Derek Nolan from the University of Illinois Dairy Education and Extension helps dairy producers reach their goals by providing tools to make informed management decisions and improve milk quality. He focuses on providing hands-on experiences that help you better...
Source: Ohio State University Extension, Jason Hartschuh, Extension Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Crawford County
With harvest well under way to feed the cows for 2023, it is important to make sure we are assessing what the 2023 milk price...
Source: USDA news release
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for November 2022, which are effective Nov. 1, 2022. USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or...
Source: Lactanet,
authors: Simon Jetté-Nantel, Ph. D., René Roy, agr., and Patrice Fortier, agr.
Without rubbing salt in the wound, we all know fall is a difficult time for a farm’s cash flow. Milk cheques are often at their lowest at...
Source: Michigan State University
For more than a quarter century, Michigan State University professor J. Richard Pursley has been at the forefront of world-renowned research and dairy cattle fertility management programs that have played a pivotal role in bolstering Michigan to the...
Source: University of British Columbia
By Kathryn J. McLellan, Daniel M. Weary, and Marina A.G von Keyserlingk
Lameness is a painful but common condition in dairy cows, characterized by abnormal gait. Various surveys have estimated lameness prevalence on farms in North...
Dr. Lowell Midla, Merck Animal Health dairy technical services veterinarian, provides dry cow management training in the newest DAIRY CARE365® e-learning module from Merck Animal Health.
Source: Merck Animal Health news release
Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside...
Source: VAS news release
VAS is pleased to announce the launch of MyDC on PULSE. The new cloud-based herd management platform is designed to help simplify day-to-day tasks. MyDC on PULSE boasts efficiency and accessibility for farmer's dairy data in...
Source: Cornell Cooperative Extension, Victor Malacco, Michigan State University Extension and Camila Lage
The breeding program and replacement herd management can play an essential role in AMS operation efficiency and profitability.
The increasing adoption of automatic milking systems (AMS) by farms worldwide is a...
Source: ATD Manure Systems Inc
The Federal Government's recently announced target of a 30% reduction in fertilizer GHG emissions is a challenge that is now more clearly defined as a reduction in Nitrous Oxide, a gas 300 times more powerful...
