As dairy farms grow in size, the needs for youngstock change as well. What used to work may no longer fit, or a brand-new solution may not be the ideal solution after all. Three different dairy producers each had their own way of troubleshooting calf housing on growing dairy farms.

Defining priorities for future research and extension efforts will hinge on adaptation to changing climate conditions, according to ag stakeholders from the Pacific Northwest. 

Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) recently introduced a bill offering young farmers the same kind of student loan forgiveness given to teachers, nurses and other public servants.

Kent Fraser
Sales Representative
Sun-North Systems Ltd.
Ottawa, Ontario

Milking 2,000 cows and growing 4,700 acres of crops on the other side of the equator is vastly different from dairying in the U.S. James Mann of Donovan’s Dairy opened up about the dairy business in Australia at the recent Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference held in Frankenmuth, Michigan.

Arjan Arends
District Sales Manager
Alta Genetics
Currently lives in Lethbridge, Alberta (moving to Chilliwack, British Columbia)

Most Progressive Cattleman readers turn to the internet for genetic information.

U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA) annual analysis shows dairy consumers are safe when it comes to animal drug residues in milk.

Spring and fall weather conditions often present calf raisers with the challenge of fluctuating temperatures. The rapid and ongoing transition from warm days to cold nights creates a temperature roller coaster that can increase calfhood respiratory disease rates.

Are you profitable as a cattle producer at current prices? Don’t you lie to me, or worse, yourself. The elevated prices in 2014-2015 were great, but we all knew it couldn’t and wouldn’t last.