When calves become ill, more often than not, they are also dehydrated. Hydration is an important process to help cure the calf and get the animal back on track. Veterinarian Matt Boyle, Zoetis Dairy Technical Services, provided some tips on how to hydrate calves at the Vita Plus Chick Day in August 2012. At the time, Boyle was a veterinarian at Freeport Veterinary Service in Freeport, Minnesota. First of all, treatment should depend on the condition of the calf. Click here to download a table to aid in assessment.

For the past few years, CanWest DHI and Valacta have calculated and released the results of the Herd Management Score nationwide.

On April 5, four young dairy producers from across the country participated in a panel presentation at the Canadian Dairy XPO in Stratford, Ontario. They discussed how they started in farming, their plans for the future and their thoughts on the industry.

An idea to educate their city friends about life on the farm transformed the Peterson Farm Brothers from Assaria, Kansas, into internet sensations and advocates for agriculture around the world.