As we approach the holiday season, my children are filling out their Christmas lists and looking forward to ripping open presents from Santa to uncover new toys, clothes, books, and more

It can seem difficult — or almost impossible — to keep water in front of calves in cold weather without having to deal with frozen buckets

As he spoke with a room of dairy producers and farm organization representatives at a Wisconsin dairy farm last Thursday, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack emphasized that if a change is going to come

As college students try to focus on final exams, they are missing their families and time spent celebrating the holidays

While rising milk component levels have many contributing factors, it appears this year’s corn silage will likely help producers further optimize fat and protein in milk

As we brace ourselves and our farms for winter, there is one particularly vulnerable population on the dairy when it comes to cold weather.“Newborns are going to be the most susceptible animals

Hollywood could be the missing link for the agriculture industry to reach bigger audiences

Sarah Morrison, a research scientist at the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute, presented, “Caring for calves in cold weather.”

This past weekend, my children had an appointment to see Santa at the local mall. I was pretty proud of myself for getting the appointment in advance so that we could avoid the torture

I do not think it is ironic that the first Christmas celebrated was surrounded by animals. That is a perfect picture of peace to ponder. What a gift this is, to live on a farm

Nutritionists rightly focus on ration formulation, but the best ones understand that management expertise and cow comfort can make or break a ration

While consulting for a dairy business in Australia roughly 10 years ago, I remember seeing small pickup trucks or “utes” with diesel engines for the first time

I slipped a milker inflation into the broken off end of my metal shovel and secured it in place with duct tape. Now when I use the shovel, my hand pushes on a soft inflation instead of sharp metal

“If you are considering group housing, you have to be really good at everything,” said veterinarian Terri Ollivett during her presentation

“In my nearly 10 years with Rock River Laboratory, I can’t recall a crop shaping out like the one we’re likely going to be seeing, if not already feeding,” shared John Goeser

Discussion continues surrounding the best approach in calculating the Class I mover to determine the price for fluid milk. The months of June through November 2020 highlighted that the Class I mover

If you have any questions about the dairy checkoff, there are ways to reach out at the local and national levels

As the year comes to an end, many dairy farmers have or are beginning to open 2021 silage storage and finding that it’s not feeding as well as some other years despite mostly having good fiber

From drought in the West to rain in the Northeast, the 2021 crop year created challenges for farmers across the country