Glen Arnold“We have to give a lot of thought to how manure is applied,” said Glen Arnold, with Ohio State University Extension. “Our product is very visible.”

Evidence continues to mount that high-fat diets are healthy for humans.Contrary to popular belief, consuming a higher amount of fat — about 35 percent of energy — is associated with lowe

Tom and Sandy Morris have experienced the event from nearly every angle as early dairy cattle exhibitors, sale managers, trade show exhibitors, and now leaders of the show

Think that all manure is basically the same? Think again. “There’s a lot of variation in manure,” said University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Chris Baxter during his presentation...

Because of their size and age, young calves, just like young children, tend to be primed for infection and can be easily overtaken by disease

Whether you are farming 250 acres or cropping 1,000-plus acres, production costs ranged by a mere 10 cents per bushel for those crop farms throughout the Heartland

We know that dairy farm wages have been climbing rapidly, more so than in most other industries. Depending on the different dairy budgets available, estimated hired labor costs for herds of 200

Getting too low of SCC in the tank is only a look at the entire herd, in response to the item “Can SCCs go too low?” Of great importance is driving down the new mastitis infection rate per...

Consumers have been consuming more butter by as much as 5 to 12 percent in some North American and European countries.

In agriculture, we have seen tremendous advancements in the use of technology. During his presentation at the UW-Discovery Farm’s “Soil, Water, and Big Data Field Day,” Brian Luck reminded...

Lying time and activity have gained popularity in the industry as measures of health and welfare

Losses in 2015 and 2016 have erased nearly two-thirds of the record profits dairy farmers made in 2014