A popular topic of discussion in recent years has been whether to raise calves on the farm or send them off-site into the care of experienced calf rearers

I was thinking back and wondering if I had ever written about managing urine pH in close-up dry cows

Transitioning family farms is a process that takes time and sometimes can come to a standstill

There are types of planning that I just love. Task me with making a meal plan for the week, and I am happy as a clam for thirty minutes or so as I research new recipes and page through old favorites to...

The handshake agreements and unspoken decisions that ruled farmland and farm business transfer for decades no longer support today’s dairies that may involve multiple generations, farming and non-farming...

The footbaths in their transition cow barn are a critical component of hoof health at Deluur Dairy near Deckerville, Mich

Farm transition planning creates a path forward to move a dairy from one generation to the next

A farm transition is a serious investment into the future of the business. It must also be an investment into the future of both the outgoing and incoming generations

A short trip into familiar territory requires little planning, and rarely are directions needed. A longer journey to a new area, on the other hand, is best tackled with a game plan and a road map

Discussions about a farm’s transition should be intentional with all vested parties at the table

When transitioning from the dry period into lactation, a cow goes through a lot of changes. One way we can help cows get through this time period is to provide the best housing possible

Heat stress reduces intake and milk yield in lactating cows, and it is now clear that heat stress in the dry period dramatically affects the performance of cows in the subsequent lactation, too

Many farm families need their farm assets to fill three buckets: business assets, retirement assets, and inheritance assets

The benefits of feeding sugar, often by means of molasses, to dairy cows have been well-researched. From a physiological standpoint, sugar supplementation improves microbial efficiency and supports fiber-digesting...

Oklahoma State University created a model that compares business and estate transition strategies and the probability of success

Chromium is a relatively “new” mineral for dairy cows

We have come a long way in our understanding of fat mobilization in the past decades

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.”