Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is an economic challenge to dairy producers. It continues to be the major cause of death in weaned calves and can lead to poor performance later in a cow’s life.

Dry cow therapy is designed to treat subclinical infections over the dry period to give cows a fresh start in the next lactation. It can also be used to prevent new infections around dry-off.

February is on the top of my short list of least favorite times of the year. It’s right up there with surly first-calf heifers and middle-of-the-night diaper blowouts. The excitement of Christmas has worn off; the snow isn’t so pretty; and we’ve already proved ourselves several times over against the sub-zero temperatures.

They say “when it rains, it pours,” but at Wilsonview Dairy in Tillamook, Oregon, when it rains, it floods.

As the trend of automation continues to rise in the dairy industry, so does the popularity and interest in robotic milking systems. Robotic milking systems can provide new opportunities in herd management.

While uncertainty remains regarding Trump administration trade policies and a border battle with Canada appears to be escalating, a strong second-half finish improved the U.S. dairy exports picture and pushed 2016 dairy ingredient exports to a record level, according to Alan Levitt, with the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC).

Here at Progressive Dairyman, there’s nothing that lights up our faces and warms our hearts quicker than photos of kids with their cows and calves, so we are spreading the love with these precious pictures of children and their bovine best friends.

A mantra on the office door of our production manager has stuck with me since he posted it a few years ago. It reads: “You can do anything, but you can’t do everything.” I think those nine words resonate because I’ve felt overwhelmed lately with the number of tasks to be done.

Regardless of which side of the aisle you land on, the peaceful transition of power is likely America’s most prolific showing of democracy and our way of life. We are a country of diversity and always have been.

Why did Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) invest in social media and communication training for America’s dairy farmers when there are other pressing needs?