Two of the richest animal rights groups in the country have recently made the news: PETA killed 95 percent of the dogs and cats left in their care in 2008 (VA Department of AG), and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) contributed less than 4 percent of their $91.5 million budget to hands-on dog and cat shelters in 2007 (Center for Consumer Freedom).

Those tell-tale nose prints in the total mixed ration (TMR) you put in front of your milking herd provide indisputable evidence the cows have been sorting their feed again.

We are all consumers of the wonderful dairy products we help produce, thus improving milk quality on the farm makes a difference to you as a consumer and as a producer because quality affects the profitability of your dairy.

As temperatures rise, feed intake in dairy cattle tends to decline.

Growing conditions have a significant impact on the nutritional value of corn silage, and though growers can’t change Mother Nature, they can be prepared and make adjustments during harvest that can have a positive outcome for their crop.

Growing conditions have a significant impact on the nutritional value of corn silage, and though growers can’t change Mother Nature, they can be prepared and make adjustments during harvest that can have a positive outcome for their crop.

With the harvesting of corn silage rapidly approaching, a review of the processes involved in making quality corn silage is probably warranted.

Dairy producers may want to identify the areas of the farm in which the greatest expenses are incurred and act accordingly to minimize them.

Another squeeze chute story. In my world it is the equivalent of a shark attack or a middle-of-the-night calving call … a story that sends shivers down my spine!

The work here in Iraq continues. That is, the work of leaving.