As a result of genetic improvement from years of selection, dairy cows have become more efficient in producing milk.

Artificial insemination (A.I.) has become one of the most common tools for a dairy operation’s reproduction program. It is advantageous over natural service because of dramatic gains in genetic improvement and reduced dangers of dealing with unruly bulls.

Reproductive performance has declined over the last few decades in U.S. dairy herds.

Poor reproductive efficiency is one of the most costly problems facing the dairy industry.

Surely you’re familiar with the old saying “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”

Too much rain, too cool, too dry, too hot. There are some operating factors that dairy producers just can’t control.

Can you imagine three different feeders mixing up your dairy’s ration four or five times per day and getting it exactly right every time?

At Shiloh Dairy LLC in Brillion, Wisconsin, the philosophy is simple: build better cows, not more cows.

Dairies that use a 12-month double-cropping strategy maximize the return on their forage production dollar. Now is the time to plan for the 2010-2011 season.

Dairymen can’t catch a break. Reports are that there will be a bumper corn crop in 2009 and prices will remain tolerable.