Mark Stephenson, director of dairy policy analysis at the University of Wisconsin, presented “The dairy situation and outlook for 2020” on Monday, January 13, at noon (Central time)

During the December Hoard’s Dairyman webinar, Bill Weiss from The Ohio State University about ration management during the transition period in “Feeding cows to reach their peak.”

“Looking at the big picture . . . excessive rainfall had a huge impact on both hay crops and corn silages this year,” said Mike Rankin

A feed and forage outlookpresented by Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois and Mike Rankin, Hay & Forage GrowerSponsored by Kuhn Mike Hutjens and Mike Rankin, forage feeding specialists

Guidelines for selecting a silage hybrid Presented by Bill MahannaBrought to you by Pioneer In this webinar Bill Mahanna provided an overview of the main agronomic and nutritional factors to consider

“Animal welfare is the result of the positive outcome of the interaction between humans and the animals,” said Robert Hagevoort, of New Mexico State University during the monthly webinar

"How much does the welfare of people affect the welfare of animals?" is a Hoard's Dairyman Webinar presented by Robert Hagevoort from New Mexico State University on October 14, 2019.

Just as each fatty acid has its own characteristics, so do fatty acid supplements. This topic was covered in the Hoard’s Dairyman monthly webinar “Incorporating supplemental fatty acids in...

Incorporating supplemental fatty acids in dairy rations was presented by Adam Lock, Michigan State University

It has been said that you cannot manage what you cannot measure. To many, cow comfort is not something that is easy to evaluate

Lindsay Ferlito, Cornell Cooperative Extension presented "Monitoring and improving cow comfort in freestalls and tie stalls" in August

"Treating diarrhea in dairy calves" webinar was presented by Geof Smith, D.V.M., North Carolina State University

The breeding age heifer contributes greatly to the future success of a dairy. She can also be the source of lost opportunities. Joe Dalton, University of Idaho, addressed the importance of getting young...

Synchronization strategies for heifers. Heifers do not provide a return on investment until after entering the milking string

Fresh cows are the future of your herd. Their production will determine profitability over the next year

Focusing on fresh cow strategies was presented by Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois

We have been taught there are steps to follow when milking a cow. Books have been written about protocols in the parlor . . . but do they always get followed?

Milking evaluation reveals costly problemspresented by Phil Durst and Stan Moore, Michigan State University Extension Milking is so routine that we sometimes fail to adequately analyze it. Usin