The dry cow, in my view, is the most important care element for the dairy herd. What happens to the dry cow in that period makes or breaks a fresh cow.

Goreland Farms, Carrying Place, Prince Edward County, Ontario, has been in the Pulver family for six generations.

The horse slaughter debate has increased from a slow lope to a steady gallop recently. As Iowa and New Mexico have made first steps to open new slaughter facilities, more states are starting to consider the same market possibilities.

Calves are a genetic investment in the future. Every year producers spend time and money to make genetic selections designed to ensure a calf grows up to be an asset to any operation. These investments in the calves’ future must still be backed by solid calf management practices to be effective in the long run. “Measure what you want to manage” describes a growing trend for more data analysis for operation improvement.

Here’s three real but accurate hashtags that would describe the last three weeks of my summer.