One of the many perks of living on a dairy farm is the fact that we are surrounded by wildlife

Over the past 15 years, our industry has evolved, grown, and improved by leaps and bounds

The United States and Canada are big trading partners, in agriculture and beyond, and this is a relationship that benefits both countries. For U.S. dairy products, however, the path into Canada is not...

Chelsea was a bright young vet student like they all are. She was spending most of her Christmas break at our practice getting some hands-on learning to add to her education

To better organize our tire sidewalls used to cover the silage pile, we built this rack out of I-beams and 2-inch tubing

One of the more popular songs, “My Favorite Things,” is one that I heard many times over the years and can easily be pulled into my head

Something happens to us when we age — quiet times of reflection occur more often, at least for me

In my life’s journey, I put people into two different categories: drains and radiators

Having just wrapped up a phone call with a nutritionist regarding farm programs related to sustainability and carbon credits, the time is right to revisit the topic

Russ was so excited to tell me about his new plans for calf rearing, even though some of those plans had been forced upon him

Sometimes our newborn calves don’t want to walk in from the field

We all have had that special calf that we could designate the princess of the farm — a calf that stands out above the rest

Here's the challenge: Cow milking routines are designed to facilitate a gentle, quick, and complete milk harvest

Dairy producers must constantly evaluate their operations to limit economic losses and secure a profit

Historically, we’ve been enamored with dairy farm output. Producing more milk per cow has equated to bragging rights, and milk per cow has been the performance indicator we’ve tracked closely...

When the production of ketone bodies gets beyond a certain concentration in blood, that is when the problems appear

The author is a partner and large animal veterinarian at Thumb Veterinary Services in Deckerville, Mich. What a difference a year makes!Mark Fox, D.V.M.The year 2022 will go down in the dairy books as...

Regardless of the cropping season, now is a great time to think about how you can maximize your herd’s response to the forages you’ve harvested. Proper grouping and allocation of forages is...

We needed a counterweight for our tractor

The author and her husband, Duane, own and operate a 550-cow dairy in Cochranville, Pa.Someone recently told me, “What we do a lot of, we typically do well.”

In 2021, rains came on time and in the right quantities, and the corn made some of the best yields we’ve seen. But as we all know, there’s many a slip ‘twixt the cup and lip — or...