4-1 303 22,642 4.4 1,005 3.4 799

3-3 298 25,485 3.9 987 3.2 807

551GU0901 Dairyman Novak Brogdon

US officials called on global leaders this week to unite against what the government calls one of the greatest threats to public health — antimicrobial resistance, or AMR.During the

A calf is born with a sterile rumen environment void of bacteria, protozoa, and fungi. The calf is first inoculated with microbes during the birthing process and in its new external environment

Lights, cameras, Expo! Since 2008, Token Creek Mobile Television brought World Dairy Expo’s colored shavings, elated exhibitors, and world-class cows to the big screen through ExpoTV

Many people dream of exhibiting a Grand Champion animal at World Dairy Expo. Perhaps more dream of breeding such an animal

The author is the managing editor for Hay & Forage Grower.It’s a hard contest.” That’s Chris Baxter’s summary of the World Forage Management Cup competition held each year at World...

While most people watching the dairy cattle shows the week of World Dairy Expo are focused on the animals or the judge, there are some other very important individuals assisting in the showring to ensure...

Like the morning after a college football bowl game win or a New Year’s Eve party, walking through the Expo barns on Sunday morning looks like the remnants of a great gathering with plenty of clean-up...

Most producers can recite how they successfully manage colostrum on their farms, yet accomplishing this protocol consistently can be a major challenge

WITH A $16.40 AVERAGE for the final three months of 2018, Class III milk futures have been trading near contract highs. January to August 2019 averaged near $16.10 per cwt. at the magazine’s close

We always need a fork or shovel nearby to clean feed bunks or put hay in front of the cows, so we came up with this idea. It’s just a PVC pipe screwed onto the fence, and we slip the fork right into

Walking through a boggy section of pasture or swampy wetland, landowners in the Northeast may never see one of its oldest inhabitants — the bog turtle. At only 4 inches across, it’s also one...

Transition cow success has improved on many dairies in the last 20 years. Many dairy producers have effectively focused on improved cow comfort during the transition period

In our part of the country, we don’t rely on pivots and canals to water our crops; we look to the sky and wait for the clouds to open up and give us rain

As we evaluate fiber in dairy cow rations, one major question that arises is: “What is the interaction between fiber digestibility and particle size, and how does it affect the cow?”

Our English edition of the magazine has traversed the globe since 1885. Even though dairy farmers in more than 60 countries subscribe to our signature publication, people prefer to read and comprehend

Fats are added to diets to raise energy density. During hot weather, they may be included in rations as a way to combat heat stress

I’ve recently read Charles Dickens’ last novel, Our Mutual Friend, published in 1865. It opens with a section titled, “The cup and the lip.”