There have been many times I have been working cows and they have done some of the dumbest things. Honestly, how many times have you grabbed your head of hair and thought — Why would you do that? — ...

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I put a smaller door into a big one so during the winter months, I can use the small one and not let all the warm air out of the barn.

The author and her husband, Duane, own and operate a 550-cow dairy in Cochranville, Pa. A number of years ago, there was a couple that moved from the city of Philadelphia to our farm-centric ...

Quality. Pride. Family. These are the values that Larson Acres in Evansville, Wis., has held in the decades since the farm’s current location was purchased in 1957. They are still values that fit the ...

The authors are dairy technical service managers with Kemin Animal Nutrition and Health. The dairy industry continually seeks innovations that optimize economic returns while ensuring the sustained ...

If you ask a dairy producer, nutritionist, banker, and accountant how much forage is needed annually to maximize profits, you might get four different responses. Some of the responses may go like this ...

Facing misconceptions in agriculture can prove to be a daunting task, but when all else fails, just give them the benefit of the doubt. As a college student, I’ve faced some of the most common ...

The author is a freelance writer based in Rockford, Ill. Labor is a challenge for farms everywhere,” said Encore Consultant Tim Schaefer on an episode of the Professional Dairy Producers’ “The Dairy ...