Hairy toads and dairy genetics
Top sellers and solid, reliable milkers don’t just happen after a random mating between a great bull and cow, they require carefully planned genetic pairings and a lot of trial and error.
It’s getting hot in here: Paying attention to temperatures on dairy
In some cases, we are collecting more information electronically on dairy farms than we know how to effectively use.
Look beyond your neighbor’s fence
Too cold, too hot, too dry, too wet. Had I looked over my neighbor’s fence this last spring and early summer, I would have concluded that we had received way too much rain.
Clock ticking on 2016 Dairy Margin Protection Program
The Margin Protection Program replaced the Milk Income Loss Contract program and the $9.90 minimum Class III support price programs for U.S. dairy farmers.
First comes dairy month, then ice cream
Lots of opportunity to celebrate dairy and dairy products.
Dairymen are American heroes
Our American dairy farmers are heroes in their own right.
Would YOU want to sleep on your calf bedding?
Bed your dairy calves as if you (the bedder) were spending the day or night on it. If the bedder wouldn’t want to spend the next 12 hours living there, why would the calf?
Grab cattle market by the horns
If you raise cattle, whether dairy or beef, at some point you've probably heard about 'The Cattle Cycle.'
My American heroes? Farmers!
In the first week of May, American farmers seeded over 35 percent of this year’s projected corn acreage — in one week!
Your rations are about to change, so be prepared with good analysis
With new forages being harvested, rations are about to change.
