A couple of weeks ago, dad came into work just flat out mad. You could tell when he stepped out of the truck to just leave him be, so that’s what we all did

Leave it to farm kids to come up with creative ideas. When gathered with family over the 4th of July, Clymer, N.Y. brothers, 18-year-old Justin and 9-year-old Fred White decided to respond to the recent...

Calf morbidity and mortality continue to be a challenge for dairy producers. A 2014 National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) survey found that calf mortality averaged around 8% while morbidity...

Managing a farm to support a family is not the idyllic picture of animal caretaking we often see online or in the media

The “of course” trend that has dominated TikTok and Instagram is proving to have power and has opened the door for the checkoff to put dairy into the conversation

It is well-known that reproductive performance is the foundation of profitability on a dairy

The transition period spanning from 21 days before calving to 21 days after calving is a critical phase in a dairy cow’s lactation cycle

Metritis, one of the most common fresh cow diseases, can be costly to the health of individual cows and the overall productivity of dairy operations, especially in today’s environment

The dry period should be a time of rest for cows and is an opportunity for the mammary system to heal and regenerate

Mannheimia haemolytica is one of the leading causes of respiratory disease in cattle

In the realm of beef cross calves, the presence of beef genetics imparts inherent advantages, promising greater consistency and robust muscling when compared to their all-dairy breed counterparts

Does anyone else have random things happen to your cows? Instead of the typical pneumonia, twisted stomach, or lameness, you have cows that just pop up with random illnesses or put themselves in places...

Ah, farm kids. We’re the best, aren’t we? I may be biased, but also maybe I’m not

Social media gives dairy a large audience to connect with; it’s up to you to decide which platform fits your needs and interests

The national dairy checkoff is working to promote our products through Tik Tok influencers

They aren’t always perfect, but we know we can depend on our automated milking systems

I am not an easy person to work with, and I’ve never said or thought otherwise. When it comes to my cows, I am fierce

If you use social media to promote your farm, are you making yourself a target for activists?

That much-awaited spring sunshine has finally arrived in the Pacific Northwest. In rather full force this week, we are expected to hit temperatures in the high 70s

As winter turns into spring, we try to catch up on many random projects around the farm