Dairy farmers have more bacteria in their nose and mouth, potentially correlated with better disease resistance

Body condition scoring is an inexpensive tool that can benefit your herd in the long run

We made this bucket carrier to easily transport our calf feeding pails to our calf hutches. The carrier holds 24, 2-gallon pails and six, 5-gallon pails. It can also hold 18 bottles between the pails

The first colostrum feeding not only helps calves establish passive immunity, it also populates the intestinal tract with bacteria needed for digestion

What is a herd health plan, and why do I want one? A herd health plan is essentially a road map of our cows’ lives from birth to their humane death

Although feed costs have come down from the record levels that resulted from the 2012 drought, they remain well above levels prior to 2012

World Dairy Expo selected its Supreme Champion from the seven breed champions

Aspen Silva's Jersey, Miss Nastias Y Not Me, took home the Supreme Champion banner of the junior show at the 2017 World Dairy Expo

Mr Frazzled Aristocrat-ET was not on the Expo grounds, but his presence was made as he became the highest selling animal at any World Dairy Expo sale

The FFA Dairy Judging Contest drew the largest field of participants of all judging events at World Dairy Expo

There was a bit of déjà vu during the International Jersey Show at World Dairy Expo, as Musquie Iatola Martha-ET was named Grand Champion for the third year in a row

Last year at the International Ayrshire Show, Palmyra Berkely P Ruth-ET’s day ended with Intermediate champion

The team from Wisconsin claimed victory at the 2017 National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest

The annual Trade Show Exhibitor Party hosted by World Dairy Expo was a place to relax and socialize

A pair of Senior Champions went on to be named the overall champions of the show

With an average score of 47.2 points on the day, Crothers topped the contest and paced the high team

U.S. dairying is rolling along at a solid milk production clip in 2017. From January through August, output in the 23 states summarized in monthly USDA-NASS reports has been up on average

On August 14, the Texas Department of State Health Services (Texas DSHS) issued a Brucellosis Health Alert. A female patient had been diagnosed with brucellosis and hospitalized

Judging team members and their coaches arrived at the Hoard’s Dairyman Farm on Sunday to judge three classes of cows: two Guernsey classes (milking yearlings and 3-year-olds) and a Jersey 2-yr olds

Marilyn Hershey I was told several times in my youth to “dream big.” I do not remember having a ton of aspirations, but I know that one of my childhood dreams came true