Wyatt Bechtel

Wyatt Bechtel is associate editor for Beef Today and Dairy Today.

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An Idaho dairy has seen the benefit of good employees and milk quality.
A new advertising campaigning no longer ask consumers if they’ve ‘got milk?’, but instead tells them to “Milk Life.”
Mobile technology could change the way cows are milked and managed.
When you test your hay or corn stalks or cover crop for nitrates, look closely at the report to see what method your lab used to report your nitrate results.
Sidedness in behavior – known scientifically as laterality – is commonly observed with dairy cows.
With the hot, humid and rainy return of summer, livestock producers can expect forage leaf and root diseases outbreaks in pastures.
Bedding, stall maintenance and cleanliness essential to cow comfort, stall use.
While there are several methods of dehorning dairy calves available, many producers prefer to use caustic paste.
Learn more about the Red and White purebred dairy cattle breed in the U.S.
A longer voluntary waiting period can benefit high producing cows.
Cornell University experts share how raising BMR sorghum sudangrass can create an abundant feedstuff that is high in feed value and yield; flexible to raise; and environmentally sustainable.
Feeding the next generation of dairy cows a little more often could be beneficial to long-term production.