When faced with the facts, it’s hard to argue that production agriculture is not a dangerous line of work. Recently, I read a Forbes article that ranked farming and ranching as the fourth most deadly occupation in America.

Portland State University psychology professor & filmmaker  Milk Men: The Life and Times of Dairy Farmers, a new feature-length documentary about four Washington State dairies and one Oregon dairy, recently premiered in the Northwest. 

Almost every seminar you’ve ever listened to on employee management or recruitment probably told you to find the best people for your operation and suggest ways to find them.

At the 2015 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit, two dairy farmers shared their experiences in growing grass forages. What follows are the comments from their presentation. Following the presentations, the two farmers were joined by Tim Fritz, president and general manager of King’s AgriSeeds, to answer questions from the audience.

As technology in the dairy industry expands, so do the abilities of producers to prevent disease and monitor herd health. In light of these advances, what role will the next generation of veterinarians serve on commercial dairies?

The call to serve comes in different ways, but it came for Scott and Astrid Gottschalk through the telephone 20 years ago.

Tennessee weather can be unforgiving in its ability to deliver extremes, from the heat of the deep South to the winter cold of the North.

Progressive Dairyman contributor Mark Junkin recently completed his second book, Tough Times Never Last, Tough Farmers Do. 

Clare Palmquist and her husband, Dean Marshik, knew they had a pivotal decision to make about the future of their dairy farm.

In 2015, nearly 600 attendees from nine different states and Canada were inspired and invigorated at the first-ever Dairy Strong conference. Here is what two participants had to say about their experiences: