During a recent farm visit, I walked into a barn and was surprised to see a zebra

Milking fresh heifers for the first time can be a stressful and hazardous experience for both milking technicians and cattle alike

There were seven of us sitting around the table. Sam, Brad, and Ben were the father and two sons who owned the farm

Restraint is the first step in the examination and treatment of cattle

It is now standard operating procedure for dairy producers to think about shrink in silages

While nearly everyone in the dairy industry forecasted that U.S. milk production would keep growing, milk production began stalling in 2022 and has held relatively flat ever since

I recently read a research paper appropriate for the frosty winter weather many readers will be facing in the coming months about how feed and water temperature may affect rumen temperature and the significance...

Communication follows nourishment and shelter as a basic human need

Carbon has become a ubiquitous term in sustainability discussions, ranging from talk of carbon markets and carbon credits to carbon offsets and carbon insets

A number of years ago, there was a couple that moved from the city of Philadelphia to our farm-centric neighborhood

With the year’s end upon us, it’s time to gather your records and evaluate your tax situation

The calf program has often been relegated to a lower priority for the dairy business as it is a current expense with a delayed impact on future income

Every time I leave World Dairy Expo, my heart and my stomach are full — my heart because of the relationships that are nurtured during the week, and my stomach because of all the good food that can...

After several cows climbed out the front of our tie stalls, we were introduced to this method of utilizing a heavy-duty tie down strap looped around their stalls. This is a cost-effective idea that works

I’ll let you in on a little secret. I am terrified of bridges. Not the small bridges that are barely noticeable, but the really high bridges that go on forever

Delayed milk ejection — most often presented as a bimodal milk flow curve — occurs when the cisternal milk fraction is removed before the alveolar milk reaches the gland cistern

In recent years, dairy cow populations have shifted, with more cows in the Northern and Southern Plains and fewer in the Northeast and Southeast

In the Feeding Fundamentals column and throughout invited talks or seminars, we tend to cover a lot of ground

I don’t know what I was thinking. During my veterinary training, I believed it was important to purchase most of my textbooks

I recall from my days in veterinary practice that some clients extended themselves to make my job more pleasant, and some did not