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A headache for most managers is putting together an employee work schedule. Trying to be considerate, but also properly putting a schedule together that aids in the farm’s mission statement is easier said than done.

In Iowa’s capitol, the 69th Iowa Dairy Princess was crowned. The 2022-23 Iowa goodwill ambassador is Naomi Scott from Westgate, who will connect with consumers all year long, promoting dairy.

There are plenty of dairy cows that have the genetic and physical potential to make more milk, but they simply aren’t getting enough to eat at the time they want to eat it.

Pizza Hut and its parent company Yum! Brands are partnering with DFA and dairy suppliers to provide participating farmers with the technology and data needed to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

An often-over-looked expense is having excess corn silage inventory. The decision has to be made soon, when you are chopping—to sell it or use it on the farm.

A left displaced abomasum (LDA) is one of the most common transition-cow setbacks that can stall a successful launch into lactation.

Class III milk futures climbed higher on the day. August milk gained 14 cents to $20.09/cwt. September milk surged 54 cents to $19.94/cwt.

Class IV lost significantly more value on Monday as September was off 77 cents, October lost 57, November declined 79 cents, and December lost 40.

Without proper cleaning and sanitation of feeding equipment, disease and illness can quickly spread among calves.

It’s not too late to double-crop a cool-season forage seeding onto available land to capture some more feed tonnage and/or establish a winter cover crop.