Sometimes our hay and silage samples were getting burned because we forgot to turn the moisture tester off after the allotted time was up

Corn must be ensiled at the proper moisture for optimum fermentation. However, determining whole plant moisture can be problematic

This month’s evaluation features the most recent update to the Net Merit (NM$) formula since 2018, when Heifer Conception Rate, Cow Conception Rate, Cow Livability, and a Health Trait subindex were...

As some areas across the country face short feed inventories, dairy farmers may be limping along and stretching forage supplies to make it through until the next crop is harvested

Social media can be an intimidating place, but sharing your story is important and can be fun

As consumer focus becomes ever more focused on sustainability, dairy is presented with the challenge of sharing all the hard work the industry has already done in this space

In the same era that all farmers are consistently being called upon to produce more food to meet the nutritional needs of a growing world population, U.S. dairy farmers are often dealing

It’s the time of the year to start thinking silage again. This one is also a particularly difficult year in some parts of the country due to the weather

Our county fair, the Fayette County Fair in Northeast Iowa, was held a few weeks ago. While I haven’t participated as an exhibitor for a number of years, I’ve been fortunate to witness

For dairy farmers, school lunch programs are an awesome opportunity to distribute a lot of fluid milk while providing children nutrients they need

Despite widespread drought in the far west, corn and soybeans appear headed for a good crop year. That’s according to USDA’s most recent Crop Progress report on July 26

Raising cutting height when harvesting corn for silage is sometimes recommended to improve the quality of the silage

With more emphasis being placed on the well-being of livestock all the time, students can gain experience in this type of evaluation through the Animal Welfare Assessment Contest

While the dairy industry has been engaged in improving environmental sustainability, projects aimed at this goal can be both costly and capital intensive

At the onset of the pandemic last year, fluid milk was flying off store shelves. It turns out the uptick in sales was an aberration

We added a small milk culturing lab to our farm, and I highly recommend it to other farmers

The dairy industry has been making steps toward more environmentally sustainable production well before it was a buzzword among consumers and with food marketers

The buzzword of “sustainability” gets mentioned often by mainstream media and the many consumer groups aiming to tackle various societal problems

I’m sure by now you’ve heard, more times than you want to, that we all need to be advocating for the dairy industry