This year had an impact on farmers across the US. Speaking specifically to the growing season and crop year, it’s abundantly clear that growing conditions in 2023 influenced the resulting alfalfa
As many are in the midst of a busy harvest season, it is important to remember safety tips and items that can help save lives on farms. Chris St. Pierre has 27 years of experience in fire and emergency
More than 150 dairy genetic enthusiasts gathered on October 4, 2023, at World Dairy Expo for the ninth annual Industry Meeting of the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB)
Several years ago, Tony Louters was on a hunt. The Merced, California, dairyman wanted more information on his milking cows in order to improve reproductive protocols and, more importantly, health. The...
A silver bullet is a simple and seemingly magical solution to a complicated problem. Many would maintain that they exist only in fiction, but colostrum is a real life example
Since 2018, the U.S. has experienced three extended periods of dairy cow liquidation. From January 2018 to July 2019, the national herd constricted by 118,000 cows; from May 2021 to January 2022, cow numbers...
We all know the sad story surrounding fluid milk consumption. Since the 1940s, milk consumption per capita has been trending downward in the United States. The good news is that consumption of dairy products...
The red carpet was rolled out for World Dairy Expo’s most prestigious sale this year as the World Classic moved from its traditional showring location to The Tanbark
It was the 4-year-old, Premium Apple Crisp Lilly-Red, owned by Jim Butler of Chebanse, Ill., that secured top honors by being named Senior Champion and Grand Champion in the International Red and White...
Heineman Reagan Roz, owned by Angela Fuller of Attica, N.Y., isn’t new to the winner's circle at World Dairy Expo after being Reserve Grand Champion in 2022
