Adding nutrients, organic matter and ground cover to poorly productive lands have some raving about bale grazing.

Allowing cattle to graze into late fall and early winter is crucial to maximizing profits. Stockpiling cool-season forages and growing cover crops for forage present opportunities to extend the grazing season.

Consider a few animal management strategies to mitigate the effects of drought.

While better cattle prices are a relief to many, it is important not to lose sight of the basics.

Proper storage of hay prior to feeding is important to reducing waste, avoiding nutrient loss and maintaining palatability.

Here is news affecting dairy producers' bottom lines in the middle of April 2025.

With breeding season approaching, let’s look at some areas of focus that could be robbing from conception rates. Some factors that I think deserve discussion are cow condition, cow requirements, lush pastures, timing of vaccinations, lack of heterosis, stress and bull fertility.

Looking to the future, many dairy producers across the Northeast – especially in New York and Pennsylvania – are capitalizing on positive margins. “A lot of producers in our area of New York are positioning for growth, whether that be herd size, expansion or diversification,” says Tyler Reynolds of Reyncrest Farm, Corfu, New York.