Ingredients: 3 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/3 cup baking cocoa 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 table

With a constant focus on managing feed costs, we spend most of the time thinking about ingredients that would qualify as expensive

Many factors play a role in successful reproduction. In this column, we’ll focus on the relationship between genomics, milk yield, characteristics and detection of estrus, and fertility

U.S. dairy is strong and growing, and it is the envy of the world,” exclaimed Michael Dykes to the large audience at the International Dairy Foods Association’s (IDFA) 2025 Dairy Forum carrying...

Many of us often wonder if training farm workers is worth the time and effort it takes to perform

Despite headwinds from highly pathogenic avian influenza, weather challenges in many parts of the country, and a slight contraction in U.S. dairy herds, 2024 maintained many of the thresholds that were...

A portable air compressor can be a handy tool around the farm

February is the month that we are supposed to focus on love

We have long known that there is a genetic antagonism between milk yield and the percentages of fat and protein

It was bound to happen, and one night it did. That 2-foot-high pile of papers and notes collected at continuing education events over the last few years fell over

Proper navel care is one of the first and most important steps in raising healthy calves

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

I put a smaller door into a big one so during the winter months, I can use the small one and not let all the warm air out of the barn