Jim Davenport, a dairy farmer from Ancramdale, N.Y., presents “Clean cows make clean milk.” According to Davenport, “The most important contact surface on the dairy is the teat and the cow attached to...
Mike Zurakowski, D.V.M., with Cornell University’s Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory, presented “Mastitis management through milk cultures.” Each dairy farm has different risk factors contributing to...
It is easy to cut feed costs, but it’s harder to cut costs without sacrificing milk production. This webinar discusses controlling expenses by selecting cost-effective ingredients, grouping cows correctly,...
Have you ever wondered why some herds have few mastitis cases and others have many? In this webinar, held December 11, 2017, Paul Virkler, D.V.M., Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine discusses...
Feed costs per pound of dry matter are rising as corn and soybean meal prices climb, squeezing farmers’ profit margins. Strategies to improve ration economics while maintaining milk yield are discussed....
Gary Oetzel, D.V.M., a professor for the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, presented “Calcium and the transition cow”. Calcium is a key determinant of transition period success...
Jim Salfer, a dairy educator from University of Minnesota Extension will present “Feeding and management for robotic milking system success” on Monday, August 10 at noon (Central time). Achieving high...
Milking is so routine that we sometimes fail to adequately analyze it. Using milk vacuum recorders, researchers found two common problems: biphasic milking and overmilking. The presentation will discuss...
Heat stress during late gestation has significant negative effects on the productivity of the cow in the next lactation. Emerging evidence suggests that the developing fetus is also negatively impacted,...
Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) is dairy’s comprehensive quality assurance program encompassing over 98 percent of America’s milk supply. Emily Yeiser Stepp, Ryan Bennett, and Jamie Jonker...
It was a fast-paced program featuring 2016 forage yields, prices, forage quality measurements, and strategies. Mike Rankin, managing editor of Hay & Forage Grower magazine, provided an agronomist’s view...
“A crop and feed outlook for the months ahead” reviewed forage quality and variation due to weather and other growing season challenges. It was presented by Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois, and Mike...
