At this time of year, all you have to do to understand heat stress is step outside the door

There’s a funny dichotomy that occurs every summer in the Midwest and particularly in my home state of Kansas

Like many dairies, we work our cattle as they exit the milking parlor. However, it wasn’t until we recently reviewed all our timed artificial insemination (A.I.) protocols that I realized what an...

Having extra colostrum on hand is both a wise and reasonable choice for dairies. Specifically, frozen colostrum can be warmed when needed to feed a calf when fresh colostrum is unavailable

Wheat harvest started in earnest the second week of June, and with it came long hours in the tractor, dinners in the field, and an enormous amount of fun for my almost 3-year-old son

There are many critical factors to raise healthy and well-grown calves., Maggie Gilles, Cleanliness cannot be overstated for calves

We know all too well that cows prefer to spend more than half of their day resting in a lying position

While pair-housing calves has many benefits, it also brings some disease risks. Researchers suggest pairing early in life to capture all the upsides of pair housing

As farms grow, rotary parlors have become more common on dairy farms, and their efficiency is directly tied to three factors, according to Miner Institute’s President, Heather Dann. These have been...

Heifer inventories have flirted with generational lows, and prices for bred or fresh heifers have bumped against the ceiling. An interesting analysis in a recent Virginia Dairy Pipeline reminded farmers...

It is often a hot and thankless job to be the head bug eliminator on a dairy farm

Each summer, we hire a few extra farm hands, mostly high school and college students. We live decently close to Wichita, Kan., so there are many candidates. However, very few of those individuals have...

While pair-housing calves has many benefits, it also brings some disease risks. Researchers suggest pairing early in life to capture all the upsides of pair housing

Working with cattle is all about strategy

Starch inclusion in the ration provides readily available digestible energy for dairy cattle

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Between 10 and 28 days in milk, our vet palpates and checks each of our fresh cows

We know all too well that cows prefer to spend more than half of their day resting in a lying position

There are many critical factors to raise healthy and well-grown calves

Cows have the amazing ability to adapt to their conditions, even if not ideal