Increased herd longevity: Healthier cows are productive for longer, reducing replacement costs. Starting the season strong The dry period is an underappreciated yet absolutely critical phase in the ...

As summer progresses, dairy farmers face two critical challenges: maintaining milk production and keeping weight on cows. Dry spells often exacerbate these challenges, due to declining pasture supply ...

A draft of a new “recommended code of practice” for care and handling of dairy cattle is open for public comment until mid-February. Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) announced in a release Wednesday that ...

The rapid growth in the adoption of smart cameras using artificial intelligence (AI) means that more than 1 million U.S. cows ...

Hardware disease is caused by cows ingesting metal fragments that they may have accidentally swallowed while grazing. Photo / Mark Mitchell Dairy farmers are being warned about the dangers of ...

Kate Dawson was named 2025 Manawatū Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year winner at the region’s annual awards ...

Dairy cattle, by contrast, don’t arrive and leave in herd-size batches; they move on and off farms as calves that need raising, newly pregnant heifers or cows nearing the end of their fertility.