A rapid decline in pH is crucial to achieving an optimal silage fermentation, preserving silage nutrients, and maximizing the feed’s value

There are a multitude of feed additives in the market for use in ruminant rations, but with the unique challenges faced by individual farms, a standard line product may not always be the best fit

It’s the most wonderful month of the year!

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!

Our cows have personalities that make working with them more interesting and only occasionally more difficult

Sometimes the numbers tell a different story than what we tell ourselves

The month of December was a little touch-and-go in our calf barn as we were dealing with an abundance of calves and disease challenges

Thanks to some extra care and attention, a premature calf recently born on our farm is doing well

Summer’s heat and humidity bring challenges of heat stress, bacteria, and flies to our animals

If our animals get sick or injured, we do anything we can to help them heal. These two success stories are examples of that commitment

Your dairy experience can bring value to careers both inside and outside of agriculture

Corn Silage: From Seed to Feed is the latest offering from the Hoard’s Dairyman bookstore

Efforts by checkoff programs to promote June Dairy Month will highlight the farmers behind dairy foods

With the heat comes the flies, and our farm uses several methods to keep these pests off our cows

“They look like corporate, professional people wearing suits,” my friend exclaimed as I was talking to her about the Alliance’s work monitoring animal rights extremism

Heat detection on our farm got more technical yet simpler over time

A world without animal agriculture wouldn’t be good for the nutritional viability of many people

With more emphasis being placed on the well-being of livestock all the time, students can gain experience in this type of evaluation through the Animal Welfare Assessment Contest

The annual Dairy Experience Forum proved that consumers recognize the need for dairy products in the diets, but they crave more insight on farming

With a small, four person staff strictly made up of family, formal business meetings are replaced by spontaneous planning sessions in passing, at the dinner table, or while working cattle on our dairy...