During my reign as the 2022 Virginia Dairy Princess, I was asked a particularly interesting question, “What do you think cows would say if they could talk?”

Many farms have protocols written to help keep cows healthy

It’s the most wonderful month of the year!

Disease can have a significant impact on both dairy cattle welfare and the financial success of the entire dairy industry

An outbreak of salmonella can be costly to a farm in many ways

Those of us in animal agriculture are no strangers to the fact that there are extremist groups calling for the end of using animals for food

On this episode, veterinarian Keith Poulsen, an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine, shared advice on the prevention, control, and treatment...

The benefits of adequate resting time include less stress, more milk production, less lameness, and greater longevity

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

For the past few weeks, we have been keeping our eye on one amazing cow that has far exceeded our production expectations

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

To win any battle, you need to know where the attacker is coming from, and preventing infectious disease is no different

One cow on our farm holds a particularly special place in my heart

About 10% of U.S. dairy cattle were infected with the bovine leukemia virus (BLV) in the 1960s and 1970s. Now, about a third of our nation’s beef cattle and almost half of our dairy cattle are infec

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

In each of the last two years, we have had an early winter “outbreak” of what looks like pinkeye in our bred heifers. They are housed indoors, and there are no flies around at that time of...

Through the rain and weather, we have been working to keep our cows healthy this winter

One of our cows tried to jump over a gate, but she was less athletic than she thought

Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) infects approximately half of all dairy and beef cattle in North America. Herd owners and managers may wonder whether it is a disease they should fight, and if so, is it a

Dairy farming is a complex job every day and filled with many unique responsibilities