Landon and Anne Plagge show how soil-first farming, community leadership and a willingness to innovate can expand conservation efforts far beyond their own acres.

In recent years, sustainability has become a crucial focus in various industries, including agriculture. Dairy farming has made significant strides toward more sustainable practices and more importantly toward understanding dairy production's environmental impacts.

The proper management of nutrients is fundamental to effectively use manure and reach the highest cost-benefit.

As spring approaches, the planning and decisions that affect feed quality should begin now.

The challenge in controlling BRD is to identify and quantify the factors that account for the immunosuppression. This is easier said than done, since knowledge of biomarkers for quantification of stress is incomplete and chuteside implementation is not yet possible.

While investing in an anaerobic digester can have many advantages, dairy farmers have much to consider as they embark on these projects. Use the following tips to help ensure your anaerobic digester journey is successful.

Explore three trends in manure management and their potential to impact operational efficiency.

Three anaerobic digester operators discuss how their systems complement dairies operations and how they up the value of their farms. 

Many producers think that when a cow shakes flies off or swats them away with her tail, the issue is over. It isn’t. However, by controlling flies, you can improve cow comfort, lower disease transmission and minimize production losses.