Business Management
Business Management
Articles Are You Moving Cattle Across State Lines?
Greg Strait
Animal identification required by the USDA Animal Disease Traceability program. More
Articles Are You Hiring the Right People at Your Dairy?
Lisa A. Holden
Job descriptions provide the foundation for building strong human resource management practices into the day-to-day management of a dairy farm business. More
Articles Heifer Economics
Jud Heinrichs
Heifers are an important investment in the future of successful dairy operations. More
Videos Evaluating and Conditioning Cattle for Market
J. Craig Williams
3:40
Video will help the viewer evaluate a cow's readiness for market, and show helpful steps to ensure that she is properly conditioned for the transition to market More
Videos Livestock Transportation
Robert E. Mikesell
3:26
How to safely move between facilities, to another farm or to a livestock market, during livestock transportation. More
Articles Annual summary of Pennsylvania dairy cash flow plans and assessment of factors that lead to profitability. More
Articles Livestock and Poultry Mortality Disposal in Pennsylvania
J. Craig Williams
Properly managing and disposing of dead farm animals is important. Every livestock and poultry operation should have a proper dead stock disposal strategy. More
Articles Winter Time Farm Planning
Melanie Barkley
Right now as I look outside the window, the snow is flying and the sun is trying to peak through the clouds. It is very cold and I would much rather be inside where I am warm. More
Downloadable DairyCents Pro Mobile App
Virginia A. Ishler
Calculate your own income over feed cost and track other feed management metrics. More
Downloadable DairyCents Mobile App
Virginia A. Ishler
This mobile app calculates income over feed costs and compares prices of various feeds to the Penn State Feed Price List. More
Articles Dairy farming requires a large capital investment. Extension Dairy Educator, Mat Haan weighs in on two potential options for getting a start in the industry. More
Articles Body Condition Scoring as a Tool for Dairy Herd Management
Jud Heinrichs, Coleen M. Jones, Virginia A. Ishler
Body condition scoring evaluates fatness or thinness according to a five-point scale and scores are used to fine-tune dairy nutrition and health. More
Articles Dairy Heifer Production
Jud Heinrichs, Virginia A. Ishler, Jayson K. Harper, Ph.D., Lynn Kime
In most herds, dairy farmers replace 25 to 30 percent of the herd each year. These replacements represent a significant financial investment. More
Articles December Preparation for Cattle Herds
Melanie Barkley
December for many cattle producers means preparations for winterizing their herds. More
Articles Dairy-Beef Production
Lynn Kime, Jayson K. Harper, Ph.D.
Production of high-quality dairy-beef is relatively new to the beef industry and depends almost entirely on Holstein bull calves. More