Americans are worth more today than ever before, but many still struggle financially. As a group, Americans are the wealthiest they have ever been. This spring household financial wealth was at its peak,...
Manure is a valuable commodity that provides needed nutrients for crop acres, but it takes multiple steps to get it from Point A to Point B. Most times, moving manure from storage to the field happens...
Webinar shares steps to boost production. One pound of milk per cow per day over your entire herd really adds up over a whole year. In his Monday, July 14, webinar, Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois,...
Irish dairy production has been at a standstill since the imposition of quotas in 1984. As April 2015 looms on the horizon, producers are quickly preparing for this production veil to lift
Dozens, if not hundreds, of variables make a single precise answer impossible for all farms, but there is one statement that applies to everyone: It was expensive. According to income and cost data for...
When you think of Iowa, you typically think of corn production. Or hogs. Iowa may not be known for dairy production, but don't tell the cows that. Each and every one of them contributes substantially to...
Cow activity, the amount of time spent eating and milk production are indicators of cow health, but another gauge of herd health is often overlooked and stepped over by producers. I remember walking through...
If you ever sensed that organic sales tactics didn't seem to be totally honest, objective and unbiased, then you're smarter than many consumers, according to Organic Marketing Report by Academics Review
Tractors hit the road with renewed vigor over the holiday weekend in America's Dairyland. As is the case in many dairy states with a cropping emphasis, the pressure is on to apply manure, work ground and...
Amid a variety of feed storage options, plastic silage bags are gaining in popularity. They offer a lower cost, lower investment method of storage. Most importantly, silage bags provide a great environment...
When Colorado State University professors Greg Perry and James Pritchett set out to create the first-ever Agribusiness Friendliness Index, they didn't know how each of the nation's 50 states would eventually...
We visited Ag-Bag, a Miller-St. Nazianz company in St. Nazianz, Wis., to see the production of an ag-bagger. The article, "How an ag-bagger is made," appeared on the Young Dairyman page of the May 25,...
Dairy farmers in the nation's top milk producing state saw minor relief in their production costs last year. According to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, it cost California dairy producers...
Wisconsin is known for its cheese. In fact, a good friend of mine just told me last week "a Wisconsin-style pub just opened" near her apartment in New York City. It's serving "Sheboygan bratwurst, fried...
The pre-sidedress nitrate test (PSNT) uses a soil nitrate measurement to predict the need for sidedress-N on corn. The sidedress-nitrogen (N) recommendation is based on research that correlates soil nitrate...
In the final audio file of this five-part series, I asked Bob Miller and Frank Regan to reflect back on their careers as dairy cattle breeders discuss their greatest accomplishments. For this pair, that...
Silage bags have become a popular method for storing feed. The machine used to fill these bags is called an ag-bagger. We visited Ag-Bag, a Miller-St. Nazianz company in St. Nazianz, Wis., to see the production...
"Farm size is a lightning rod for criticism in agriculture," said Dan Weary as he spoke to those attending the April 14 Hoard's Dairyman webinar, "Cow welfare and farm size – challenges and opportunities"
