While many farms focus on checking that their ventilation systems are effectively working for their animals in the summer, an audit in the winter is also important
The margin for producing milk, as calculated by the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program, reached a record high last fall as September’s margin was calculated at $15.57 per hundredweight (cwt.)
The author is an assistant professor and extension specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Pair or group housing calves is one example of providing enrichment that can boost dairy animals’
The dairy situation and outlook for 2025Presented by: Leonard Polzin, University of Wisconsin-MadisonxxxThis presentation will provide an overview of dairy markets
A growing body of emerging evidence indicates that dairy foods like milk, cheese, and yogurt across a variety of fat levels may contribute to cardiometabolic health, including body composition outcomes
Proactively monitoring your animals for Staphyloccoccus aureus is the best plan of action for controlling this mastitis pathogen because it can silently affect cows and infect others for years before clinical...
Some people have the knack for looking at a building or space and visualizing it serving a better purpose with the help of a little elbow grease or may be new technology
Our journey into 2025 has just begun, but from a business standpoint, dairy farmers are always looking ahead at milk prices, feed costs, and other farm expenses
Recent research has shown that the agriculture industry makes up about 10% of total United States greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), mostly from enteric fermentation and manure management
Mastitis can be caused by many pathogens, but if you ask any dairy veterinarian or farmer which is the most damaging, the odds are good that their response will be Staphylococcus aureus
While nearly everyone in the dairy industry forecasted that U.S. milk production would keep growing, milk production began stalling in 2022 and has held relatively flat ever since
Even though whole milk consumption has been one of the few bright spots for fluid milk in recent years as individuals recognize its taste benefits and health outcomes, fuller-fat dairy has made very little...
