Stoney Point Joel Bailey topped the nearly 2,600 animals that paraded across the colored shavings of World Dairy Expo

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Magic 8 Balls were a hit. Kids across the country felt as though they held the future in their hands, violently shaking the toy until it gave nothing more than a grey...

Although we are a bit of ways out from fall anhydrous application time, it will soon be here before we know it. Fall application can reduce soil compaction, but it also presents a great probability of...

Alfalfa, the queen of forages, has long been associated with lactating dairy cows

The dairy industry has widely accepted sand as a leading bedding material. Nearly two-thirds of dairies utilize sand bedding in some format according to Nigel Cook, director of The Dairyland Initiative...

Beyond the health implications, recalls are very costly with losses of product, production, and sales

Depending on available sources of starch and sugar, diets for dairy cows might look quite different across the country

Achieving optimal stall comfort will ensure the success of your herd and also reduce the number of stall-ridden injuries

After decades of phenotypic decline in fertility traits as dairy farmers bred cows to make more milk instead, the industry has more recently seen improvements in heifer conception rate (HCR), cow conception...

National Collegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest High Individuals from World Dairy Expo

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I don’t know what I was thinking. During my veterinary training, I believed it was important to purchase most of my textbooks

If you want to pass your business on to a next generation, your “letting go” phase will overlap with their “growing” phase

One of the largest costs on a dairy farm is the cost of feed

Milk prices are high right now, and the upward trend seems to have not reached a ceiling

Two of the world’s major dairy milk sheds are wrestling with ramifications from disease outbreaks

I recall from my days in veterinary practice that some clients extended themselves to make my job more pleasant, and some did not

Agricultural land in the Upper Midwest has experienced substantial appreciation over the past several decades, with the recent years standing out

pregnancy status is a key component of herd management. Early identification of open cows and heifers allows for the implementation of a reproductive program to reduce the interval between A.I