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Find educational material about dairy cattle, including nutrition and feed management, health and care, reproduction, facilities and technology, and business management from Penn State Extension.
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ArticlesDealing with the Stubborn Corpus Luteum (CL) During a Timed AI Program
Some of the latest, greatest timed artificial insemination (AI) protocols have become pretty complex, but not without valid reasons. -
ArticlesUsing Our Senses to Troubleshoot Milk Quality Issues
Changes in milk odor, taste, or appearance could reflect issues with animal health, milking equipment, sanitation, nutrition, or ventilation. -
ArticlesFeeding System Considerations for Manufacturing Dairy Products
Production systems can have an impact on the composition and functional properties of the finished dairy product. -
Articles8 Things You Need to Know Before Starting Your Own Dairy Farm
Whatever your background and experience, there are some things you need to know before you start milking cows. -
ArticlesDairy Sense: Formula to Profitability is MBA
Successful farms implement good management practices, find balance in their various enterprises, and invest in appropriate assets. -
ArticlesDairy Sense: Managing Information Overload
Today's technology provides the opportunity to collect a lot of data related to crops, cows and financials. Managing that information is essential. -
ArticlesDairy Sense: The Major Influencer of Cash Flow Mechanics
Focus on total pounds of milk produced, not milk per cow, for positive cash flow. -
ArticlesFinancial Troubleshooting for your Dairy Business
Five steps to monitoring the financial health of a dairy business. -
ArticlesFinancing a Dairy Farm Modernization: What Your Banker Wants to Know
For major renovations or expansions, a lender will want a comprehensive financial plan that proves the farm's past profitability and justifies the expansion for further profits down the road. -
ArticlesFour Common Dairy Business Oversights Using QuickBooks™
Tips to help you get the most out of your financial records. -
Tools and AppsNitrate Calculator Spreadsheet
Automates calculation of nitrate intake from feed and water, suggests ways to limit nitrate intake, and converts expressions of nitrate concentration. -
ArticlesThe Importance of Understanding Your Tax Information
It is important to be "in the know" about your business's financial management. -
ArticlesTime-saving Tips for Record Keeping With QuickBooks™
Time is the one resource that is continually in short demand, especially when it comes to managing financial records. QuickBooks™ can help make book-keeping easy and efficient. -
WebinarsFree
Facility Fixes: Low-Cost Upgrades, Big Return on Investment
When 02/26/2026Length 1 hourEvent Format Virtual | LiveDiscover low-cost facility upgrades and management strategies that boost dairy efficiency, cow comfort, and productivity in this practical session for managers, staff, and industry professionals. -
ArticlesFarm Biosecurity: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)
The recent outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) have left many farms in a dire situation. Use readily available resources to help you develop a farm emergency plan. -
ArticlesDairy Sense: Precision Feeding's Positive Environmental Impact
Nutritionists have adjusted rations for protein and phosphorus over the years to benefit the environment, animal performance and improve profitability. -
ArticlesDairy Sense: What Is Soil Health?
Soil health affects soil fertility and production potential, which affects crop yields, quality, and production costs. -
ArticlesDairy Sense: The Value of Optimizing Heat Abatement
The short-term duration of hot weather can have long-term ramifications to total milk pounds for the year, components, reproduction, and milk income. -
ArticlesInterpretation of Milk Urea Nitrogen (MUN) Values
MUN is a breakdown product of protein and it can be used to monitor protein status of cows. -
ArticlesFeed Inventory for the Dairy Herd: Planning for Shortages
This article is designed to assist the dairy producer in determining if on-farm forages will meet the herd's fiber, energy, and protein requirements. -
ArticlesFeed Management: Phosphorus Levels in Component-Fed Herds
Herds with lactating dairy cattle exceeding fecal phosphorus levels from 0.55 to 0.80% on a dry matter basis have opportunity for improvement. -
ArticlesDairy Sense: Troubleshooting Low Milk Production
Experience has shown that there is normally not just one area that is causing low milk production or performance. It is usually multifaceted. -
ArticlesDairy Sense: Small Grain Silage for the Lactating Herd
Double cropping corn silage acres with a small grain is a strategy that provides additional forage inventory and maintains cover on fields. -
ArticlesDairy Sense: Sustainability of Component Fed Herds
According to the 2017 National Agricultural Statistics Service the average number of milking cows is 76. -
ArticlesDairy Sense: Reviewing the DHIA 202 Sheet
Records and data are commonplace when operating a dairy. The Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) provides both a holistic and current overview of what is happening with the cows.
