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In the US, the majority of producers feed their cows once per day. As long as the mixer wagon is sized adequately, feeding once per day seems like an obvious choice. It reduces labor costs, slows the accumulation of hou
Results of monitoring THI, rumination, and milk production on a Southeastern Pennsylvania farm.
Season-long farm management decisions will affect water use efficiency (WUE) of corn. Several decisions such as varietal maturity, planting date, weed control, and soil fertility management need to be made in the contex
Sponsored by Dairy Nutrition Plus If producers don’t see clinical milk fever and clinical ketosis, they often think all is well with the transition cows. But that is far from the truth. “We miss the big picture when
The American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) and the Hoof Trimmers Association (HTA) announce a co-sponsored funding opportunity to support applied research in bovine lameness and hoof health.
Alternative milk might be nutritious, but nothing is as good as the real thing
The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board has a new name: Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin.
With President Trump, you have to strip away the tweets and rhetoric to look at the real numbers.
Do you have a Jack’s pizza in your freezer?
The problem of cows walking with a painful limp can be solved by implementing current knowledge targeted at the key hoof lesions; digital dermatitis, white line disease, and sole ulcer.
Dairy producers will have a unique opportunity to hear one of the nation’s leading dairy scientists researching the use of direct-fed microbials in dairy herd nutritional programs.
Walmart will start bottling milk soon. Is that good for the U.S. dairy industry?
Last week President Trump announced new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Entering into this kind of trade war could have a significant impact on farmers analysts say.
Consumers aren’t just eating more butter, they are willing to pay more for it, a boon that’s giving outsize gains to makers of premium brands.
A dairy farmer in Michigan has been sentenced to serve time in federal prison and pay a hefty fine after hiring undocumented immigrants.
In recent years the annual decline in the market size of ready-to-eat cereals has been -3.3 percent per year – reducing the demand for fluid milk.
It takes a lot of jobs to keep a farm or ranch up and running, but the hired man seems to have the most to do. Watch Baxter Black on U.S. Farm Report.
President Trump proposed dramatic cuts in the taxes paid by corporations big and small. According to his administration, the overhaul will spur economic growth and bring jobs and prosperity to America’s middle class.
As 3D printing technology advances, we’re approaching the day when someone who wants a juicy steak, instead of thinking ‘cook,’ they’ll be able to hit ‘print’ — well … maybe.
Sam Clovis already serves in the Trump Administration as a senior White House advisor and has been described as President Donald Trump’s “eyes and ears” at USDA. Now, ProPublica, the Washington Postand others ar
Chinese imports of agricultural commodities largely rest on the notion of food security.
In the last 20 years, research has demonstrated how much dry cow nutrition can negatively affect cow health, milk production and reproduction. As a result, dry cow nutrition has evolved from management by neglect to die
As hay is being cut and put in large round bales, it is always important to reduce hay storage losses.
Debunking two common myths about dairy farming as common misconceptions impact the industry.
Are your heifers set up for a successful transition into the lactating herd? Heifers need the same high-quality nutrition and management as the rest of your herd to keep them on track to reach their full potential. Hear
There are valid pros and cons to both sides of the “repair or replace” argument.
Usually, we think of water and moisture as a way to put a fire out, but the opposite is true with hay and straw, which when too wet can heat and spontaneously combust.
Q. What silage practices affect my bottom line the most? A. Minimizing losses throughout silage production — from harvest to feedout — drives your bottom line. Often called “shrink,” these losses reduce both
A report last week from Mighty Earth, a campaign of the Center for International Policy, took a break from criticizing farmers and ranchers that raise livestock for meat, and instead turned their attention to the meat c