Source: University of Minnesota Quick facts Using basic care practices daily can reduce calf illness and death on your farm. Managing heifer calves can help you make sure they: Enter the milking herd quickly. Become strong, healthy and high-producing cows. There’s no single...

Source: University of Illinois news release A promising new form of ammonium phosphate fertilizer has been field-tested by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers. The fertilizer, struvite, offers a triple win for sustainability and crop production, as it recycles nutrients from...

Source: Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, and the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, today issued the following statement in response to the release of the dispute...

Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada B.C. farmers looking to grow their businesses in the face of rising costs are getting support for accessing new technologies from items such as robotic and automated equipment, farm management software and digital sensors, which...

Source: Syngenta Group news release Syngenta Group, the leading global agriculture technology company, and CNH Industrial (CNH), parent of major farm equipment brands Case IH and New Holland Agriculture, today announced the integration of Syngenta's digital Cropwise platform with the...

Source: Government of Alberta AI use has accelerated in recent years and significantly transformed numerous industries, including the grocery and food service industries. “Artificial intelligence (AI) use in the retail and service sectors has created many opportunities as well as challenges,”...

Source: CDCB Changes for the December 5, 2023, CDCB evaluations include updated imputation results for all breeds, new haplotype calls for early onset muscle weakness syndrome in Holsteins, and update to the haplotype calls for cholesterol deficiency in Holsteins. Full-population imputation...

Source: University of Kentucky Feeding and management programs for dairy cows the first 2 to 4 weeks after calving have a direct and long-term impact on their health, milk production, and reproductive performance, and thus a dairy farm’s potential profitability....

Source: Journal of Dairy Science S Casaro 1, J G Prim 1, T D Gonzalez 1, R S Bisinotto 1, R C Chebel 1, M G Marrero 2, A C M Silva 2, J E P Santos 3, C D Nelson 3, J Laporta 4, S J Jeon 5, R C Bicalho 6, J P Driver 7, K N Galvão 8 Affiliations 1Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences,...

Source: University of Wisconsin, Jackie McCarville Raising calves is a huge expense on any dairy farm and getting them off to a great start is important in cold weather as much as warm weather. Cold stress can increase the risk of...

New farm equipment sales are projected to be softer into 2024, as higher interest rates, elevated equipment prices and a decline in commodity prices impact purchasing decisions. However, the farm equipment fleet is showing signs of aging. This is...

Source: USDA by Russell Knight, Hannah Taylor, William Hahn, Angel Terán, Mildred Haley, Grace Grossen, and Adriana Valcu-Lisman The Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook for November 2023 analyzes economic impacts of month-to-month changes in USDA’s “World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates”...

Source: Pennsylvania State University The goal with component feeding or a PMR is to mimic the approach of a TMR by avoiding wide swings in rumen pH that can cause acidosis, milk fat depression or other performance related issues. Introduction There are...

Source: University of Guelph Description: Dairy cow feed rations are formulated by determining the animal's total DMI, nutrient requirements, and the amount of feeds available on farm that must be fed to fulfill said requirements. The total DMI varies depending on the...

Source: University of Minnesota A common saying in the dairy industry is, "When milk prices are high, I want to milk more cows and when milk prices are low, I need to milk more cows." This often means overcrowding the...