When I started in dairy practice nearly 40 years ago, vaccination strategies and schedules seemed rather straight forward

From 2023 to 2025, there is expected to be over $6 billion in new milk processing capacity under construction in the U.S

Do you want to be able to move your fence posts around?

Are you snowed in or are you snowed out? If you are a dairy farmer, the odds are high that you are more likely to be snowed out

Controlling mastitis and producing high-quality milk are only realized when teats are clean and dry prior to milking

A local tragedy involving farm equipment provided the spark for an event in Canada to help farm women feel more confident about operating farm machinery, especially in emergency situations

Not long ago I opened a cupboard to grab a coffee mug and noticed a blue-green tint to a bread loaf on the middle shelf above the mugs

My hydraulics quick attach kept getting pinned between the grapples and spears on my loader, so I made a bracket with three holes that match the pins on the quick attach

Changes are happening at the farm and we are playing musical chairs with our houses

Forages are the key to improving profitability and reducing feed costs

The first thing you notice is that the parlor and building are spotless. It was built five years ago, and I first visited just as they swapped the old herringbone parlor for the rotary

In 2022, I was diagnosed with a disease called chronic Q fever, which is caused by the organism Coxiella burnetii

Capital needs are a primary concern for most dairy operations given the intensive nature of the agriculture industry’s demand for equipment and facilities

When we turn the calendar from December to January, it feels like we are starting a new chapter with blank pages because we really do not know what this year will bring

Looking back 25 years, I was at a crossroads in my vision for what secondary education to pursue. At 17 years old, I’d developed curiosity in dairy farming and cropping, but I also enjoyed fixing...

Mastitis, the inflammation of one or more mammary glands, is one of the most important diseases in dairy production

When you compete at this level, you will find geniuses that you didn’t know existed

when a pendulum swings out farther in one direction than normal, it may swing back too far in the other direction. A correction can take some time later on

A dairy sitting in the valley with Brown Swiss cows scattered across green pastures in the background is home to Carter Bratland and Viking Valley Farm

As someone raising only a handful of calves at a time, I was looking for a way to air the bottles out between feedings

I found a fast and efficient way to clean calf bottles