Maureen Hanson

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Raising heifers is expensive, to be sure. But in the long run, raising them right is far more important than raising them cheap.
What dietary supplements are best for preweaned calf rations? Out of the literally hundreds from which to choose, do any of them really work?
The Holstein breed is wrestling with the phenomenon of a newly identified genetic defect for Recumbency.
Excessive frame size, dark meat color, narrow loin eyes, lengthy finishing time – these are among the top complaints about feeding Holsteins for beef.
Four days of intense learning, peer networking, and innovation exposure await attendees of the 2023 Cornell Dairy Nutrition and Management Shortcourse, scheduled for June 5-9, 2023.
Self-locking head-lock stanchions have become a management staple on most U.S. free stall dairies. But their convenience can become too much of a good thing.
Holstein springer values remained steady to slightly higher in the past month, amidst a fairly monumental sell-off of lactating dairy cows nationwide.
Silage-storage methods have evolved over the years, with drive-over piles becoming the increasingly popular method of choice today.
Waning milk prices, persistently high feed costs, and spotty feed inventories appear to be the emerging financial story of the 2023 U.S. dairy industry.
Precision dairy technology isn’t just for cows. Autofeeders, activity monitors, and other emerging tools are making it possible to raise calves with the type of individual attention received by the calves of yesterday.
Surplus dairy calves – those not intended for breeding – are their own, unique subset of the dairy industry.
Over the course of eight weeks and 16 virtual sessions, Dotterer will teach participants basic Spanish terminology and phrases to enhance communication with Spanish-speaking farm employees.
Cows still milking heavily at the end of lactation have a hard time switching gears when they enter the dry period.
In just a few months, you no longer will be able to stop at your local farm store and pick up a bottle of penicillin or box of mastitis tubes.
The University of Idaho is building a massive dairy research center focused on the industry’s sustainability.