New genetic evaluations will be available April 2, 2024, with the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) publishing updates for 50 traits and four selection indices on 82 million dairy animals

Recently, while gearing up for a soccer match, I was deeply immersed in how to measure consistency in dairy cattle performance

One of the most significant improvements in corn breeding over the past half century has been the plant’s tolerance of higher populations

Scary. Overwhelming. Stressful. These are the terms generally associated with succession planning

Bill Weiss, a professor emeritus from The Ohio State University, calls it the “sampling dilemma.”

With the Easter holiday fast approaching, dairy farmers are hoping for plenty of cheese and butter sales for spring holiday cooking needs

Colostrum is the keystone to a successful preweaning period, and making sure calves quickly receive a high-quality product is the best tool we have to support their future health

How many dairy farms are there in the U.S.? It seems like a simple question, and it feels like someone should have a good answer for it

It takes a lot of hours and manpower to run a dairy farm. It also takes a lot of energy

Late gestation is one of the critical points of pregnancy when any positive or negative event that occurs can cause long-term effects on the fetus after birth

We moved our calves from hutches into a barn, and while the benefits were many, there were challenges we had to work through, too

For the third year, the Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference hosted an on-farm fall field day to provide another opportunity for the dairy industry to come together and exchange ideas

Making the transition from winter to spring can be hard on dairy calves due to drastic fluctuations in temperature

If you like tools that help you work faster, then this trick is for you

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

You may be familiar with the 2020 “Capper and Cady study” that published scientific-backed results of dairy’s environmental success

The business of producing milk has always been about doing more with less, said Brandon Treichler during the National Mastitis Council Annual Meeting

Farmers are well aware of the challenges that come with various strains of salmonella, but handling an outbreak of sick animals can still be difficult. What can be done when Salmonella Dublin (S. Dublin)...

Understanding the root causes of dairy lameness could save your operation money when it comes time to make culling decisions within your herd. In a webinar conducted by Iowa State University Extension,...

Looking forward to this year’s growing season, farmers often wonder what kind of weather challenges they will face