During the 2015 National Mastitis Council meeting, Dr. Brandon Treichler, quality control veterinarian with Select Milk Producers, and Scott Hughes of Hughes Consulting Services, led an on-farm workshop to improve milk quality observation techniques.

Raw milk is a polarizing issue, and strong opinions lead to unfair marketing claims to the consumer. Those selling raw milk tend to proclaim conventional, pasteurized milk is devoid of nutrition.Those taking a stand against raw milk claim it’s too big of a health risk and consumers shouldn’t have the option to purchase it.

On Jan. 9 while attending the Pennsylvania Farm Show, current Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Ashley Mohn started a movement on Facebook that soon caught on with her state's dairy industry.

A common myth is that stray voltage can cause mastitis. But in more than 20 years of stray voltage advising and research, University of Wisconsin – Madison's Dr. Doug Reinemann has found that's not the case.

Transition in the dairy industry was the overarching theme of this year’s Women in Dairy Conference, held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Nov. 5, 2014. This biennial conference first began in 2004. The conference kicked off with an evening reception on Nov. 4. The following day, keynote speaker Mike McGrann of Saint Joseph’s University challenged attendees to lead better communication within their farming enterprises.