There are several causes of calf scours, but fluid replacement via electrolytes is a requirement for all scours treatments. By simply reversing the dehydration, the calf can be saved without antibiotics.

How did you get started in photography? KEENAN: I got started in photography after I received a DSLR camera for my birthday in 2013.

Max and Melissa Benedikt operate a direct-marketing farm in New Hampshire. The farm raises everything from Jersey milk cows to laying hens and plenty in between. For such a diverse operation, the adage “Necessity is the mother of invention” has become a sort of motto.

Efficiency, innovation and automation are all under one roof in a 12-robot, 900-cow barn at Herrema Dairy.

The right combination of management techniques, a good support system and optimal barn design makes it both possible and effective to incorporate robots into a grazing dairy operation.

In the mid-2000s, cross ventilation was introduced as the “dairy housing of the future.” Agriculture engineer Joe Harner and his colleagues at Kansas State University pioneered the concept of these mechanically ventilated, low-profile barns.

Headlocks are a versatile feed front solution for any farm; they give any farm manager who walks on-site the ability to choose the management style that works for them.

Digest Highlights • Wisconsin dairy herds slip below 8,500; task force members named • National Dairy Board appointees named • June global dairy price index weakens • Whole milk buffers May fluid milk sales decline • FDA to enforce dairy labeling regulations • ADC urges FDA action on ‘milk’ labels • State Farm Bureaus press imitation dairy labeling issue • ‘Choose PA dairy’ promotional materials available • ADC seeking support for another dairy labor bill • CMPB launches kid-based milk promotion campaign

Just as the old phrase states, “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.” We handle our cows much in the same way, “Here’s the water, and there’s plenty of it, so drink.” However, dairy cow hydration isn’t just about drinking enough water. The full benefits come with proper absorption.