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Many types of technology can help identify and warn us of ergonomic hazards in agriculture, including our phones and wearable devices that can monitor the environment and worker’s wellbeing.

Whole cottonseed is a cost effective and nutritious way to promote lactation and digestive health in dairy herds.1 While it offers several advantages, it can be challenging to source and transport.

August milk slipped 50 cents to $20.19/cwt. September also fell 50 cents to $20.01/cwt.

The VarcorTM system from Washington state-based Sedron Technologies converts dairy manure into high-value components in a continuous closed loop, all without tractors, manure spreaders, or waste lagoons.

When Mark Beer returned home after working an off the farm job, he knew he wanted to get into dairy farming. He also knew he didn’t want to spend his time in the parlor. The family installed their first robots in 2011.

These scorching summer temps are not only taking a toll on crops and livestock, but farm employees as well.

Dairyland Labs has announced that it has begun adding analysis data for chloride by Near Infrared Spectroscopy to forage reports.

Many farmers have pushed pause on expansion plans since the pandemic due to the economic uncertainties facing agriculture. Farmers are still plagued with financial worries and wonder if now is the time to build or not.