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Higher production does not guarantee profitability, but it does provide the opportunity to pay more bills as long as costs are contained.

Wisconsin and Pennsylvania have 18 of the top 25 counties with the most dairies with more than 50 cows.

Reducing feed shrink is a good place to start.

For energy savings, look for areas of highest use

Following proper milking procedures can achieve the desired balance between parlor throughput and optimal milk production.

Wonder what your cows do when you’re gone? New research tracks brain activity to describe sleep schedule

Biosecurity recommendations and protocols should be specific to the farm to address the problems each farm has.

Celebrate Cow Appreciation Day with these easy costume ideas.

As summer temperatures rise, beef and dairy animals benefit from heat abatement, says Joe Zulovich, a University of Missouri Extension specialist in livestock housing systems.

While it’s difficult to gauge the health of the farm economy, John Phipps says now is the time to sit down at the computer and enter yields and prices and costs to get a peek at a possible future.