Improvements to dairy cattle reproduction are made in a myriad of ways.

Reliability and stability exemplified by ABS second crop sires With the release of the January 2009 Sire Summary data, ABS second crop sires proved once again to lead the dairy industry with the addition of three ABS Diamond Sires (1,000 milking daughters) and two sires reaching the one million unit milestone.

With the vestiges of winter snows swirling around me, and the icicles dripping from the roof, I wonder about Al Gore’s global warming theory.

It’s World Ag Expo time again. I know that my wife is most looking forward to this year’s show because I won’t have to be absent on Valentine’s Day. I’m sure that might be a benefit to other producers, vendors and attendees. Here’s the top 3 reasons I’m looking forward to attending this year’s show.

Western United Dairymen will hold its annual convention March 4-6 at the Double Tree Hotel in Rohnert Park, California. The convention's theme is "Field of Dreams."

When the Pacific Agriculture Show in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, opens its doors February 19 through 21 it will have more than 100 exhibitors providing agriculturists with the latest in technological changes to improve their operations.

More dairy cows have been dying, but treating them as individuals instead of groups could help.

So, what’s in a cow’s rumen anyway? Well, a whole lot.

Farmers constantly seek to improve the production of their herd and crops, but it’s important to pay attention to the productivity of the workers as well.

You have only one opportunity to make a good first impression on new employees.