Failure to detect and intervene in feed composition changes during the production and delivery of dairy cattle diets increases the uncertainty of the nutrients actually delivered which, in turn, increases the risk of underfeeding or overfeeding cows. 

Dairy cull cow marketing trailed year-ago levels for 14 consecutive weeks.

A good milk letdown is what leads to faster milking speeds, not the other way around. So, how can you lead your herd into a good letdown to see top speeds and improved milk production?

Milk synthesis exhibits a daily rhythm that is modified by the timing of feed intake. However, it is unknown how specific nutrients entrain this daily rhythm.

Persistency is usually considered a genetic trait. However, a new study shows that nutrition may play a larger role than originally thought.

The number of milk cows on U.S. farms was estimated at 9.42 million head in November, the highest number since August 2021.