It's not just about Johne's. To help limit disease it is important to keep calves individually housed and eliminate contact with other calves, as well as manure from the adult cows. Controlling Johne's...
Anyone who milks cows wants demand for their milk, and the more the better. But as producers saw all too painfully in 2008-09, expanding to meet that demand comes with risk. Recent news from the U.S. Dairy...
by UW's David Kammel, Vance J. Haugen, with Dr. Sandy Stuttgen. Contents include Budgeting for the remodeled parlor; Staging the construction; Layout options; Concrete demolition; Sizing the parlor; Crowd...
Friends, colleagues recall Meyer with fondness, respect By Ryan Whisner Daily Jefferson County Union regional editor Friends and colleagues today were mourning the death of Eugene "Gene" C. Meyer, who...
It ought to be an old saying by now: Consumers have the right to make choices, but expect some of them to be dangerous or stupid. In the case of raw milk, they're getting both. Federal law requires all...
Learning from history: Manure's value is ageless Let's continue the synergism of crops and livestock. By Natalie Rector The author is the senior nutrient management educator for Michigan State University...
In the two weeks since we told you about creation of HumaneWatch.org and its mission to separate fraud from fact about the Humane Society of the United States, we're delighted to report that turning up...
USDA recently released the 2009 averages for state-by-state milk production, cow numbers, and milk per cow. A detailed report, complete with charts and tables, can be found the in the March 10 issue on...
The organic milk and meat world will change significantly on June 17, when stricter new regulations defining it go into effect. The new standards were announced by USDA earlier this month after several...
Update in 2016: New record holder. Ever-Green-View My 1326 -ET now holds the record for most milk produced in one single lactation by a Holstein. She is bred and owned by Thomas J. Kestell of Waldo, Wis....
After a rain-soaked opening day at the World Ag Expo in Tulare, Calif., the clouds are starting to break and sunshine is in the forecast for the remaining two days of the 80-acre show. At 11 a.m., the...
Shortly after a "win" was made in Ohio for animal agriculture, it now looks like the battle isn't quite won yet. Last fall, Ohioans approved a constitutional amendment that created the Ohio Livestock Care...
Don't Forget to Consider BVD Unexplained breeding problems and calf losses are warning signs. Recently, I had the opportunity to work with a small Jersey herd that was losing more and more calves. They...
U.S. farmers produced the largest corn and soybean crops on record in 2009, according to the Crop Production 2009 Summary released January 12 by USDA. Corn production is 13.2 billion bushels, 1 percent...
Robert Rumler, long-time Holstein Executive Secretary and dedicated dairy industry leader passed away on January 10, 2010; he was 93 years old. Rumler served as Executive Secretary of the Holstein Friesian...
Even though yeast has been included in rations for many years and experts agree that it does benefit cows, there continues to be differing opinions as to how it works and whether live yeast is better than...
One of the exciting areas of research in which nutrition may impact reproductive performance are the results from many experiments feeding fats. These fats may be a big boost to improving lactating dairy...
Amy (Meyer) Roady, 2000 University of Illinois Currently, I serve as communications director for the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA). Prior to working for ISA, I was a 4-H youth development educator...
Shelly (Lammers) O'Leary, 1997 University of Wisconsin-Madison I am married to Josh O'Leary and live in rural Waupun, Wis. I'm currently self-employed as an advanced director and trainer with Pampered...
