In the popular movie “What Women Want,” Mel Gibson’s character is involved in a freak accident that leaves him with the ability to read women’s minds. Many times, employers wish they had that ability as they spend a lot of time wondering exactly what employees want.

Dairy cow rations are based on the amount of dry matter, the resulting feed when water is removed, that can be fed to cows to maintain health and achieve high production.

The Farm Bill requires that the USDA permit forward contracting of milk as an alternative to minimum prices.

A simple definition of surviving is “the ability to continue to exist.” Many dairies are struggling to exist because they failed to understand or choose to ignore the importance of integrating the management of the dairy and manure operations. Integration is the process of combining or bringing together of operations. Manage is defined as “to be in charge of” or “to control.”

Ryan Riezebos finds that simplicity is best and so far it has worked well for him. While keeping his cows comfortable is not always simple, he found a set-up that is both low-maintenance and effective.

In 2006, University of Georgia student Cameron Prince used the website “Facebook.com” to unite agricultural college students like himself.

Those producers who survive the current economic uncertainty will be the ones that have managed the risk of their businesses. We all recognize the risk of price both in terms of buying commodities and selling products.

A call that I often get from dairy producers and dealers goes something like this, “Norm, I don’t know what the problem is.

As we enjoy this spring season, flocks of geese are flying north in their characteristic V-formation.

Most high-performance dairies that I work with don’t have superstars.