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Soil health affects soil fertility and production potential, which affects crop yields, quality, and production costs.

The short-term duration of hot weather can have long-term ramifications to total milk pounds for the year, components, reproduction, and milk income.

Experience has shown that there is normally not just one area that is causing low milk production or performance. It is usually multifaceted.

Adjust readings from a colostrometer to provide the value expected if colostrum was tested at 68°F.

Manure gas deaths keep occurring around the world. What can we do to make manure handling safer?

Learn how to manage feed expenses while maintaining production in this Dairy Focus webinar featuring strategies to improve efficiency, preserve forage quality, and support cost-effective yields.

Explore essential calf care, nutrition, and disease prevention while gaining practical, hands-on skills to improve calf health and management on your farm.

Obtenga estrategias prácticas y respaldadas por la investigación para mejorar la salud de los terneros en esta serie bilingüe de seminarios, que aborda el calostro, el parto, el cuidado pre-destete y los efectos del estrés por calor.

Gain practical, research-backed strategies to support healthier calves in this bilingual webinar series covering colostrum, calving, pre-weaning care, and the impacts of heat stress.

Explore science-based practices for calf care, biosecurity, and health management in this free Penn State Extension webinar series.

This is the second article in a series that discusses the effects of soybean processing on the performance of dairy cattle.

Demonstration of using a colostrometer to estimate IgG content in colostrum.

Use the Colostrum Calculator spreadsheet to investigate factors related to IgG absorption in calves.

Summary of selected nutrients in commercial oral rehydration products. Table assumes products are mixed with water according the manufacturer's directions.

This video explains tagging requirements for livestock and demonstrates how to apply the RFID tag properly.

Consistent feeding temperature, total solids, and nutrient level helps calves perform at their best.

Success of a heifer-rearing program can be evaluated by monitoring height and weight of heifers and comparing the results against the herd's growth goals.

The secrets of producing high quality milk is to consistently use a well-defined milking technique and to maintain a clean and dry environment for all animals.

Calves can suffer from heat stress too. Strategies for reducing its impact are explored in this article.

Spreadsheet tools for tracking dairy heifer growth in comparison to breed standards.

Comparing to a breed standard can indicate if heifer growth is progressing normally.

Increasing heifer growth rates, regardless of the feeding strategy, improves the odds of earlier age at calving, which can dramatically lower heifer costs.

A review of the effects of increased milk or milk replacer feeding on milk production.

Dairy heifer replacement costs represent a large investment for all dairy operations.

Timing and best practices for caustic paste and hot iron dehorning, common methods of removing horns on young calves.