“We record breeding codes on all breedings so we can track performance,” explained general manager Kevin Souza of Victory Farms in Milbank, S.D

Four quarts of clean, high quality colostrum (greater than 50 grams per liter [g/L] of immunoglobulins or IgG) — within six hours of birth — has long been the recommendation for successful...

Monthly USDA data suggests that the U.S. dairy cow herd is shrinking. That’s a good thing when it comes to supply-demand balance and the impact on milk prices

While the Hoard’s Dairyman Bull List will be available in the December issue, we are making it available to readers now

Low milk prices and cash flow issues were the top two concerns of agriculture lenders attending the Siouxland Agricultural Lenders Seminar in November

“Nutrition is a very important part of our reproductive program,” said Tim Holmes from Holmesville Dairy near Argyle, Wis

There is new oasis for drivers making the long and often lonely 420-mile trip from Las Vegas, Nev., to Salt Lake City, Utah

If the decade of reliance on immigrant employment in agriculture is not completely eclipsed, then it is certainly waning

The transition period after weaning can be one of the most stressful times in a heifer’s life

Within the last few weeks, nutritionists and dairies from southeast Minnesota, Wisconsin, and New York have shared a common discouraging observation

It’s getting colder outside and with that change comes temperature challenges for young calves

Age at first calving is the biggest factor affecting the total cost of raising heifers, and reproduction is a key factor in managing calving age