With harvest season complete, it’s the perfect time to assess feed inventory and fine-tune your feeding program.
A study by Alex Bach in Spain found that over 50% of performance differences among 47 herds fed identical total mixed ration (TMR) were...
A coalition of environmental and science organizations has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration for removing public access to key climate and environmental justice tools from government websites.
Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of...
Overview of Dairy Farm Milking Centers
Milking centers come in various sizes and layouts but share common features.
Key components:
Milk Room – Houses bulk tanks, milk towers, and plate coolers.
Utility/Mechanical Room – Contains compressors, vacuum pumps, and...
Insects like house flies, stable flies, and midges are more than a nuisance on farms—they’re a threat to animal welfare, feed efficiency, and overall productivity. Fly lights have become a critical tool in integrated pest management (IPM), helping producers...
In one of Vermont’s largest immigration enforcement actions in recent memory, eight undocumented farmworkers were arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at Pleasant Valley Farms in Berkshire, a community near the Canadian border. The workers were detained...
Source: University of Missouri
Gurbir Singh
Assistant Professor & State Extension Specialist in Soil Science, Agroecology & Landscape Management
What’s needed to calibrate a drone?
Drone with calibration curve for selected seed
Computer to plot spreading patterns
Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel
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The integration of advanced technologies into dairy farming, known as Precision Dairy Farming, is transforming the industry by enabling real-time, individualized monitoring of animal health, behavior, and productivity. Similar to how smart devices are now commonly used to track...
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture will close new applications to its Irrigation Development Program on April 30, 2025. While applications will still be accepted until May 30, approved projects must be completed and claimed by December 31, 2025.
Introduced in...
In people and many animals, how the body handles sugar (glucose) and the hormone insulin changes throughout the day thanks to something called circadian rhythms—our internal 24-hour clocks. Until now, scientists didn’t know if dairy cows had the same...
The detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in U.S. dairy cattle in March 2024 prompted an urgent scientific response. Researchers at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) launched a study to determine how the virus affects...
