The quality of silage has a direct impact on animal performance and cost of production; therefore, it is important to know how to diagnose silage problems to apply the correct treatment. Here’s what you need to know to self-diagnose silage problems:

Current farming operations often experience a broad set of challenges that can be difficult to mitigate. On dairy farms specifically, calf morbidity and mortality continues to be a prevalent issue that can result in short- and long-term consequences for calf health and farm success.

Many on-farm management factors are important for the development of healthy, productive heifers and among them are the consumption of nutrients preweaning. Research regarding the preweaned calf remains largely focused on health and rumen development.

As thoughts of spring planting and warmer temperatures develop, now is the time to start preparing your heat stress management plans. Heat stress can occur even in the early spring when cows haven’t acclimated to the ever-fluctuating temperatures or haven’t shed their winter coats.

On Feb. 2, Pierre Lampron, president of Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC), announced that DFC is committing to a goal of net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from farm-level dairy production by the year 2050.

Dairy cow longevity is a key aspect of achieving a sustainable dairy industry. The longer cows remain productive in a herd, the more profitable the herd will be because cows only become profitable after the third lactation, which is when the revenue from selling milk up to that point breaks even with all the costs associated with the rearing period.