Well-managed bedded pack barns provide cow comfort and flow options

When it comes to bedded pack barns there’s a lot to love and some things to manage; and the rewards … More

Northern cows experience ‘acclimation’ heat stress, angling fans downward helped

It’s March, and even in northern climates, those bouts of warm weather and rising humidity are just around the corner. … More

Magic number for ‘happy feet’ and other lameness prevention tips

“Keeping cows off their feet is probably the single most important thing you can do,” said Lowell Midla, VMD, MS … More

Tackling lameness across all housing systems

“Lameness is a huge animal welfare problem — globally — across all dairy systems,” says Dr. Nigel Cook, University of … More

Dr. Reid: ‘Never quit improving’ as milk quality drives market access

“To be in dairy in the next 10 to 15 years, we’ve got to be better than we are now,” … More

Women in dairy, appreciated and celebrated

By Sherry Bunting HARRISBURG, Pa. — It’s not new for women to have important and essential roles in agriculture and … More

When Mother Nature dishes out her worst… dairy farmers meet the challenge

By Sherry Bunting When Mother Nature dishes out her worst, dairy farmers are at their best to meet the challenge. … More

Milk quality workshops gather managers, employees for practice, certification

By Sherry Bunting SPRUCE CREEK, Pa. — From the classroom morning session on udder anatomy, milk letdown, sanitation, udder prep, … More

When quality assurance is a priority

By Sherry Bunting PENNSYLVANIA — Continuous improvement is the approach of animal care and quality assurance programs. For dairy producers … More

Inspirational young dairyman tailors bank barn renovation for cow comfort

By Sherry Bunting for Farmshine, Jan. 27, 2017 CHILTON, Wis. — When Adam Faust purchased his parents farm four years … More