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...

It’s harvest time — or soon will be — for corn silage in many dairy areas

My social media news feeds are about 20% updates from family and friends, 20% communication with other veterinarians about cases and practice, 40% a waste of time with someone trying to sell me something...

Instead of searching for a place to fasten our chains, we welded three hooks along our skid steer bucket

If i asked this audience of readers to raise your hand if you did not grow up on a dairy farm, the odds are high that several of you would raise your hand because you migrated into the dairy business through...

What effects do the smoky haze and low air quality have on people, cows, and calves where we farm in the Upper Midwest?

We will witness a piece of history when the hearing to amend pricing in the 11 Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMO) begins this month

We’ve probably all quipped the phrase, “If you have livestock, you’ll have dead stock, too.” It’s so true

The author and her family own and operate a 570-cow Holstein and Jersey dairy near Berlin, Pa.For Katheryn Bosley, getting people excited about learning about dairy is a rewarding way to support her industry....