaining a healthy pregnancy.

We wanted to know if this range in forage quality was impacting producers milk components. The results from our readers were surprising.

The owner of Shuttered Dairy has plead guilt to conducting nearly $60 million in fraud. Meanwhile, farm losses 5,800 farms in 2019 versus 2018. Ag Day's Clinton Griffiths explains more in this week's Dairy Report.

If walking into your heifer barn gives you replacement cost anxiety, you may have too many heifers on your hands.

While the process of finding an employee who fits the bill remains challenging, taking time to showcase your farm’s culture and making them feel a part of the team could help your new hire stick around a little longer.

Here are 10 tips to help establish a better alfalfa stand in 2020.

Here we count down the top 10 reproduction articles that made dairy headlines in 2019.

Looking to 2020, regional supply and demand will continue to be the driving force behind the swing in hay acres and prices.

Keeping dairy in your diet can actually help you achieve your New Year's goals!

As we wrap up 2019, check out our most popular calf management articles of the year!

Here we count down the top 10 nutrition articles that made dairy headlines in 2019.

If a cow is experiencing lameness prior to dry off, she may be more likely to incur a rough transition back into the milking herd.

Milk prices have witnessed a wild roller-coaster ride during the last five years but seem to be holding steady at $20 as of lately.

The new formulation has 25 percent less sugar than McDonald’s previous chocolate milk and is no longer a fat-free product.

Despite what proved to be wearisome season, farmers are back in the fields once again planting cover crops to help protect their soil .

“The reality is, bale density, or the hardness of the bale, has a heck of a lot to do with your return on investment.”

When it comes down to installing an automated milking system, there are many variables to consider. 

According to the USDA, the domestic demand for dairy has reached a 56-year high. At the same time, farm labor wages are also trending upwards. AgDay’s Betsy Jibben explains more in this week’s Dairy Report.

As the air begins to chill and the fields change from their summery shade of green to that “almost ready” shade of brown, farmers are anxious to move their harvest equipment from the shop to the fields.

Every producer knows that dreaded feeling when you find a cow who once was pregnant suddenly show up as “open.”