This was the message delivered by Arquimides Reyes, a professor of beef production and meat science at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, to dairy farmers and supporters at the Holstein Horizons...

Metritis, one of the most common fresh cow diseases, can be costly to the health of individual cows and the overall productivity of dairy operations, especially in today’s environment

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...

The summer heat is upon us. As many readers are aware, we can monitor and anticipate changes to the dairy herd when the temperature-humidity index (THI) begins to climb above the comfort zone of 68

Healthy aging is a hot topic these days as the U.S. population is older than it has ever been

Akdeniz, an assistant professor and extension specialist in biological systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, noted that the average temperature in the Midwest was 1.3°F to 1.7°F...

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...

In USDA’s most recent Milk Production report, May milk output was 19.7 million pounds, down 0.9% from the same month a year before

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

During the summer months, cow cooling becomes fundamental to animal care

As I watch the current marketing and other information on the modern world of cow cooling, I look back and smile at how we got here

We can connect with health-conscious consumers where they are doing their grocery shopping

One of the primary goals when feeding cows is to maximize fiber and starch digestibility for efficient production

If you have ever listened to radio broadcaster Paul Harvey’s “So God Made a Farmer” speech that was given at the 1978 National FFA convention, it’s easy to understand that farmers...

No one wants to have cows limping through their barn, afflicted with lameness

Classifieds: June 2024

While many pandemic-era export issues have eased, an emerging threat to secure, reliable U.S. rail shipping is worsening

The highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) virus is sweeping across the United States and affecting more than just poultry flocks and dairy cows

Patience is one of those things that is wonderful if it is being given to me or my situation

Lyme disease can be difficult to diagnose and even trickier to treat. In agriculture, workers and animals are outdoors for the majority of the day, making tick bite prevention paramount