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While many alternatives to palpation have evolved over the years, a quick, convenient, on-farm pregnancy test kit has remained elusive...until now.

Paying the bills while looking good sums up the herd of Keightley-Core Jersey in Kentucky. Their show winning record and high production makes it no surprise that Jeff and Alta Mae Core have been named Master Breeder.

This past March marked the highest ever U.S. monthly average milk price at $25.90 per cwt. But since that time dairy has been on the downswing.

Optimistic and happy-go-lucky, Alex Peterson has held many roles—college student, intern, dairy farmer, and his most recent, National Dairy Board chairman. His passion for everything dairy could fill a barn.

How you prepare cows for heat stress and the adjustments made to management and feeding practices can help your herd successfully navigate this challenging time period.

With the extreme weather across the country farmers have a different opinion about water. Two Oregon farmers on opposite sides of the Cascade mountains, have different thoughts about the wetter than usual weather .

RNG is natural gas derived from the decomposition of organic waste material, including food waste; garden and lawn clippings; municipal wastewater; landfill waste; and – the biggie for livestock production – manure.

Between the numerous variables of mixing milk replacer, storing and heating raw milk and properly dosing for various ages – even if just one person is involved in calf care – consistency is a tough goal to reach.

The Neuenschwander brothers have thrived during a tough dairy economy because of their ability to maximize cow comfort and produce excellent genetics on their Indiana dairy.