An extended calving season limits the ability to maximize profitability. To illustrate this point, I’ve created a “virtual herd.”....More

While having many choices is generally seen as a good thing, too many choices can sometimes be overwhelming. For instance, there are 73 federally-....More

The dairy industry has recently been in the news due to drug residues in cull cows and bob veal calves. I should say “some” of the dairy industry has....More

In the last year, many producers have spent a great deal of time, effort and money selecting the right bulls, culling the less-productive cows,....More

While pregnancy testing a group of cows for a client recently, he mentioned that his 2½-year-old herd bull was lame. On closer inspection, I saw the....More

Sometimes I get to see some interesting things being tried in cattle. And, while there have been some significant advances in products we put through....More