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July 8 2024
In June, the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding’s (CDCB) publication of 305-ME (mature equivalent) was discontinued and replaced by 305-AA (average age) as the standardized yield estimate for U.S....
July 8 2024
During the summer months, there’s one task that surfaces to the top of every dairy farmer’s agenda: how to beat the heat. It’s crucial to mitigate heat stress in all dairy cattle, including...
July 4 2024
The summer heat is upon us. As many readers are aware, we can monitor and anticipate changes to the dairy herd when the temperature-humidity index (THI) begins to climb above the comfort zone of 68
July 4 2024
The dairy community has done a tremendous job collecting phenotypic animal performance data for decades
July 4 2024
This week, USDA issued a draft of its recommended changes for pricing formulas in the federal milk marketing orders (FMMOs)
July 1 2024
Healthy aging is a hot topic these days as the U.S. population is older than it has ever been
July 1 2024
Akdeniz, an assistant professor and extension specialist in biological systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, noted that the average temperature in the Midwest was 1.3°F to 1.7°F...
July 1 2024
Starting today (Monday, July 1), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin accepting applications for financial assistance from dairy producers who experienced milk losses due to highly pathogenic...
July 1 2024
Milk production has been essentially flat for the past three years, and 2024 is on track for another year at the same level, if not less
June 27 2024
Milk has long been a staple of healthy diets, but today’s consumers are looking for additional benefits then when they pick up their glass
June 27 2024
Dairy farmers invest a considerable amount of money and effort in fans, sprinklers, shade, and other animal-cooling methods in order to avoid the reduced productivity and well-being that comes from heat...
June 27 2024
Modern disc mowers are good at what they do
June 27 2024
In USDA’s most recent Milk Production report, May milk output was 19.7 million pounds, down 0.9% from the same month a year before
June 24 2024
During the summer months, cow cooling becomes fundamental to animal care
June 24 2024
For dairy-beef crossbred animals to retain the value that dairy farmers benefit from, the backgrounders and feedlots that feed them out must know how to fit these animals into their systems and help them...
June 24 2024
The high-protein dairy beverage market is experiencing significant growth due to greater consumer interest in health and wellness products
June 24 2024
Demand for butter has been strong in the United States, and that clearly is the case around the world as well
June 20 2024
Inflation affects our daily lives in all aspects, but do we understand its meaning and how it applies to agriculture?
June 20 2024
In the 8th edition of Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (also known as NASEM) put more emphasis on forage neutral detergent fiber (NDF)...
June 20 2024
Pathogens that cause mastitis can be transferred via the environment or the milking process
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