Calfhood diseases can significantly affect heifer replacement rates, short-term profitability, and long-term sustainability

Calfhood diseases can significantly affect heifer replacement rates, short-term profitability, and long-term sustainability. One often overlooked aspect contributing to this is oxidative stress

We’re gearing up for a very rare occasion on our farm — my mom and dad are taking multiple days off to go visit one of our relatives in Florida!

One of the most widely known animal rights groups is no stranger to using emotional appeal to win over people's minds. We've seen them all when we view websites, videos or photos posted by anti-agriculture...

Data is one of the most valuable assets on your farm

Farmers around the world are implementing new ways in which they can be more sustainably efficient

When Chad Abbas, herdsman at Van Voorst Dairy, set out to improve reproductive efficiency a few years ago, he found the answer by combining targeted estrus synchronization with SenseHub® Dairy cow...

From hand-written 4x6 paper note cards and breeding wheels to cowside data entry and real-time performance alerts, dairy farm technology has come a long way

Our daughter recently got her first pair of cowgirl boots, the first of many pairs of boots in her future

Lakeshore Technical College in Cleveland, Wis., presented its Hoard’s Dairyman Award to recent graduate Erik Walters

We moved our calves from hutches into a barn, and while the benefits were many, there were challenges we had to work through, too

Leaving the farm, even for a short while, requires detailed planning ahead of time

Here are a few tips I’ve learned about discussing dairy farming

It’s the last week of summer here in the Pacific Northwest, or so the calendar says. That’s because our kids will return to school after Labor Day

New Zealand is home to about 5 million people and 5 million cows. That is half the number of cows that are in the United States, all on an island not quite the size of California

Indulge me for just a moment. I have a complaint to file with Mother Nature. For crying out loud, let it rain

Overseeing and coordinating multiple construction crews has its challenges. A few months ago, I was leading a project that required concrete to be poured

Each region has its own weather pattern and thus, its own cropping schedule. In late February I was talking to a dairyman down in Louisiana who was gearing up for corn planting the next week

This creative piece was written by one of our regular authors, Gerald Anderson. Be sure to read the full story to reveal a fun twist at the end!

Maintaining hoof health is a continuous goal on our dairy, and regular trimming helps us achieve this