The potential for higher interest rates is the darkest cloud shading recent news that farm debt in Canada recorded the smallest increase in six years, according to Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) chief economist.

On July 13-14, more than 325 dairy farmers from across Canada gathered for the Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) virtual annual general meeting (AGM) to discuss some of the challenges facing the sector and to identify future opportunities under the theme of “Cultivating Sustainability in Dairy Excellence.”

Substantial amounts of a herd manager’s time and energy are focused on improving reproductive performance. Despite an emphasis on breeding cows, it has been documented that the conception rate of the modern dairy cow is measurably lower than it was 40 to 50 years ago.

Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is the cause of the infectious disease bovine viral diarrhea (BVD). BVDV is endemic in North America and its seroprevalence at the herd level has been estimated between 35.5% and 56.7% in non-vaccinated cattle in Canada (at least one animal with a titer of 1:64 or greater).

Factors influencing FROST DAMAGE ON CORN Between 0° C and 2° C:

When a dairy farm’s objective is to maximize milk production in the bulk tank, the calculation is simple: multiply average production by the number of cows in milk. With robotic milking systems, however, the robots operate continuously.

Milk fever, caused by low levels of calcium in the blood, is one of those conditions that can be a real pain. Providing intravenous (IV) calcium and managing down cows can be one of the most challenging parts of a dairy farmer’s job.