When it comes to animal handling, if a cow is not doing what we want her to do, there's a good chance we did not ask her in the right way

Having those hard conversations while creating a farm succession plan isn't fun, but it is necessary

Far from home, four U.S. milk producers made a strong connection with dairy marketers

Ration tweaks can soften the blow

Before you send in mastitis and milk quality samples, focus first on what you plan to do with the results

A strong workplace environment requires daily attentiveness to clear communication and a strong employee culture

Livestock deserve quality care and perform better when they receive it; it's in our best interest to make every day the best it can be for our animals

Postsecondary education provides many options for hands-on learning

The rising cost of food topped the list of consumer fears in 2014, and the internet remains their go-to source of food information

Nearly 90 percent of employees will make their stay or go decision within the first six months on the job

It was a difficult decision to leave my family and our farm in 2011. On the most recent return trip, I brought home a small piece of the herd

Understanding science takes away the scare tactics. A few of us liked science class. Others catnapped during the detailed and technical presentations. However, some of those very concepts are now playing...

When output doesn't match between machines, hay harvest efficiency goes down the tubes

Genomics is taking away some of the guesswork

On-farm milk culturing can lead to better mastitis treatment decisions that benefit you, the cow and our industry

The list of precision dairy farming technologies continues to grow and tell us more about our cows

Since pulsation came on-line, machines have taken a lot of flak for causing mastitis. Observations of the entire milking process, though, are needed to unroot the cause of milk quality problems. Since...

March 18 recognizes the import role agriculture plays in everyone's lives. The Agriculture Council of America hosts National Agriculture Day, with the epicenter being Washington, D.C. Events promoting...

GenElite and Holstein Plaza help bring buyers and sellers together in today's evolving dairy genetics trade. I attended the 124th Wisconsin Holstein Association Convention on February 21 in Hudson, Wis

Elite breeders have simple advice for dairies about how to get started. Genomics technology has taken the dairy breeding world by storm, giving milk producers tools to make dramatic improvement in their...