With financial challenges facing dairy farms, Curtis Gerrits with Compeer Financial, says it is essential for producers to evaluate how these technology investments impact their farm’s overall financial position.
Ted Mathews, who works for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and serves as the director of Minnesota Rural Mental Health underscores that communication is an incredibly important part of all family and farm life.
Scroll through social media and you’ll see stories of farmers sharing how they care for their cattle, land and family to others who are farther removed from agriculture. The CalfVet and AgvoKate share social media tips.
Colostrum’s myriad benefits for calves may be transferrable to an entirely different field: human health. Researchers are discovering the benefits of colostrum in both health nutrition supplements and therapeutic agents.
Financial advantages often come to the forefront of benefits when adding a second or third revenue stream on the farm. But for three families who exhibit cattle, it’s more than that.
With crops slowly coming in off the fields, now is a good time to start thinking about soil testing. Here are five reasons why fall testing may be more ideal than spring.
Sometimes the biggest inspiration comes in the smallest packages. This certainly holds true for Brynn Grewe. The pint-size dairy farm girl serves as a true inspiration, as she embodies strength, grit and perseverance.
The U.S. Farm Report will once again conduct a live taping at the 2023 Milk Business Conference. Host, Tyne Morgan, will ask questions about the Farm Bill, the economy, milk prices and so much more.
Many of us are in the fast lane with kids graduating and we're getting a lesson on just how fast time goes. Thank your children for all the help they do on the farm and start thinking about who their replacement will be.
The Tauers’ workforce is different than most. They work with the University of Minnesota through their training program as a host farm for foreign interns, who work with the family for six months to a year at a time.
Farmers have learned to live by one of life’s biggest lessons – always expect the unexpected. But sometimes even the unexpected can still cause us to pause and scratch our heads.
Mercer Vu Dairy wanted to utilize group housing and waste milk to raise their preweaned calves with round-the-clock access to milk. Here's how they came up with their own one-of-a-kind system.
Sometimes life doesn't go the way it was planned. Most farmers understand this all too well. But sometimes life’s curveballs provide opportunities to grow and learn. This holds true for the Dinderman family of Illinois.
Dairy technology innovation. Industry networking. Educational seminars. Elite cattle shows and sales. Dairy youth activities. It’s all there and more at the 2023 World Dairy Expo, slated for October 1-6 in Madison, Wis.
It's no wonder farmers experience higher levels of anxiety and depression because of the many factors they deal with that are out of their control. But how does that affect their family? A new study sheds light.
If you are like most dairy farmers, milk production tracking and monitoring animal health indicators are the primary reasons for investing in milk meters.
Heat stress undoubtedly causes setbacks for cows. But a growing body of research shows it also impacts the calves they are carrying, and possibly even the generation after that.
Several industry experts and ag influencers fill the roster of mentors for The Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2023 College Aggies Online (CAO) program, with over $20,000 in scholarships available to participants.
The Dairy Management Inc. New Product Competition for college students is accepting entries for 2024. The competition seeks innovative dairy product concepts and is open to undergraduate and graduate students in the U.S.
The changing of the seasons means farms will soon be firing on all cylinders to make sure everything gets done. To speed things along, some farms enlist outside help. These lending hands also present safety risks.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln kickstarted the Know Your Well Project in 2022 to teach the next generation how to test well water. The EPA took notice and looks to double the program's reach.
Farm employees are a critical piece of our operation and keeping them safe should be every farm’s top priority. However, accidents can happen in the blink of an eye, especially when large equipment is involved.
Paul Virkler, DVM, Cornell University, says teat end scoring is a good way to gather insights on a dairy's milking processes and whether adjustments are needed to improve an individual cow's comfort and care.
Emma Kuball, a 19-year-old college student from Waterville, Minnesota, representing Rice County, was crowned the 70th Princess Kay of the Milky Way in an evening ceremony Aug. 23 at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.
Depending on the size of the animal, viscosity of the product and administration protocols, a variety of needles might be needed. Here’s some guidelines to help decide.
Select Sires Inc. and Inguran LLC (dba STgen™) have signed a letter of intent to combine Select Sires Inc.’s and STgen’s production, research and development functions into a new company.
Somatic cell count averages for 2022 were highest in the year's late fall and winter months. Below are some considerations for managing mastitis as the weather changes.
Time is such a thief of joy, especially when it comes to raising kids. One day, you bring them home from the hospital with all the hopes in the world and then next you realize they become all that you have imagined.
The free program, which impacted 1.2 million students worldwide last year, is a year-long, interactive learning opportunity that gives students an inside look at a dairy farm in the United States.
The best and most effective technologies in dairy production today are not necessarily the ones with the most bells and whistles. Rather, they’re the ones that simply “let cows be cows.”
The Cryptosporidium parasite is endemic to even the tidiest dairy farms, and is especially threatening to calf health. But it can be kept at bay in the calf management system with one simple and consistent approach.
In the aftermath of a mass shooting earlier this year on the campus of Michigan State University, the university’s dairy has served as a place for comfort by inviting students to de-stress by petting MSU cows and calves.
A few things you can count on if you make your way to Des Moines, Iowa for the Iowa State Fair—corn dogs, livestock shows and the iconic Iowa State Fair butter cow.
There is a reason why dairy farmer Kip Siegler’s YouTube channel is growing. His upbeat personality and his ability to show viewers firsthand what it is like to farm in fast-paced videos resonates well with his audience.
