With rising hay prices, producers are looking to maximize the grazing season, allowing them to feed cattle longer on the cheapest form of feed available – grass.

A new app is changing the way dairymen track milk quality. The Milk Quality app allows an instant, cowside somatic cell count using an iPhone.

November brought the Movember Dairy initiative to the foreground of the industry. Companies and individuals have hosted events and contests all month long to raise awareness and funds for men’s health issues using the noble moustache as their symbol. Movember is a worldwide movement that began in Australia in 2003. The group encourages men to grow a moustache during the month of November to promote awareness and raise funds for prostate and testicular cancer research. The group also raises awareness for mental health issues.

Jim Carr has been finding ways to increase the productivity of his grazing land for many years and has found that one of the most important keys to success is recovery time.