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Every year, hundreds of accidents occur on the farm whether it's caused by livestock, tractors, machinery, or mistakes.

Video will help the viewer evaluate a cow's readiness for market, and show helpful steps to ensure that she is properly conditioned for the transition to market

Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) is a risk management tool for U.S. dairy producers. Set a floor on market prices when the time is right.

Mastitis is one of the most prevalent health issues in the dairy industry today.

Weigh the pros and cons of calf housing systems in deciding which system is best for your farm.

Mobile devices can be an essential tool for improving efficiency and training. However they also increase risk when used while operating equipment.

Quarterly meetings with your accountant can help reduce stress, save money and plan for long-term financial strategies.

Future milk prices are looking (somewhat) better, but it seems like since 2008 no one has felt completely secure in the stability of the dairy industry.

Lost milk yield and reduced milk quality (high somatic cell count) make undetected subclinical mastitis very costly. Early detection pays dividends.

Selective dry cow therapy can help decrease the use of antibiotics in food animals without compromising animal health.

Cleanliness of teats as the cow enters the robot and the ability of the robot to clean teats prior to milking will impact teat cleanliness at attachment and ultimately cow health and milk quality.

The Extension dairy team specialists are available to conduct feeding assessments and provide data to determine the lactating herd’s efficiencies.

We will cover employee evaluation, re-training, and thriving training progress during this informative event. Learn from experts how to execute a more effective training program for your dairy farm.

Age at first calving impacts the total costs of raising heifers. This article examines DHI data on age at first calving in Pennsylvania Holsteins.

Tunnel ventilation is a special summer system that provides a combination of high air exchange rates and high-speed air flow over cows to help remove body heat during hot weather.

Freestalls (cubicles) provide dairy cows a clean, dry, comfortable resting space. Well-designed and properly maintained freestalls are a key component in a freestall housing system.

Fine-tune feed management by making sure that every group has access to feed when they return from milking.

Training farm personnel has positive impacts on animal well-being and performance, thus increasing overall farm profitability.

La comunicación efectiva en español es clave para establecer relaciones que aumenten el rendimiento y la retención de los trabajadores.

These videos discuss the basics of calving management practices in maternity operations of dairy cattle.

Understanding the importance and components of a written contract is essential for custom heifer growers and for dairy producers using these services.

Feeding more milk replacer to calves can increase average daily gain, but can reduce starter intake and lower nitrogen efficiency and postweaning digestion.

Calf hip height and body weight can be useful predictors of future milk yield, while growth rate and starter feed intake can impact mature cow body weight.

CalfTrack is a comprehensive program to train employees that are responsible for calf care.

Example shows how to complete the Costs to Raise Replacement Heifers spreadsheet, uses data from Penn State research.