Maintaining A Tight Ship: Management Considerations with Increasing Milk Price

 Maintaining A Tight Ship: Management Considerations with Increasing Milk Price  By Michael Cox After a prolonged period of low milk prices and often below breakeven cashflow months for many dairies, the milk market tides finally turned towards more positive prices in late 2019. While better prices will...

Calving Management

 Calving Management By Jonathan StathamDystocia is expected to occur in ~10%–15% of first-calf heifers and in 3%–5% of mature cattle. Although dystocia cannot be eliminated from a herd, the incidence can be greatly reduced by management decisions made before the breeding season and during...

ZISK App Helps Dairy Producers Unlock the Future

 ZISK App Helps Dairy Producers Unlock the Future  By Steve Weisman Ever wished you had a crystal ball that could unlock the future? You know, to show whether you’ll make money in the next year and how much? Are you monitoring the day-to-day volatility of feed prices? Are you responding to these...

Pasture Management: Using Rotational Grazing

 Pasture Management: Using Rotational Grazing. By Bruce Derksen for American Dairymen Magazine. The use of rotational grazing, otherwise known as cell, mob, or holistically managed grazing has become accepted by only a moderate percentage of the agricultural community as an efficient and productive way...

Get the Jump on Winter with Practical Preparations

 Get the Jump on Winter with Practical Preparations  By Bruce Derksen  When we feel summer and fall slipping from our grasp, whether we want to accept it or not, we know that winter will soon be knocking at the door and we must be ready.  Procrastinating and ignoring the elephant in the room that...

Take Your Fly Control Efforts to the Next Level

Take Your Fly Control Efforts to the Next LevelArticle provided by Central Life Sciences- StarbarFlies on a dairy are more than just a nuisance, they contribute to a loss in production, spread diseases and annoy both your herd and employees.Protecting your dairy against fly infestations can make for a better work...

Progress Takes Planning “Success in any area of life takes planning and raising cattle is no exception.”

 Progress Takes Planning “Success in any area of life takes planning and raising cattle is no exception.”  By Aly McClure  In any area of life, your success depends on foresight and planning, raising cattle is no different. You have to go through and not only have goals but a feasible...

Is Old Bessie’s Heifer Calf Really Replacement Quality?

 Is Old Bessie’s Heifer Calf Really Replacement Quality?  By Bruce Derksen  One question that the dairy industry as a whole is continually faced with is how to replace the open, old, or unproductive cows in their collective herds.  Replacement heifers are a large part of each dairy’s...