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.

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 ...

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. Fifteen Michigan Milk Producers ...

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 ...

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 ...

Edwards and Krawczel are in the department of animal science at the University of Tennessee. Proudfoot is in the department of veterinary preventive medicine at The Ohio State University. Calving is ...

It doesn’t take long for a healthy calf to become a sick one. Early detection and treatment of disease can greatly improve the likelihood of success. During a hands-on workshop at the Professional ...

I wanted to express some feedback on the article, “Focus on retaining your best employees,” published on April 7, 2022. I believe these kinds of articles are necessary considering today's industry ...

Many dairy farmers today weren't around when the national dairy checkoff was created. They don't know the history of why dairy farmers got together to create a self-help promotion program through ...