Expanding Horizons Smith’s farm, Cool Lawn, LLC, is home to 850 cows and spans 2,000 acres. Amid expansion efforts to build a ...

Washington’s dairy farmers are building on the practices of the past, with innovations that help them produce products with less environmental impact, including more efficient water systems, ...

In my view, the most profitable dairy is likely the dairy that has the best return on feed cost and the number of cows to ...

Water troughs can be tricky to assess for optimal herd hydration, said the authors. Again, herd size makes the difference: for 200 or less, aim to be able to accommodate 15% of the total herd at your ...

For freestall herds, delivering TMR twice per day should optimize feeding behavior without compromising resting behavior. Tiestall herds, especially those that top-dress concentrates separately, ...

Wegnerlann Dairy Farm LLC, increased its herd from 500 cows to 800 in 2016, before the market turned. At the time, farm owners Jeff and Betty Wegner of rural Ettrick decided to add to their herd ...

University of Kentucky livestock specialist says cow herd expansion is not the only way to capitalize on a strong calf market ...

A Lancaster Farming reader reminds beef farmers they are the ones in charge of their herd's genetics and temperament.

Dairy equipment on offer was also keenly contested. Top prices were £10,200 for 2011 Lely Robots, £6,500 for a 12,000 litre bulk tank, £4,000 for a 2011 Lely Juno and £2,000 each for Lely ...

Farmers Weekly’s recent dairy sustainability survey revealed the average herd is producing 3,258 litres from forage. But is this metric still a reliable measure of efficiency in a grass-based ...

The full 16-page report will appear in the May/June issues of Dairy Herd Management and Milk Business Quarterly and will be published in this space over the next several weeks.