Dairy Herd
Let’s get right to it. According to Merck Animal Health research conducted in 2021 by Farm Journal, 73% of beef producers who vaccinated against pinkeye reported a positive return on investment (ROI).
With beef prices soaring and milk prices in favorable conditions, producers are keeping a keen eye on cows who are not pulling their own weight.
More than 250 dairies across the U.S. use some type of anaerobic digester system to generate electricity or renewable natural gas.
Switching from a herringbone to a robotic rotary parlor.
Growing up on a family farm plants deep roots. While many children grow up and leave the farm, some do return to their family dairy. Two producers share their journeys that brought them back home.
Canada’s milk supply has been on the rise, but export demand for U.S. dairy products remains strong.
While prioritizing growing quality forage is a must, proper feed ingredient storage is equally important, especially during the hot summer months.
Two dairy farms of different sizes and scales share how they push forward with raising healthy calves to fill their future pipeline.
As corn planters are finally starting to roll in the Midwest, planning for the finished product can never start too early.
Producers can make a significant impact on their milk checks by increasing milk fat and protein in milk. Changes in feed mixing, frequency and other feed-management strategies can make a notable difference.
Milk prices have hit their highest marks since 2014. But the cost of production has eaten into profits. While higher milk prices have sparked encouragement, producers are curious as to how long these prices will last.
Leaving out just 1 of these prevention measures can be costly.
Today’s health records perform best when they are complete and recorded electronically so that the data can be sorted and summarized easily.
Slower domestic demand is being offset with higher international demand, but that is still not enough to support prices and turn the trend higher.
Rainfall has been lackluster throughout parts of the country. With fields deprived of moisture, don’t be surprised if this year’s corn silage crop is drought stressed.
Neospora is the most commonly diagnosed cause of abortions in cattle both domestically and worldwide.
Controversy continues to swirl around Easterday Farms, a northern Oregon dairy operation.
Feeding waste milk to calves captures high-quality nutrients and adds value to a product that otherwise would be discarded. But recent research sheds light on concerns about the practice.
Increased fuel costs impedes movement of milk and milk components.
Excess copper can be too much of a good thing for preweaned dairy calves.
Constantly utilizing antibiotics to treat mastitis is not always a viable practice.
After three years of well-publicized drought, California has received near-normal precipitation this year.
Direct payment assistance to dairy farmers was announced at 20 cents per hundredweight, with total payments capped at $250,000 per farm operation or legal entity.
The Cattlemen’s Beef Board is soliciting comments from beef and dairy producers and industry organizations for possible improvements to the beef checkoff program.
New report shows the worldwide dairy industry’s contribution to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is just 2.7%
Mark Wustenberg suggests simple places to check for a dairy’s source of bacteria problems in milk counts.
Dakota Country Cheese, Mandan, N.D., closes its doors June 28, 2010.
USDA reporting increasing numbers of crossbred dairy cattle.
Crisis management drill hones ability to respond to emergencies.