Katelyn Allen

Average farm real estate values keep marching upward, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service’s annual Land Values report.

As this year’s silage harvest draws closer, farmers, harvesters, agronomists, and crews will be preparing to make the most of this significant investment.

Planet Labs PBC There is a new way for the planet’s methane and carbon dioxide emissions to be measured: from space.

The dairy industry is one step closer to having a vaccine available for highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1). Last week, Secretary of Agriculture

After decades of phenotypic decline in fertility traits as dairy farmers bred cows to make more milk instead, the industry has more recently seen

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 the last cow standing when the dust settled on Tuesday afternoon. Both the Open and Junior Shows were significantly larger than last year’s Milking Shorthorn Shows.

The dairy industry celebrated a “Golden Age” all throughout World Dairy Expo week with cutting-edge technology, insightful educational sessions, competitive youth contests, valuable connections, and of course, a remarkable cattle show. The event’s final order of business was to name its Supreme Champion cows, and on Friday afternoon, the winning Junior and Open Jerseys took home those titles in their respective division.

The author is the senior editor for Hoard’s Dairyman. Managing livestock is complex. A dairy farmer is constantly trying to move the seesaw of health and disease in favor of animal health.

People enjoy traditions, but today’s consumers also want and need more from their food products.

Taking a page out of Colorado’s book, USDA will start testing bulk raw milk around the country for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The department said last week that testing would begin in early November.