Dairy

A new group of ag industry leaders is ready to make a difference in their communities after graduating from the AgrIInstitute’s Indiana Agricultural Leadership Program.

Many factors impact fertility and reproduction of dairy cows, including the nutrition of their rations.

Prairie Farms Dairy announced that the company is launching four new lactose-free dairy options in what it believes to be an underserved category.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is encouraging dairy producers to enroll for 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage, an important safety net program that helps offset milk and feed price differences.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that samples of pasteurized milk had tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected dairy cows.

High oleic soybeans are gaining in popularity as an alternative feed ingredient on dairy farms.

Dairy cows that experience heat stress during the dry period have lower milk production in their next lactation.

Visitors learned about farm animals and other ag-centered topics at the 2024 St. Joseph County Ag Days.

From iron plows to driverless tractors, new ideas and innovative businesses have continually pushed the boundaries of what’s possible in farming.

If the third time is a charm, Michael Happ might finally make an impression on federal lawmakers and administrators with his fact-filled, 24-page report on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s continued financing of Big Ag’s big manure habit.

The only career Bob Friestad ever considered was farming and more than seven decades later he continues to grow crops on his farm near Morris in northeastern Illinois.

When word came out of Texas on April 1 that avian flu had made another unwelcome hop — this one from a dairy cow to a human — the news seemed like an April Fool’s joke. It wasn’t.

A poultry facility in Michigan and egg producer in Texas both recently reported outbreaks of avian flu.

Students at Purdue University celebrated Ag Week — a tradition of student-led events hosted by the College of Agriculture.

This is my favorite time of the year. It is the time when new life is created.