Despite the progress made in udder health, mastitis is still the most common disease of dairy cattle. In fact, 20% to 40% of cows develop a clinical case each lactation, said Pam Ruegg during the National...

Two characteristics distinguish alfalfa hay from grass hay

The lungs are an indicator organ, according to veterinarian Terri Ollivett

As dairies have gotten bigger and more diverse, the need for a reliable workforce has only expanded

The lack of price-supportive grain news means that feed prices have settled into a weaker pattern in recent months and are set to continue their declines

Elevated stress is one of the main contributors to heart disease. The others are poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle

It seems elementary, but it’s an important fact to remember when we’re aiming to produce high-quality milk and maintain udder health: The way pathogens infect the udder is through the teat...

The common saying “There’s more than meets the eye” certainly rings true when it comes to identifying disease in dairy calves

Subclinical mastitis, by definition, rarely gets noticed because it’s not visual. However, nearly 75 years ago, the California Mastitis Test (CMT) was introduced to help illuminate this mystery

When Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) launched the Wisconsin Dairy Athlete of the Month program in 2023, we knew there was an important connection between the hard work happening on family farms and the...

From start to finish, building rations for dairy cows is accomplished with a range of precision

Compared to the day before calving, a cow’s body will need 300% more energy and 65% more calcium the day after it has calved

Every five years, the Census of Agriculture is conducted, giving us an overview of farming in the United States

When it comes to farmland leases, what should be included in the lease and what will hold up in a court of law?

In addition to providing effective training, leading your team members so that they can do their jobs well requires setting clear expectations and providing feedback

Last year was one that will stick out in dairy producers’ minds, but not in a positive way in terms of milk prices and income over feed costs

Dairy heifers weighing over 500 pounds — a proxy for the number of dairy replacements expected to enter the U.S. milking herd over the next year — have fallen almost 15% during the past six...

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is excited to announce that our new educational video game called “Mooving Cows” is now publicly available to download and play

The author is a freelance writer based in Rockford, Ill.Health resolutions for the new year encompass more than simply losing weight

People and businesses around the world have goals about becoming more sustainable, but what sustainability means to each entity can be very different