New DewEze pivot squeeze bale bed with extendable arms DewEze now offers pivot squeeze bale beds with hydraulically extendable arms. Capable of telescoping their arms up to 20 inches, the new XRM models allow operators to easily place bales in round bale feeders. They can also be used for stacking large round bales in a row.

Most Progressive Cattleman readers believe the Senate investigation into last year’s decline of cattle prices is unnecessary.

When temperatures and humidity rise, often milk production falls. What about the other repercussions of heat stress in dairy cattle? Just like milk production, reproduction rates can drop as temperatures and humidity rise. 

New research from the University of Alberta suggests that the temperature recommended for cooking ground beef may not sufficiently eliminate all strains of E. coli bacteria.

Most Progressive Dairyman readers are in favour of implementing ingredient strategies at the national level.

BioZyme Inc., manufacturers of natural supplements for cattle, swine, poultry and show livestock, recently hired Twig Marston of St. Joseph, Missouri, as technical sales field manager in the supplement division.

It is an exciting time in calf research. Over the past decade, several studies have challenged traditional approaches to feeding calves and showed the benefits of feeding more milk to improve health, growth rates, feed efficiency and animal welfare in dairy calves. One of the key findings of the past decade – which has motivated farmers to pay closer attention to calf management – is that the way we feed and manage calves during the pre-weaning period can influence milk production later in life.

The first months of a calf’s life span are the most critical stages of development, where immune, digestive and metabolic systems are maturing, alongside rapid structural growth. The potential to develop to their full genetic capacity and best utilize this most efficient period of growth can be jeopardized and lost by poor health.

A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) draft ecological assessment report on the triazine herbicide Atrazine is drawing criticism for its substance and process.