Possibly the biggest thief of resting time for dairy cows is waiting to be milked

Automated milking systems are a substantial investment, but in return, many benefits can be gained from this style of dairy herd management

As we move fully into spring, it is time to have our butterfat-risk toolkit out and ready for deployment

For the 93rd year, our office flooded with mail from around the country as dairy farmers, youth, companies, and enthusiasts sent in their placings in our annual Cow Judging Contest

Benefits of robotic milking systems often include lower labor needs, calmer cows, and greater milking frequency and yield

Dairy farmers’ cost to haul milk within the Upper Midwest jumped 21% when comparing May 2021 to May 2022

It doesn’t take much online searching these days to find someone or something proclaiming that our food system is “broken” and drastic changes are needed to fix it

During my time working as a county-based extension educator, one of the questions I was asked most often was the going rate for custom work

Number one rule of crisis planning: prepare for the crisis before it happens. You’ve likely seen the devastating headlines by now about the farm fire in Texas that took the lives of thousands of...

Managing for success with robotic milking systemsPresented by Trevor DeVries, University of GuelphSponsored by GalaxyThe use of automated (robotic) milking systems (AMS) brings several opportunities w

It seems no two dairies have the exact same plan of how to manage bunks and what to do with the feed refusals. With a likely new normal for feed cost levels, it is a good time to re-evaluate how feed refusals...

Dairy cattle need four sound feet to complete many of their daily tasks

It’s not a dairy farmer vacation until you get to take in the dairy scene, especially in another country

The United Nations expects India to surpass China as the most populous country on the planet by mid-2023

We all have the same 24 hours in every day to get work done, and farmers are experts at squeezing every second out of that time. Have you ever thought to yourself, “If I only I could be in two places...

This marks the eighth straight year that butterfat levels have set a new record. In 2022, federal order pools with multiple component pricing averaged 4.08% butterfat, reported Peter Fredericks, California’s...

Following a lifestyle that includes making decisions that are good for the planet continues to grow in importance to many consumers, especially those that fall in the demographic of Gen Z

“Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes” is an old George Jones song that discusses the future of country music

Just like for humans, transitions cause stress for animals. For dairy animals, these types of adjustments aren’t just limited to what we call “transition cows” — calves also go...

A dedicated team is one major key to success when it comes to raising young stock. During the Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s annual conference, managers from two calf and heifer ranches shared...