“Our greatest responsibility is to be a good ancestor,” said attorney Daniel Rupar, speaking about succession planning at the 2015 World Dairy Expo.

Managing for the “triple bottom line” can lead to success on your operation, according to Joshua Dukart, a holistic management-certified educator operating out of Bismarck, North Dakota.

Want a better pasture? Try managed grazing and plant diversity, said Dr. Allen Williams and Rod Ofte. Ofte, a fourth-generation farmer who operates Willow Creek Ranch in southwest Wisconsin with his family, and Williams, a sixth-generation beef producer in Mississippi, spoke about managing grazing of grass-fed beef at a Kickapoo Grazing Initiative event held in Gays Mills, Wisconsin.

Beef supplies are tight and will remain so, but does that mean you should finish out your own steers on your dairy operation?

How much does dealing with manure cost you? Many dairy producers can’t answer that question, and seldom do producers consider their manure management costs per hundredweight (cwt) of milk like they do with their other costs.