Classifieds: July 2024

The transition period spanning from 21 days before calving to 21 days after calving is a critical phase in a dairy cow’s lactation cycle

Training new employees in milking procedure always reminds me of the importance of timing in the barn

Rural living comes with a lot of benefits, but amenities that relate to delivery services are not necessarily one of those perks

In the volatile world of dairy markets, risk management has become key to many producers’ success, enabling them to gain stability and control over their margins

Precision management is a hot topic in the dairy industry, and rightfully so

Growing up on a farm requires working long hours and putting in hard work, but it also equips you with many skills that others don’t have

Bad things happen to good people. Likewise, bad things can happen to good farms

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...

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) has worked with federal agencies on cyber issues for more than two decades

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