Dairy Herd
Silage-making season is here, and with it comes the need for heightened safety awareness.
Bovine pinkeye. It seems to happen every summer. Even though it may look the same in different animals, potential causes and opinions on what vaccines are most effective vary
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).
Canada’s milk supply has been on the rise, but export demand for U.S. dairy products remains strong.
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.
Switching from a herringbone to a robotic rotary parlor.
With costs going up for labor, feed and everything in between, knowing your numbers is key to helping your dairy plan for the future.
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.
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.
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
Art Schaap, owner of Highland Dairy in Clovis, New Mexico, has been living a nightmare for the past four years. His nightmare is finally coming to an end, but not without the heartache of euthanizing 3,665 cows.
From carcass quality to milk composition, we discuss the deeper issues within the Holstein vs. Jersey debate.
Through a series of pitches, and questions and answers from both industry experts and the audience, the World Dairy Expo Tech Spotlight showcases the latest technologies available to dairy producers.
Dairy markets found follow through strength on Tuesday following the bounce experienced on Monday.
Cheese and butter prices continue to hold a large price difference with butter around $1.00 higher than cheese. One reason for this is the substantial difference in inventory levels between cheese and butter.
World Dairy Expo also takes pride in providing educational opportunities that can help advance dairy at both the farm and industry levels.
And the eight official judges of World Dairy Expo are...
Cybil Fisher says her work today is a result of 25 years of photography experience, and it’s not the career path she initially set out for.
Earlier today, Hilmar broke ground on their western Kansas future cheese and whey protein processing plant. The new facility is expected to create 250 new jobs and represent $600 million in capital investments.
The thermoneutral zone of a calf under three weeks of age is between 59 and 77℉ (15 and 25°C)