Dairy cows are heavily dependent upon their skeletal muscle tissue as they go through their production cycles

The headline consumer price index (CPI) continues to coast back toward the target inflation range of 2%, but consumers are experiencing stronger inflation in their butter prices heading into the holiday...

Change doesn’t happen overnight, and what’s worthwhile isn’t always what’s easy. Big changes require big effort — and lots of planning

After several cows climbed out the front of our tie stalls, we were introduced to this method of utilizing a heavy-duty tie down strap looped around their stalls. This is a cost-effective idea that works

Dairy farms generate a lot of milk, of course, as well a great deal of manure and crops. Another thing dairy farms produce a lot of is data

Despite its availability, aspirin has never gone through the process of being approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in cattle

Cornell University’s Jessica McArt, D.V.M., presented, “Start ‘em right with tools to ensure fresh cow success.”

With only two and a half months left in the year, many dairy producers are preparing to look at their year-end financials and make a gameplan for next year

Just like humans, cows also need B-vitamins to carry out metabolic processes

The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program will launch Environmental Stewardship (ES) Version 3 in the next few months, helping producers understand on-farm greenhouse gas...

Although milking equipment companies often visit farms for monthly milking equipment inspections, some inspections can be done by farm staff

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack made an appearance at the last day of World Dairy Expo on Friday, and among the topics he discussed was the timely question of progress on the next farm bill

Stoney Point Joel Bailey topped the nearly 2,600 animals that paraded across the colored shavings of World Dairy Expo

To better highlight World Dairy Expo’s breed champions and speed up the selection of the week’s Supreme Champions, for the first time this year, the show is hosting two Supreme Champion ceremonies

For the third year in a row, Springhill Kojack Uno-ETV found herself in the center of the ring at the end of the International Guernsey Show

Although we are a bit of ways out from fall anhydrous application time, it will soon be here before we know it. Fall application can reduce soil compaction, but it also presents a great probability of...

Judge Chris Lahmers of Marysville, Ohio, and his associate, Mike Maier of Stitzer, Wis., evaluated 262 animals in the International Milking Shorthorn Show this year, and Gin-Val Logic Lauretta-EXP was...

For the second time this decade, the University of Minnesota has earned back-to-back titles in the Intercollegiate Dairy Judging Contest

Beyond the health implications, recalls are very costly with losses of product, production, and sales

Achieving optimal stall comfort will ensure the success of your herd and also reduce the number of stall-ridden injuries