The trend of consolidating small dairy farms into larger operations means that more dairy producers are spending more time dealing with workers and less time managing cows.

With the price of corn nearly doubling over the past year, producers are looking for more economical alternatives.

Hoof health is something that many dairy farmers don’t spend a lot of time thinking or worrying about – until they see a few of their cows tip-toeing around the feedbunk or alleyways.

This is how it’s played. You choose sides. Each team grabs hold of one end of a sturdy rope that is stretched across the pig mire pond. When the judge says go, you dig your heels in the dirt and pull. The strongest team will pull the weaker team into the pig mire. That’s how it is with tug of war.

Senator Barack Obama is taking partisan flack for saying, “… you should be thinking about how can your child become bilingual … you need to make sure your child can speak Spanish … I know because I don’t speak a foreign language.

Managers have the opportunity to influence the motivation of employees through design of their jobs.

Producers spend millions of dollars building indoor housing for dairy cattle, with the aim of providing a comfortable environment for their animals – one that ensures adequate rest, protection from climatic extremes and free access to an appropriate, well-balanced diet.

High reproductive success is fundamental to a dairy operation’s sustainability and growth in today’s dairy industry.

The goal of a calf-rearing program should be to optimize growth and health while minimizing risk and cost.

When we live through political moments in time, we often forget the issues we face are simply being recycled.