Dairy industry leaders were offered a deep dive into dairy dynamics, market maneuvers, milk metrics and the intricate interplay of supply and demand at the “Mid-Year Dairy Market Review,” presented by Mike McCully of McCully Consulting during the 2025 International Dairy, Deli & Bakery Association (...

According to Gustavo Schuenemann, the success of a dairy farm’s replacement program comes down to calves’ first 60 days of life. Schuenemann is a dairy cattle Extension specialist and veterinarian at Ohio State. If the quantitative goal is to at least double the calves’ body weight in 60 days, which...

We just hit the two-year anniversary of the runaway Canadian wildfire smoke epidemic, the one engulfing America’s northern states in early June 2023. At that time, ABC Online news headlined “Canadian wildfire smoke live updates: Air quality alerts issued for 13 states.” Canadian officials said firef...

Each year, the New England Green Pastures Program recognizes a dairy farm in each of the New England states. In spring, farms are nominated for this prestigious award and judged on many factors: herd management, milk production and animal performance, business management, crop management, forage qua...

As breeding season for spring calving approaches, cattle producers should understand the reasons a beef cow might not maintain a pregnancy that results in a healthy calf. “Investigating the cause of conception failure and pregnancy losses can be a frustrating pursuit,” said University of Georgia vet...

Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP) is a respiratory disease characterized by lung inflammation, edema and emphysema in cattle. According to Josh Szasz, DVM, with Five Rivers Cattle Feeding , it primarily used to describe a sporadic respiratory disease. Recognized as a health issue for quite a long t...

“Just two kids with a dream” is how Deep Roots Produce ’s Liv McDaniels captioned the post. “We started our journey back in 2019 when we converted an old hay barn that sat on my family’s property into an open-air produce market. We quickly were overwhelmed by the support this community showed us and...

For 14 years, Roy Nilson has been hoping that his American Cream Draft horse would finally foal. Fourteen days ago, that finally happened. Maggie, 24 years old, had a foal. The breed is listed as critically rare on the Livestock Conservancy website, livestockconservancy.org . Maggie finally having a...

During Memorial Day weekend, my wife and I spent a half day with my son Peter’s family in Columbia County. I can’t drive anywhere without looking at other people’s crops. After crossing the Hudson River, I was hoping to see distinctly formed green rows of nicely emerged corn seedlings compared to th...