Handle With Care: When it comes to vaccine handling, keeping doses at a stable temperature is crucial, even after mixing.
Soil needs, timing, crop needs, and application methods and rates can all impact how manure should be used as a fertilizer.
High-quality Holstein springers topped the market at a stunning $4,250 per head at the Pipestone Livestock Auction in ...
Set Expectations. Quality should never be an extra; it should be the baseline expectation. Clearly define and communicate the ...
What is the world’s most expensive dairy disease? And what countries are hit hardest by these costs? Dr. Philip Rasmussen, researcher from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, recently explored ...
Two ag industry powerhouses have announced the launch of the “Milk Sustainability Center,” a collaboration between John Deere and DeLaval. There’s a perpetual cycle throughout the week of World Dairy ...
New Zealand-based dairy leader Fonterra announced today it will restructure its organic operations. Fonterra’s Group Director Supplier and External Relations Kelvin Wickham says the co-operative ...
The National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) is moving forward with a National Milk Producer Federation proposal to lower somatic cell count limits to 400,000 by January 1, 2014. NCIMS ...
While pinkeye is seldom thought of as a costly problem because it rarely cause death, it does cause eye irritation, pain and occasionally blindness along with reduced feed intake. “With losses in ...
Experts are working to secure the nation’s milk supply in case of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak If foot-and-mouth disease were detected in the U.S., a national animal health emergency would be ...
A trade dispute settlement panel set up under a major North American free trade agreement has rejected a U.S. complaint that Canada is improperly limiting access to its dairy market, an official ...
Drought-stressed corn can still make some fairly good feed--if it’s harvested, ensiled and fed correctly. In fact, it can have up to 70% of the feed value of normal corn silage. To ensure you’re ...