Dec. 9 2024
Carbon has become a ubiquitous term in sustainability discussions, ranging from talk of carbon markets and carbon credits to carbon offsets and carbon insets
Dec. 9 2024
Communication follows nourishment and shelter as a basic human need
Nov. 20 2024
A number of years ago, there was a couple that moved from the city of Philadelphia to our farm-centric neighborhood
Nov. 14 2024
With the year’s end upon us, it’s time to gather your records and evaluate your tax situation
Nov. 14 2024
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
Nov. 14 2024
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
Oct. 21 2024
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
Oct. 21 2024
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
Oct. 16 2024
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
Oct. 16 2024
In the Feeding Fundamentals column and throughout invited talks or seminars, we tend to cover a lot of ground
Sept. 26 2024
I don’t know what I was thinking. During my veterinary training, I believed it was important to purchase most of my textbooks
Sept. 26 2024
I recall from my days in veterinary practice that some clients extended themselves to make my job more pleasant, and some did not
Sept. 25 2024
Agricultural land in the Upper Midwest has experienced substantial appreciation over the past several decades, with the recent years standing out
Sept. 25 2024
During a recent calf study, most of my mornings were spent measuring grain refusals
Sept. 10 2024
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
Aug. 30 2024
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
July 15 2024
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
July 12 2024
We recently bought a cattle brush and needed a good way to put it up, so I built a stand out of recycled materials
July 12 2024
Historically, criminals who have been sentenced to death have been granted a sumptuous last meal before their execution