From heat stress to winter supplementation, every calving season has trade-offs. Here is how to align your herd’s genetics ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. - The time to process fall-weaned calves and determine pregnancy rates among cows will soon be here. Management of open cows is critical to the financial bottom line of a cow/calf ...

New research suggests that breeding dairy cows to fart less -- and, therefore, release less methane -- could cut down on greenhouse gases. No need to make a stink: Controlling bovine flatulence could ...

At Vaqueria El Remanso, a small dairy farm west of San Juan, Puerto Rico, the cows are different—they have a freshly shaven, suave look. Their short hair is the result of a natural mutation known as ...

Aligning calving seasons with forage and labor resources improves herd health, reduces costs, and boosts profits.

From mineral supplementation to making sure bulls are ready to go to work, K-State’s Jason Warner shares the top 10 ...

The dairy industry might not seem like a major climate villain, but it’s responsible for about 4% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, most of that from cow burps. That’s right: when ...

Early grazing-season forages may not have enough nutrients to satisfy your heifers’ needs. Either wait to turn them out or ...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Aug 8 (Reuters) — When Canadian dairy farmer Ben Loewith's calves are born next spring, they will be among the first in the world to be bred with a specific environmental goal: ...