p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 8.0px; font: 7.0px 'ITC Franklin Gothic'} Managing mastitis cases based on the causative pathogen can be of economic...

It’s safe to say that “Master of the Cognates” is the greatest name given to a heavy metal band

A few months ago, something caught my eye. One of our older cows calved with a nice heifer calf, and a day or so later, the cow’s daughter calved as a first-calf heifer

Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the March 25, 2019 issue of Hoard's Dairyman

Though sign up for the new Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program does not begin until June, payment calculations are already underway

Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the March 10, 2019 issue of Hoard's Dairyman

My father would have turned 79 years old at the end of last month. He is missed daily. Those that knew him, knew his laughter and his big smile

When asked about dairy recommendations for people ages 2 and older, most dietitians will advise people to choose low-fat (1 percent) or fat-free (skim) milk, which is also what MyPlate recommends

Have there been times in your life when you felt like you didn’t fit in? My answer would certainly be yes, and I would venture a guess that most of you have felt this way at times, too

I am about to head off to my Collegiate Regional Dairy Challenge competition and thought I would brush up on my understanding of manure

The frequency and cause of clinical mastitis may differ considerably between dairy herds

We are well aware of the concept of supply and demand. We are all too familiar with milk’s response

The 2018 National Dairy Quality Award Platinum winners represent an exemplary group of dairy producers. Not only do these herds produce some of the nation’s highest-quality milk on a daily...

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As each month ticks by with Class III milk prices in the mid-teens, equity slips away from the balance sheets a little at a time

With a lot of calves and a lot of different calf feeders, it can be hard for everyone to keep track of what’s going on with each hutch. When a calf is sick, we wrap a few pieces of bright yellow...

Dairy farmers painfully know that the past four years of low milk prices have drained balance sheets

Advanced Dairy Nutrition USB drive incorporates the material used in the University of Illinois’ online course, and is team-taught by Dave Fischer, Mike Hutjens, Jim Drackley, Jimmy Clark, Richard...

We are familiar with the concept of more milk equals more income. However, if additional milk comes with higher expenses, it may not be profitable

“We believe our herd’s reproductive performance has improved with the addition of every week herd health (instead of every other week),” said Rick Portena, who works closely with his...