A number of years ago, there was a couple that moved from the city of Philadelphia to our farm-centric neighborhood

With the year’s end upon us, it’s time to gather your records and evaluate your tax situation

When I was about 12, a school friend of mine showed me something revolutionary that his father had been given for his work: one of the first calculators

The calf program has often been relegated to a lower priority for the dairy business as it is a current expense with a delayed impact on future income

I’ll let you in on a little secret. I am terrified of bridges. Not the small bridges that are barely noticeable, but the really high bridges that go on forever

After several cows climbed out the front of our tie stalls, we were introduced to this method of utilizing a heavy-duty tie down strap looped around their stalls. This is a cost-effective idea that works

In the Feeding Fundamentals column and throughout invited talks or seminars, we tend to cover a lot of ground

Delayed milk ejection — most often presented as a bimodal milk flow curve — occurs when the cisternal milk fraction is removed before the alveolar milk reaches the gland cistern

I don’t know what I was thinking. During my veterinary training, I believed it was important to purchase most of my textbooks

I recall from my days in veterinary practice that some clients extended themselves to make my job more pleasant, and some did not

Agricultural land in the Upper Midwest has experienced substantial appreciation over the past several decades, with the recent years standing out

During a recent calf study, most of my mornings were spent measuring grain refusals

recently, I have had breeders express to me a level of concern over the number of bulls whose proofs declined substantially once they had daughters

Often, we think of automated milking systems (AMS) as new technology that reduces labor to milk cows; however, we may forget about the importance of testing the mechanical function of the AMS equipment

A small but growing number of dairies are using rotary milking parlors to enhance milking speed and efficiency. In this set-up, cows ride on a rotating platform while being milked. This reduces th

We recently bought a cattle brush and needed a good way to put it up, so I built a stand out of recycled materials

Historically, criminals who have been sentenced to death have been granted a sumptuous last meal before their execution

Did you milk her for all she’s worth?” With due respect to my mentor and colleague, Don Sanders, who wrote a book by this title, I suggest that we leave a little gas in the tank for our retiring...

In the volatile world of dairy markets, risk management has become key to many producers’ success, enabling them to gain stability and control over their margins