Overcrowding a barn can have negative impacts on milk production and animal health; Penn State Extension’s John Tyson pointed to several factors that could restrict the number of animals a barn can...

Take control. That’s a message I echoed in a recent webinar to dairy forage growers. Get out, scout your fields with your agronomist and assess your corn’s current growth stage

As dairy farmers in Australia continue to battle with hot weather and drought conditions, milk production has taken a hit

In today’s age of instant information, dairy farmers and industry people have heard time and time again that we need to share our story to gain trust with consumers

Calcium status surrounding calving is not only important, but it also varies significantly depending on the cow

The navel cord provides a lifeline between the dam and its calf during gestation

From the peak of 9.438 million dairy cows in January 2018, the U.S. dairy cow inventory has declined by 128,000 head as of July 2019

While domestic dairy semen sales stagnated in 2018, domestic beef sales have exploded. The trend shows no sign of slowing in 2019

If at all possible, dairy personnel putting up corn silage this fall should aim to store like forages with like forages

When humans are hot or uncomfortable, they tend to want a little more personal space. For some reason, cows have the opposite reaction, which leads to a problem called bunching

Despite a dismal corn planting season for the majority of the country, dairy producers could breathe a bit easier about previously projected shortages raising feed prices

Many dairy producers who enrolled in the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program have already received checks for the first part of the year

This July, U.S. dairy farmers collectively sent 256,800 dairy cows to packing plants

As corn silage makes its way from the field to the farm, proper storage becomes essential

When it comes to the breakfast table, beverage milk and breakfast cereal have been long hitched together as complementary food items

While most farmers in the South and West already have their corn silage safely stored away, many in the Midwest and Northeast are still wondering if their corn will reach maturity

Milking robots offer a number of advantages. An automatic milking system (AMS) tends to boost production, reduce labor, and provide valuable data to help with day-to-day herd management

Whey isn’t the only dairy-related U.S. agricultural product being battered by the trade war between the U.S. and China

Many dairy farms have made great strides in reproduction. Looking through data from the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC), a 20 percent pregnancy rate would have been considered elite just a decade...

Converting from conventional tillage to a reduced or no-till cropping system may come with a learning curve, but in terms of corn planting, it doesn’t require new machinery