When it’s time to harvest alfalfa for silage or hay, we are usually concerned about getting the crop cut at the right time, hitting weather windows for good drying conditions, and removing the crop...

Sorting dairy cows by stage of lactation may improve farm profitability by supporting the peak production of high-producing cows and lowering feed costs for low-producing cows

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I was recently asked what significant changes I have seen in calf nutrition and growth over my nearly 35-year career at the University of Illinois

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Milk and dairy products supply 13 essential nutrients, including three that continue to be identified as nutrients of public health concern: calcium, potassium, and vitamin D

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Average farm real estate values keep marching upward, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service’s annual Land Values report

Even when we do everything we can, some animals aren’t equipped to survive

Many areas of the country have received above-average rainfall this year

Extreme volatility and milk price fluctuation has farmers thinking about which areas they may be able to cut costs in

There’s a dearth of dairy replacements in the countryside

It was July 23, 1999, when two college classmates and I boarded a plane to Madison, Wis. On this date, I began a journey that would change my life substantially

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Calfhood diseases can significantly affect heifer replacement rates, short-term profitability, and long-term sustainability