There’s a dearth of dairy replacements in the countryside

deciding when and how a dairy cow departs the farm is different on every operation

There are some in our midst who continue to both belittle and bemoan dairy product exports. During a recent conversation, staff members for a rather well-known dairy farm organization went so far as t

Dairy cows may be the hardest-working livestock species. After a productive life making milk, most cows go on to a “second career” providing beef as culled cows

The transition period receives the attention of the entire dairy industry because of the dramatic and intense changes that cows undergo

As much as we try to avoid having sick cows, at some point or another, we will experience a cow that is feeling under the weather

U.S. dairy farmers culled 58,000 cows during the January 12 to 18, 2025, time window

Proactively monitoring your animals for Staphyloccoccus aureus is the best plan of action for controlling this mastitis pathogen because it can silently affect cows and infect others for years before clinical...

The Raterink family wanted to pursue transitioning their dairy herd from a stanchion barn to automatic milking systems for labor reasons

Sorting cows and defending opposing players share many similarities

One way to frame sustainability, whether we are talking about it from an economic, environmental, or social perspective, is to discuss efficiency

Our cows avoided disaster during Hurricane Helene by staying clear of wooded areas

Phosphorus feeding levels for transition cows has been a topic of discussion for some time now as our previous standards have been challenged with new research

Transition cows go through many physical changes in the three weeks before calving and the three weeks after

Dry cow protocols have largely been standardized throughout the last few decades

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

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

Tom Cull of Lomira, Wis., was presented the 82nd Klussendorf Award, the highest recognition given to a dairy cattle showman in the United States, on Thursday of the 57th World Dairy Expo

Depending on available sources of starch and sugar, diets for dairy cows might look quite different across the country

I don’t know what I was thinking. During my veterinary training, I believed it was important to purchase most of my textbooks