One of the foremost authorities on dairy cattle judging passed away Friday, July 9, in Madison, Wis., after a courageous battle against cancer. During his distinguished career, David Dickson judged more...

The author is a senior partner in the Evansville Veterinary Service, Evansville, Wis

The author is a registered professional engineer and professor in the Biological Systems Engineering Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison

The author is in the University of Georgia's Animal and Dairy Science Department

The author is with Akey Research and Technology Center, Lewisburg, Ohio

The author is a professor and extension specialist, in the Biological Systems Engineering Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison

The author is professor emeritus of agricultural finance and small business management at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. As owner of AgriVisions, he continues to advise businesses

The author is an area dairy management specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Central New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Team

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The author is a veterinarian and a Ph.D. student at the University of Guelph

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On our skid loader we have a hydraulic quick attach, and it kept getting pinned between the loader, the grapples, and the spears

We cut the handles off our teat dip barrel at the hanging point, drilled two holes in them, and fastened one on either side of the three-wheeled shavings cart

An excellent synopsis of progress in calf feeding and research over the last 35 years was presented by Jim Drackley in the August 2024 issue of Hoard’s Dairyman

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During a Manitowoc County (Wisconsin) forage council meeting several years ago, I was invited to come out and talk about forage management strategies