Just as the line at the concession stand depends on what is happening on the baseball field, the line at the robot depends on what is happening in the barn.

A total mixed ration (TMR) diet has long been used to consistently offer a high-quality mix to ruminants. It allows farms to incorporate almost any ingredient into the diet consistently, safely removing much of the variation from one mouthful to the next.

Spring is my favorite time of the year. The strain of calving season is wrapping up, and the days are getting longer with warm weather setting in for good.

As we roll into the new year, one thing is on almost every rancher’s mind: calving season. For those who calve in January and February, the rapid changes in temperature may play a role in calf sickness and growth.

Recently, I attended a meeting where the presenter spoke glowingly about a new miracle product his company was marketing. His PowerPoint slides dutifully showed fancy tables and graphs, but as I looked around the room, I noticed that some folks were beginning to nod off.

As the majority of the cow herds enter the late-gestation stage of production with rapidly increasing nutritional requirements, the lasting impacts of drought conditions become a priority and major influence on supplementation strategies.

Interpreting dairy key performance indicators (KPIs) have you feeling like eating an alphabet soup sandwich? While there are hundreds of ways to slice and dice dairy metrics, this article will define and explore several KPIs that have a substantial impact on dairy productivity and profitability.

Producers across the U.S. experienced a wet and rainy chopping season for small-grain silage and haylage.