The March 2024 finding of an avian influenza virus in dairy cows suffering from a previously unknown disease syndrome has brought attention to disease control and detection methods on dairy operations.
While dairy cows affected with the syndrome were first...
Indiana House Enrolled Act 1003 changes the way we litigate administrative appeals. This will impact confined feeding challenges, permit modification appeals, and other regulatory decisions by our the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM).
Lady Justice considering an administrative appeal
First,...
Integrating new software into your team can feel like a blind date. Worse yet, a speed date followed by an arranged marriage. This shotgun arrangement may not end well.
A better way.
Romance. Invite your employees along for the journey of...
Over the past three years, expenses on dairy farms have surged significantly, with feed, wages, energy, supplies and materials all experiencing dramatic increases. Many of these expense hikes seemed beyond our control. The rise in expenses resulted in a...
Most people are exposed to about 4,000 advertising messages a day.
Complicating matters is their average attention span is around six seconds. This, sadly, is about two seconds lower than that of a goldfish, or about the same period of...
Prices paid in 2024 for dairy products should be similar to 2023, while net returns may be better, according to University of Missouri Extension economist Scott Brown.
Brown told attendees at the 2024 Missouri Dairy Expo that average weather and...
No matter how much hard work you put into your operation, dairy farmers are facing new obstacles that can be just as unpredictable as the weather. Inflation continues to rise, interest rates are higher than ever, and operating costs...
As a teenager, one of my farm duties was cultivating the weeds out of the corn and soybeans. I preferred to drive our bigger tractor because it was easier to handle, but the cultivator was mounted on the back...
One of my favorite days of the entire year is the Century and Heritage Farm ceremony that takes place during the Iowa State Fair. During the all-day event in the historic Livestock Pavilion, hundreds of multi-generational farm families, many...
A sharp decline in the number of dairy heifers available to replace older cows exiting the U.S. dairy herd could limit any meaningful growth in domestic milk production over the next few years. The number of dairy replacement heifers...
