Beyond summer heat stress: Understanding impacts on dairy cattle across generationsPresented by Jimena Laporta, University of Wisconsin-MadisonxxxThis presentation will explore how environmental stres

In 1924, the U.S. dairy herd consisted of approximately 21 million cows, each producing around 4,167 pounds of milk annually

What do you think of first after hearing the word “carbon”?

On an episode of the “Bovine Banter” podcast hosted by Penn State Extension, Josh Brubaker shared how he and his family have implemented the use of alternative energy sources such as a manure...

Carbon has become a ubiquitous term in sustainability discussions, ranging from talk of carbon markets and carbon credits to carbon offsets and carbon insets

Energy is a part of our everyday lives. The machines we use on our farms require fuel and electricity to do the jobs we need them to

People say that there’s always room for improvement. Notably, the dairy industry has proven this statement true, continuously raising the bar by making environmental progress

There is a new way for the planet’s methane and carbon dioxide emissions to be measured: from space

Public sentiment – domestically and internationally – continues to grow about the need for industries and companies to take more actions to protect Earth’s natural resources and be more...

There are few industries that have the power to significantly reduce their carbon footprint, but the dairy industry has the opportunity to do so

The Farmers Assuring Responsible Management Environmental Stewardship Program (FARM ES) is collaborating with the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy to integrate a new, process-based model for greenhouse...

You may be familiar with the 2020 “Capper and Cady study” that published scientific-backed results of dairy’s environmental success

People and businesses around the world have goals about becoming more sustainable, but what sustainability means to each entity can be very different

As more farms explore the potential of cover crops, trial and error helps people learn what works best when it comes to managing these covers and the plantings that follow

Leaders from almost 200 countries around the world are currently gathering in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for the United Nations’ (UN) 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) climate change conference

It wasn’t until I moved to Wisconsin following college that I truly understood what it meant to try to farm in a place where winter seems to last from November to May

What effects do the smoky haze and low air quality have on people, cows, and calves where we farm in the Upper Midwest?

Those in dairy circles have long known that the dairy cow has a unique ability to convert forages into nutritious milk

When feeding dairy cows, a buffer helps maintain a balanced rumen pH by limiting the effects of excess acid. Outside of the cow, buffers in a farm’s fields serve a similar purpose for the water features...

Electricity — it’s usually so plentiful that we take it for granted, not worrying about where it’s coming from or how it gets to us. For some dairies, though, it pays to take the power...