The 2016 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) Trade Show wrapped up Saturday, Jan. 30, with the NCBA board of directors meeting.

The USDA Cattle on Feed report released on Jan. 22 contains some surprises and is notably lacking news that the price trend established through the last half of 2015 would be reversed.

Beef cattle seeking shelter from harsh winter weather could be at an increased risk of disease in overcrowded barns, Purdue University experts say.

With every passing day as we work to understand the nutrition, physiology and genetic potential of the dairy cow, we grow closer to formulating and implementing more precise diets.

Dave Jauquet farms with his wife, Stacy, 10 full-time employees and two part-time employees at Jauquet Dairy LLC in Luxemburg, Wisconsin. They milk 535 cows three times a day, with fresh cows milked six times a day. The herd averages slightly more than 31,000 pounds of milk with 3.75 fat and 3.15 protein.

As I sit down to pen this editorial, we have just entered the New Year. It is a time filled with joy, excitement and resolutions. Some of the most popular resolutions involve a focus on fitness and to eat better in hopes of being a little lighter when we enter the next holiday season.

Lameness is one of the most important welfare, health and productivity problems in intensive dairy farming worldwide. It is important for dairy farmers to realize it causes pain and therefore reduces cow longevity, milk production and reproductive performance, all of which contribute to substantial financial losses.