Comparing costs of raising replacement heifers
Is it cheaper to raise calves using automated or individual feeding? Find out which management practices can cut the costs of raising replacement heifers.
Effective employee management
Employee management requires a skill set that is different from the one needed to milk cows. Learn how to work with and manage employees more effectively.
On-farm culture: a tool for fighting mastitis
On-farm culture is a fast, inexpensive way to diagnose the cause of mastitis in order to make the appropriate treatment or management decisions.
Review feed rations in summer
Feeding management during the dry period and with fresh cows is fundamental in reducing the risk of metabolic diseases after calving.
Mastitis and reproduction: Is there a connection?
On average, a cow that experiences mastitis will have increased days to first service, days open, services per conception, and pregnancy loss.
Should I continue farming?
The decision to sell cows or exit farming is never easy. Use these tips to ease the process.
Happy Mother’s Day to our cows as well
In May, we celebrate Mother's Day but did we take time to consider how grateful we should be to the four-legged moms, the cows that produce milk for us.
Good manners never out of style
Can we ever understand the impact of a handwritten note of appreciation? That simple gesture has the power to change lives, especially our own.
Dairy Margin Protection Program changes could help farmers
Dairy farmers should re-evaluate the use of the 2018 Dairy Margin Protection program before the June 1 deadline. Learn more about the recent changes.
Scout for poisonous weeds in alfalfa
When stands of established alfalfa get thinner weeds become a problem. The presence of poisonous weeds are of greatest concern in established alfalfa.
