All Guest Blogs are provided to Hoard’s Dairyman by members of the dairy industry. Content is created and owned by the organizations that submit them.
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March 24 2025
It’s 2025 and the statement that “reproductive efficiency is one of the primary drivers in herd profitability” has never been more true
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March 14 2025
At first, dairy producer James Vander Waal was hesitant. He’d learned of SenseHub Dairy Youngstock monitoring and was intrigued by the possibilities but wasn’t sure he’d see enough return...
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March 10 2025
Adding sorghum to your crop rotation is an economic and sustainable addition to your farm
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Feb. 26 2025
With trait advancements like HarvXtra®, alfalfa continues to transform the way farmers approach everything from harvest timing to feed management
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Feb. 21 2025
Corn silage is an essential component of dairy and beef nutrition, providing high yields of energy-dense, digestible forage
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Feb. 12 2025
Data is one of the most valuable assets on your farm
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Feb. 4 2025
In today’s challenging dairy market, where margins are ice-thin, finding ways to improve income over feed cost (IOFC) is crucial for maintaining profitability
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Jan. 24 2025
Animal monitoring systems are a time-tested and proven solution for accurate heat detection. They can also unlock other reproductive efficiencies to bring more dollars to your bottom line
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Jan. 13 2025
Whether you are considering (or reconsidering) installing sort gates or looking to improve efficiency with your current setup, here are two things to ponder
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Jan. 6 2025
It is common for producers to experience lower butterfat tests and higher numbers of butterfat inversions this time of year
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Dec. 30 2024
A resilient calf is an investment in the long-term health and productivity of your herd
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Dec. 9 2024
When it comes to reproductive success, every detail matters
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Nov. 29 2024
Proper management during a calf’s early days lays the foundation for lifetime success and helps unlock its full potential. Using herd management software to record calf and heifer data can pro
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Nov. 25 2024
Dairies are facing more challenges than ever before. Low milk prices, high interest rates, a skilled labor shortage, and more have put a premium on operating with peak efficiency
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Nov. 15 2024
When Chad Abbas, herdsman at Van Voorst Dairy, set out to improve reproductive efficiency a few years ago, he found the answer by combining targeted estrus synchronization with SenseHub® Dairy cow...
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Nov. 11 2024
Colostrum management is a crucial aspect of calf health, fundamentally influencing the future productivity and resilience of dairy herds
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Oct. 31 2024
Finding reliable, well-trained labor to milk cows is becoming increasingly difficult
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Oct. 25 2024
From hand-written 4x6 paper note cards and breeding wheels to cowside data entry and real-time performance alerts, dairy farm technology has come a long way
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Oct. 18 2024
Calf morbidity and mortality continue to be a challenge for dairy producers. A 2014 National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) survey found that calf mortality averaged around 8% while morbidity...
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Oct. 14 2024
Pneumonia, or bovine respiratory disease (BRD), is one of the most common diseases dairy farms and calf ranches battle on a daily basis