The transition period receives the attention of the entire dairy industry because of the dramatic and intense changes that cows undergo.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza. H5N1. Bird flu. Regardless of what you may call it, this virus has posed significant ...
In the world of artificial intelligence and automation, long-time team leaders will tell you it also takes a group of diverse ...
As much as we try to avoid having sick cows, at some point or another, we will experience a cow that is feeling under the weather.
Is it realistic to talk about a future where we have eliminated highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the U.S. dairy ...
The following benchmarks have come up in discussions over the past two months: income over feed costs, cost per pound of dry ...
January was a tough month in our house. There were snow days, extreme cold, respiratory viruses, and stomach bugs on top of work travel, sports, and everything in between. It was certainly a challenge ...
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) president and chief executive officer Dennis Rodenbaugh was elected chair of the board of directors at the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy during the checkoff-founded ...
As a dairy farmer and an individual that spends 99% of their day outside, I wish you would reconsider your previous prediction of six more weeks of winter. This winter has lasted long enough. Although ...
Much has been written about the yield and quality differences among various grass species, but farmers planting forage grasses either as a companion crop with alfalfa, or as a pure stand, should pay a ...
Cows will naturally go through a negative energy balance when they enter into lactation as their body adjusts from the dry ...
Plant-based milks, such as soy and almond products, are dairy milk’s biggest imposters, often served with the same promised benefits as cow’s milk.