Changing seasons can signal a time to change the tires on your car, truck or tractor, and understanding all the letters and numbers printed on your new tires is important – not only so you are satisfied with your purchase but also so you are safe.

“Hey, man, have you tried climbing?” I cringed. I was getting a second master’s degree in Iceland, and University Housing had placed me in a dorm.

They say, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Thankfully, for a lot of us, there are people with horrible eyesight. Vision is probably the most dominant of the five human senses and controls our feelings toward how we react or respond in any situation.

Settling for “good enough” is not in Andy Fischer’s nature. This goal-oriented dairyman sets high standards for Riverside Dairy in Reedsville, Wisconsin, and the numbers prove it.

The more we learn about the birth process and what happens when calves enter the world, the more we realize how critical those first moments of life are. Mother Nature does an excellent job of transitioning calves for life outside the womb.

This notice was found on the side of a first-calf heifer at the sale barn: CALF KIT

The Canadian Dairy XPO (CDX) to be held April 4-5 in Stratford, Ontario, continues to offer the latest in international technology, equipment, education and innovation. This year, CDX is offering several new features. Read on to learn all about them.

McDonald’s USA recently announced fresh beef, cooked right when ordered, will be used in all Quarter Pounder and Signature Crafted Recipe burgers across approximately 3,500 restaurants in select markets and is on track for rollout to all participating restaurants in the U.S. (not including Alaska, Hawaii or U.S. territories) by early May.

They say knowledge is power, and the same could be said about data. Now more than ever before, information collected from every inch of the field is driving management decisions. But it comes at a cost.

Here’s the deal: It ain’t 1940 and most people aren’t getting their milk from their own cows or even their neighbor’s cows. These days, consumers are buying their food from the grocery store and are wondering where in the heck the product originated. Not everyone lives in rural America and has the opportunity to meet a local farmer or visit a dairy farm.