The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program launched its latest Animal Care Program standards on July 1, continuing to provide science-based guidelines for the industry and...

During the summer months, there’s one task that surfaces to the top of every dairy farmer’s agenda: how to beat the heat. It’s crucial to mitigate heat stress in all dairy cattle, including...

Dairy farmers invest a considerable amount of money and effort in fans, sprinklers, shade, and other animal-cooling methods in order to avoid the reduced productivity and well-being that comes from heat...

Those of us who live on multigenerational farms are surrounded by the history of our families

The value of any beef animal lies in how much meat they can put on and what qualities that meat has. This remains true for dairy-beef cattle that develop meat characteristics a bit differently

A growing number of calves are being hauled long distances at a young age to get to the calf raiser. On these long trips, calves typically don’t have access to milk or water

In September of 2021, calf No. 939 was born here on the farm. There was nothing that made her different than the rest of the heifers born at the time. About two weeks after birth, No. 939 became sick....

Calfhood diseases can significantly affect heifer replacement rates, short-term profitability, and long-term sustainability. One often overlooked aspect contributing to this is oxidative stress

With a contracted beef cattle herd, there is demand for beef from dairy-beef crosses and dairy cull cows

My predecessor started the concept of herd health checks in our area over 50 years ago. Cows and heifers were checked for their reproductive status on a schedule

Millions of calves, including replacement heifers, dairy bull calves, and dairy-beef calves, leave dairy farms every year

The dry period should be a time of rest for cows and is an opportunity for the mammary system to heal and regenerate

As I deal with my own eye infection, it serves as a reminder that pinkeye season for our cattle is right around the corner

Earlier this month, USDA announced the cancellation of several surveys and reports, including the July Cattle report

Energy metabolism is a crucial aspect of dairy cow physiology, playing a central role in supporting various physiological functions, milk production, and overall health

For nearly 10 years, the Dairy Cattle Welfare Council has been driving positive change in the dairy industry

The use of beef sires on dairy cattle has gained popularity over the last few years on farms around across the country

The long-term consequences of heat stress in dairy cattle was presented by Geoff Dahl, University of Florida

This young bull calf gave us quite a scare at just hours old