In a classic 1997 behavioral economics study on New York City cabdrivers, it was found that the reason you cannot find a cab in New York City on a rainy day is because the taxi driver sets a personal...
Dairy producers have been battling digital dermatitis (DD), more commonly known as hairy heel warts, for decades. Digital dermatitis was first discovered in Italy in 1974 and has been detected in herds...
Cows may not use words to communicate but they sure know how to get their point across; and if you listen, they will tell you how to improve your margins
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) can have a tremendous negative impact on dairy herds. It continues to be the major cause of death in weaned calves and can lead to poor performance later in a cow’
Cargill has reached an agreement to acquire the animal feed business of Richmond, Va.,-based Southern States Cooperative, Inc., a move that will help the company better serve its customers in the ea
We have some construction work going on at the farm, and a driver came out not long ago to deliver new pipes. He obviously was on a dairy for the first time
An efficient rumen is the foundation for healthy, productive cattle. Among the four compartments of the bovine stomach, the rumen is the largest and is inhabited by an abundant and diverse microbia
Thirteen young women involved with the Iowa dairy community will compete to win the title of 64th Iowa State Dairy Princess Wednesday, August 9, at 8 p.m. at the Multi-Media Center of the Cattle Bar
“The Soy Foods Association’s 20-year-old petition to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is as inappropriate today as it was when it was filed in 1997, and the Good Foods Institute...
Strengthening its commitment to providing the agricultural industry with quality commercial worksite products, John Deere is introducing several new additions to its ever-expanding Worksite Pro™...
I’m not real sure if it is just a Southern thing to know what it means to have “Georgia weather,” especially around July and August, but these two months are the extreme heat months for...