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The best tool against metritis is prevention. Prevention begins with an eye to observe factors that may reduce the immune response of animals or increase their exposure to bacteria and then doing something about it.

A Springfield farm has been named Vermont Dairy Farm of the Year.

Recent study finds nearly 30% of load cells out of whack or non-functioning.

The average cost of raising a heifer sot up $600 between 2007 and 2013, to about $2,200 per head.

But farmers must call their legislators to urge passage of reform.

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Farms should develop their own down cow protocols specific to their dairies because no two facilities are alike.

The Great American Milk Drive objective is to make more milk available to families using food banks.

Wells’ Dairy says it is voluntarily recalling one of its Blue Bunny ice cream products for a labeling problem.

Developing cattle that will perform starts with proper management of the pregnant cow and continues on to the individual calf throughout its life.