Since the recently enacted changes in the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) rules, there is renewed interest in creating or improving the producer’s relationship with their veterinarian, which is surprising to me at least – I usually have a good relationship with my cattle vet.

Despite its diversity, dairy farmers and others involved in the dairy industry around the globe share similar challenges. On June 1, World Milk Day 2017 will strive to highlight dairy’s collective importance and create opportunities for growth.

The National Dairy Producers Organization (NDPO) will offer members financial incentives to improve milk quality, according to Mike Eby, the organization’s board chairman.

Most Progressive Forage readers say they are willing to travel 100 miles or less to purchase used farm equipment.

Who doesn’t love summer time on the farm? Early mornings and late nights, bonfires and whippoorwills and county fairs. If we all think back, most of our best memories involve green grass and blue skies, rather than snow and wind and cold.

Ultrasound equipment has advanced to the point it is portable and affordable for individual farms to acquire. For some dairies, adoption of this technology could yield a high return on investment. For others, the returns may not be ideal.

Emily and Jay Montgomery came home to Highland Farm, operated today by Emily’s father and brother, William and Zack Bryant, in 2006. The farm, located in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, has been in the family for seven generations.

Dairy operations can feed cows economically with high-forage diets using corn silage as the sole source of forage. Whether you are feeding a high-corn silage ration today or are considering it in the future, producers should consider several management factors when feeding high rates of corn silage.

The winter of 2016-2017 was tough on hay marketers and Upper Midwest hay growers. With rain, cold weather and even snow slowing spring fieldwork and crop progress, growers faced additional challenges, while marketers began to see price improvement.

Another needle has moved in events leading up to the long-awaited re-opening of U.S. beef access to China. On May 11, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a press release marking the first sign of progress on the 100-day action plan President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping called for during their meeting last month. And first in line is U.S. beef.