Last year, our Jersey cow Pumpkin came up “open,” meaning she didn’t get pregnant after being with the bulls. She’s been a great mom and milk producer for us, so we decided her body needed a year off.
Join Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) for its March 26 webinar – “How Consumer Trends Shape the Calf Milk Replacer Market” – set to start at 2 p.m. Central time (U.S./Canada). Tom Benson, Actus ...
The push for raw milk is based on deeply flawed arguments, as public health and food safety experts near-universally agree.
More than 10 years after environmental groups petitioned for a new rule, the state plans to require the Central Valley Water ...
It aims to make it easier for families to purchase the products they choose by 'reversing the criminalization of specific dairy farmers.' ...
On November 26, India marks its National Milk Day, on the birthday of Verghese Kurien, the Father of White Revolution, and founder of one of India's most loved brands -- Amul. Over the years India has ...
This year, there is added pressure to get stock out as there has been no opportunity to spread slurry since the opening of the spreading window, warns ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy ...
In this video, we build a milk stanchion to facilitate milking our cow once she has her calf. The video features the ...
David and Jayne Conn robotically milk 100 cows along with their four children at Ardina Farm, close to Castlerock in Co ...
We’ll tell you about the unusual milk from these foreign cows in a new episode of BelTA’s YouTube project “After the Fact: ...
Calving season will always bring surprises. But preparation, vigilance, and quick action can dramatically improve calf survival and long-term performance.
A lot of farmers will continue feeding whole milk this year, but is it worth going a step further and leaving calves at foot?