The author is the director of nutritional research and innovation with Rock River Lab Inc., Watertown, Wis., and adjunct assistant professor, dairy science department, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Metritis, one of the most common fresh cow diseases, can be costly to the health of individual cows and the overall productivity of dairy operations, especially in today’s environment. Fortunately, ...

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There are endless reasons to be behind the wheel on the farm — whether you’re using the four-wheeler to pick up rocks from the field, scraping manure with the skid loader, driving the combine during ...

Hay stocks were at near-record lows as of May 1 of this year. In October, USDA forecast that 2023 alfalfa hay production would be up about 1% from last year and grass hay up 0.8%, but final numbers ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is now a consumer buzzword that most of us have heard since the release of ChatGPT4. Now, Google, Facebook, and others are trying to catch up with OpenAI and believe it ...

As I approach my last shows as a junior exhibitor, it causes me to reflect on my experiences showing cattle. As you are reading this, I will be in Madison, Wis., attending the Junior National Hereford ...

The plant codes on this heavy whipping cream (27-421) and milk (19-145) tell us where they were processed and packaged. One of the coolest aspects of being part of a dairy farm is walking into a store ...

During the June Hoard’s Dairyman webinar, speaker Lily Edwards-Callaway started her presentation by sharing a well-known message written by our company’s founder, W.D. Hoard. This statement is known ...

As temperatures begin to rise, you know your cows are susceptible to heat stress. Even in relatively cool regions, heat stress can negatively affect cow comfort, health and performance. Understanding ...

Possibly the biggest thief of resting time for dairy cows is waiting to be milked. For herds milked in parlors, every minute spent in the holding area is precious time not utilized for eating, ...

In my early training as a dairy advocate, I was told to focus on the most interesting and important facts about the dairy industry. “There are no antibiotics in milk,” “There are 13 essential ...