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Shade lowers the temperature inside calf hutches, as well as calf body temperature and respiration rates.

Increasing dry matter intake benefits the dairy cow and contributes to greater dairy profitability.

A new report identifies better business practices, herd health and risk management as opportunities for higher profitability.

Chinese agencies also are investigating 23 cases of possible monopoly violations by overseas companies.

Measuring, recording and posting performance data can enable the whole team to achieve improvements on the farm.

GEN-3 has been tested in 21 university state trials in seven states, showing a 12.3% yield advantage.

Year-to-date sales are the equivalent of 1.790 billion pounds of milk on a milkfat basis.

The overall checklist used to evaluate farms has been streamlined from 77 questions to 48.

Feeding additional sugar to lactating cows may result in improved feed efficiency and animal performance.

The bill contains dairy margin insurance but no market stabilization program.