Grand champion Holstein Sheeknoll Durham Arrow, known by friends and family as “Thomas,” may have taken home reserve supreme champion from World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin, but she has given her owners an even bigger prize: a dream come true.

Jill Kopfer was expecting to have a chaotic week at World Dairy Expo (WDE) in Madison Wisconsin, but an unanticipated traveling companion added even more fun and chaos.

Dairy producers in Wisconsin were the most likely to attend the World Dairy Expo in 2016, according to a recent survey conducted by Progressive Dairyman.

The Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) released the updated version of the association’s Gold Standards for raising quality heifers on the first day of World Dairy Expo 2016. Dr. Bob James, DCHA academia-at-large director, says he’s excited about the new standards and feels this version is much more science-based than the original standards, which were released in 2009.

Agricultural students with journalism or communications training are encouraged to apply for Progressive Publishing's 2017 editorial internship program. Applications are due Dec. 16, 2016.

Lower dairy product prices resulted in lower revenue and a decline in assets for most dairy cooperatives in 2015, according to an annual USDA summary. Despite the decline, however, more than one-fifth of the nation's 100 largest cooperatives have dairy businesses.

With many things in life, more is not always better. But when it comes to milking frequency in a robotic milking system, more is almost always better.

Near-term price declines have halted a U.S. dairy recovery thought to have started this summer. However, global dairy economists see better times ahead.

Each dairy farm has its own history. Some farms are established by grandparents or great-grandparents; some are transplanted from a different country; and some are starting from the ground up. One way or another, each farm establishes its own roots and achieves a little more growth and success with each generation.

Improved sales of milk powder to Mexico and whey to China, plus rebounding world commodity prices, led U.S. dairy exports to post their first year-over-year value increase in more than two years. Overall exports were valued at $402.6 million, up 3 percent from last August.