You may be asking yourself, “What are hydroponic forages?” The word "hydro" means water and "ponics" comes from the root word meaning work. To put it simply, it means working with water, and in this case, it entails using water and a little bit of light to grow or sprout wheat and barley seeds.

Last fall, when cottonseed prices kept shooting higher, dairy producers were pulling the ingredient out of their rations or reducing their inclusion rates. However, prices have since come back down to the same price as seen last spring in 2022.

Every dairy has the intent to care for its cattle in the best ways possible. Producers entrust a team of employees to execute their plan to care for the animals and it is the responsibility of the management team to verify the plan is effective and being carried out every day.

For a little farm and dairy plant in Litchfield, Connecticut, it was a dream come true for their Gouda cheese named Europa to be named “Best in Show” at the 2023 U.S. Cheese Contest put on by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association.

Are you feeling anxious about the upcoming change of over-the-counter medically important antibiotics shifting to a prescription status in June? Don’t be. It can be a very smooth transition by focusing on what you’ve always been focusing on: excellent animal husbandry.

In a recent Penn State webinar on Dec. 6, 2022, Hayley Springer, DVM, discussed how over-the-counter “medically important” drugs will shift from an over-the-counter status to a prescription status effective on June 11, 2023.