Recently, I attended a herd health talk in which the presenter described a disease as the “silent thief,” and it struck me that, in my experience, Prototheca mastitis could be viewed analogously

During unprecedented times like our society has been through the past two-plus years, the week-to-week swings may seem daunting

With tight labor markets and constantly improving technology, there has been an exponential adoption of automated milking systems (AMS) throughout North America

If you live on a dairy farm, the odds are high that you live near a small town. There are different definitions of what designates a small town versus a medium town or large town

This country, Israel, has led the world in annual per cow production since the 1990s. Today, the 115,000 cows in the national herd produce 26,288 pounds of milk, 1,010 pounds of fat, and 880 pounds of...

We use colored clothespins to mark the cows that need attention when they are in the headlocks. This makes it quick and easy to spot the cows we need from the front and the back

As shelled corn prices are a couple dollars higher per bushel (56 pounds as-fed basis) compared to prior years, dairy farmers are asking what alternatives and strategies could be considered

We are beginning to see the term “make allowance” in dairy headlines, and it is important to understand what it means and how it works

The triple play of sexed semen, genomic tests, and beef semen on dairy cows is earning all-star honors as a replacement management strategy on many of our dairy farms

In just two years, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) transformed itself from selling over one-half of its members’ milk to third-party processors to processing two-thirds of its own milk

While there is often pushback that ruminants are utilizing land that could otherwise be used for edible food production for humans, cattle deliver value

Escapes happen consistently on our farm. Talking to and reading about fellow farmers makes me think that I am not alone in this common occurrence

When training calves to drink at our automatic feeders, it is difficult to keep them inside the stall. We took an iron pipe and welded two rods on both sides so it doesn’t slip out

Early lactation is widely regarded as both the most precarious and the most rewarding time in the lactation cycle for dairy cows

It seems that perhaps manure is the barometer of a dairy. When discussing weather, temperature gets most of the attention. The high and low temperatures are the key weather facts of a day

Farmers and the food we deliver to our fellow Americans are valued more than ever. While it took a pandemic to propel farming and agriculture to the top of the business and industry rating scale

Separating a dairy calf from its dam shortly after birth is a standard farm practice. For years, this has been considered safer and healthier for animals and people

I recently had the opportunity to judge the extemporaneous speaking contest at the Pennsylvania Junior Holstein Club annual convention

I had a problem with losing the plug for my bulk tank manhole where I connect the pipeline to the tank. I attached a chain to the plug, so now it stays there and is always in reach

We are a busy dairy farm with a lot of jobs to complete in a day, but when love is in the air, it sometimes shows up in peculiar places

Washing the inside of the pipeline on a milking system involves multiple aspects that should be monitored on a routine basis. Let’s begin with the basics