It is time to update our recommendations for optimal ration particle size. Physically effective neutral detergent fiber (peNDF) was defined by Dave Mertens in 1997 as the portion of forage or feed ...

John Goeser is director of nutritional research and innovation with Rock River Lab, Inc., Watertown, Wis., and adjunct assistant professor, dairy science department, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Overall, 1,600 dairy farms across the United States called it quits last year. That reduced the number of commercial dairy farms in the U.S. to 40,219. On a percentage basis, losses were the largest ...

When used appropriately, antibiotics play a major role in restoring the health of cows, calves, and heifers on dairy farms. That’s the very reason that the National Dairy FARM Program has partnered to ...

Dairy Judging 101: All five breeds (A6, BS6, G6, H10, J6) Youth 2020-06-10 ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is now a consumer buzzword that most of us have heard since the release of ChatGPT4. Now, Google, Facebook, and others are trying to catch up with OpenAI and believe it ...

The information below has been supplied by dairy marketers and other industry organizations. It has not been edited, verified or endorsed by Hoard’s Dairyman. Amp Americas, a pioneer in the renewable ...

The information below has been supplied by dairy marketers and other industry organizations. It has not been edited, verified or endorsed by Hoard’s Dairyman. Fifteen Michigan Milk Producers ...

We can critique ideas constructively without resorting to rudeness or insults. After all, it's vigorous discussion that built America . . . whether it is a discussion about the Presidential election ...

There are endless reasons to be behind the wheel on the farm — whether you’re using the four-wheeler to pick up rocks from the field, scraping manure with the skid loader, driving the combine during ...

Tonight, the National Dairy Shrine will honor Industry Pioneers, a Distinguished Dairy Cattle Breeder, a Guest of Honor, and numerous outstanding college students at their annual banquet held at World ...

Hay stocks were at near-record lows as of May 1 of this year. In October, USDA forecast that 2023 alfalfa hay production would be up about 1% from last year and grass hay up 0.8%, but final numbers ...