On a recent early morning farm visit, it was noted that new claws and liners had been installed in this double-12 parallel parlor

Data is one of the most valuable assets on your farm

I recently read a research paper appropriate for the frosty winter weather many readers will be facing in the coming months about how feed and water temperature may affect rumen temperature and the significance...

Proper management during a calf’s early days lays the foundation for lifetime success and helps unlock its full potential. Using herd management software to record calf and heifer data can pro

While dairy farmers may be considering sustainability-focused solutions such as cover cropping, conservation tillage, and best management practices for manure application and manure-based products, a key...

Dairy farms generate a lot of milk, of course, as well a great deal of manure and crops. Another thing dairy farms produce a lot of is data

The last of the breed shows took place on Friday as the Holstein show wrapped up the end of Expo

Scientific inquiry is a journey, not a destination. We all learn this at some point in our education, but sometimes we need a reminder

Phosphorous is a key element in our everyday lives

What is the value of a health monitoring technology system? That’s the one million question dairy farmers must weigh when determining if a given tool will be a good fit for their herd

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

In agriculture, we spend a lot of time with data — collecting it, analyzing it, debating it, and using it for decision making

Providing the excellent care and environment our animals need to thrive raises the ceiling of how well they can perform

Biosecurity practices on dairy farms have been in the spotlight recently

New genetic evaluations will be available April 2, 2024, with the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) publishing updates for 50 traits and four selection indices on 82 million dairy animals

Unlike the swimmers who will be racing across the pool during the Olympics this summer, it appears U.S. milk prices are more likely to be bobbing in the water, at least through the first part of the year

Thanks to the Nedap SmartFlow Milk Meter, farmers like Austin Webster of Greenleaf, Wis., can more closely monitor the pulse of their herd like never before, gaining timely, accurate, actionable insights...

Thanks to the Nedap SmartFlow Milk Meter, farmers like Austin Webster of Greenleaf, Wis., can more closely monitor the pulse of their herd like never before, gaining timely, accurate, actionable insights...

Having data does not necessarily translate into value. The real value comes from transforming individual data points into insights through context and connections

New genetic evaluations for dairy animals will be released on Tuesday, August 8, by the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB)