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Classifieds: September 25, 2024

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

Continuous growth in the number of cows per herd, accompanied by greater milk production, has resulted in challenges to health monitoring programs on dairy farms

During a recent calf study, most of my mornings were spent measuring grain refusals

There are three critical periods for dairy calves. The first is around calving and includes the cow, the environment, and the colostrum feeding and management

The author is an associate editor for Hoard’s Dairyman. Preventing calf disease like scours starts before calving and becomes more crucial in the first days of life

Managing livestock is complex. A dairy farmer is constantly trying to move the seesaw of health and disease in favor of animal health

What happens when an irresistible force collides with an immovable object? The dairy industry is attempting to solve this classic physics paradox. In this case, the force is the invisible hand of the market

Farm incidents can sometimes happen because of oxygen deficiencies

Noise is everywhere in our lives — especially when we work on a farm

Genetic improvement in the U.S. dairy herd has been fueled by the teamwork of producers and organizations that collect, transmit, and deliver individual cow data

The Chinese dairy industry is facing dual headwinds of excessive domestic milk supply and weaker consumer demand