The USDA has resurrected a number of rules aiming to reform the Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration Act (GIPSA), six years after the proposals stalled under the pen of Congress. 

Harvest season is upon us, and while you may be counting your corn silage by the ton and beans by the bushel, I’m counting my zucchini … on one hand.

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Many factors can affect the body temperature of a dairy cow or heifer: illness, stress, breed, age, reproduction status, water intake, environmental conditions and diurnal cycles.

Proper care of pregnant heifers and cows starts calves off on the right foot The care for heifers and cows in the days and weeks before calving, known as pre-parturition, has a significant impact on unborn calves.

Despite overall declines in drug residues found in bulk milk samples, marketing and regulatory efforts continue to apply pressure to reduce antimicrobial use in livestock, including dairy herds.

Some combinations are simply meant to be. Can you imagine Abbott without Costello? Lucy without Rickie? Laverne without Shirley? Likewise, dietary anion-cation difference (DCAD) and metabolizable protein (MP) must both be considered in formulating successful dairy rations.

Trace minerals are required for essentially all biochemical processes in the body. Many of these minerals are dietary essentials for optimal growth, physiologic function and productivity in animals.

I’m a cop show fanatic – NCIS, NCIS: LA, NCIS: NOLA, Castle, Hawaii 5-0, CSI. You name it, I watch it. When I was recently asked to write in Progressive Dairyman’s “I Belong To” segment, one of the questions was: If you were not a veterinarian, what would you be?

The reasons for seeking optimal reproductive results in your dairy herd are many. However, given the current dairy economic climate, the financial consequences of poor reproductive performance are even more top-of-mind for most dairy farmers.