Like many states, Indiana’s General Assembly is currently in session. There are a number of agricultural bills on deck this year, including one which would impact livestock and poultry farmers across the state.
On February 3rd, the Indiana Senate Environmental...
One of the ways that artificial intelligence (AI) has been marketed to agricultural business owners is as a tool to improve market competitiveness. AI platforms promise to deliver real time market insights in a way that humans never could,...
When your dairy herd isn’t where it should be due to health, production or reproduction issues, your stress levels likely increase. Chances are, you’re not yourself when you’re stressed. You may lose sleep, forget things and become unproductive. Your...
Welcome back! This is a continuation of an article from the last issue about taking care of your pre- weaned heifers. In the first article I discussed what to keep in mind in the first days of life. Here...
As the temperatures begin to drop, we are reminded that winter is right around the corner. For us on the dairy, this means our nutrition and management techniques, especially for calves, need to switch focus a bit. The main...
In some ways, Indiana is completely unlike Arizona or California when it comes to water. For most of the past 50 years, our focus has been water quality, not quantity. Even now, when it comes to the water question...
We’ve just come through the busy holiday season – and as much as this time is about family, friends and the start of a new year, it is also heavily centered around food. And so much of those special...
As I write this in late December, winter has definitely arrived. Snow flurries are falling outside my window, and while warmer than usual temperatures lingered longer than expected, true winter weather has finally settled in.
Recently, I’ve had several conversations...
With harvest season complete, it’s the perfect time to assess feed inventory and fine-tune your feeding program.
A study by Alex Bach in Spain found that over 50% of performance differences among 47 herds fed identical total mixed ration (TMR) were...
Two federal bills received Royal Assent in November that will make it easier for consumers to fix and service the products they use on a daily basis. That includes phones and fridges and even tractors.
That’s welcome news for farmers,...
