In third grade, my teacher gave out superlatives at the end of the year. I received the “most organized.”

Long story, short — my husband and I are in our own private book club. Let me elaborate and give you my pitch to start your own mini book club (even if it’s just you)

Robust. That’s an accurate word to describe the research to support cow cooling investments to reduce heat stress effects. The financial consequences of heat stress on dairy farms in the

Heifer inventories have flirted with generational lows, and prices for bred or fresh heifers have bumped against the ceiling. An interesting analysis in a recent Virginia Dairy Pipeline reminded farmers...

Have you ever paused to marvel at the tools you have at your fingertips, especially when it comes to reproduction on the dairy?

It is often a hot and thankless job to be the head bug eliminator on a dairy farm

When it comes to feeding beef cattle or dairy cows, forage quality and yield can make or break your bottom line

Each summer, we hire a few extra farm hands, mostly high school and college students. We live decently close to Wichita, Kan., so there are many candidates. However, very few of those individuals have...

Working with cattle is all about strategy

Just like how we make sure that we, ourselves are comfortable, we do the same for our cows

During the heat-stress season, it is important to remember that young animals also suffer from the heat

Chore tasks become a little less boring with a furry friend in tow

Protect yourself and your business against the threat of a cybersecurity breach

At first, dairy producer James Vander Waal was hesitant. He’d learned of SenseHub Dairy Youngstock monitoring and was intrigued by the possibilities but wasn’t sure he’d see enough return...

Between 10 and 28 days in milk, our vet palpates and checks each of our fresh cows

How can we better understand consumer choices in the dairy industry?

Milk and its products offer us an extensive list of benefits

Living near a farm can be an acquired taste for some

Setting staggered goals can help us improve our outlook one day at a time

While farmers are still facing challenges, some of them are different from what we previously dealt with