Significant scientific evidence that does not support benefits often associated with tail docking. by Brandon Treichler, D.V.M. The author wishes to thank Gatz Riddell, D.V.M.; Fred Gingrich, D.V.M.; Dave...
by Gary Sipiorski The author is the dairy development manager for Vita Plus of Madison, Wis. He is a member of the board of directors with Citizens State Bank of Loyal, Wis. The dairy business is part...
Hoard's Dairyman began in 1885 and is published 20 times per year. Below are article features that have appeared in our 2015 magazines. If you would like to subscribe to our magazine, click this link....
Milk checks depend more on butter by Peter Vitaliano The author is vice president, economic policy and research, National Milk Producers Federation. From the time milk leaves the cows until the time it...
Editorial: Dietary Guidelines Reaffirm Dairy Dairy products bring a host of healthy attributes to American diets. That is why the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, along with USDA, reconfirmed...
Americans do not consume enough of four primary nutrients. Dairy delivers three of those four dietary needs - calcium, potassium and vitamin D. by Cary Frye The author is vice president of regulatory and...
by Amanda Smith, Associate Editor "I am going to sound like a broken record, but, if it is a good idea to regroup or feed differently, why aren't you already doing it?" asked Donny Rollin when discussing...
In routinely denouncing mainstream agriculture and its associated food systems, Chipotle Mexican Grill has become entangled in its own spider web of contradictions. It turns out that it is far easier for...
The USDA is rewarding young dairy and livestock veterinarians who work in underserved areas of the country with a loan repayment option. by Paul R. Biagiotti, D.V.M. The author is a large-herd veterinarian...
The health of your dairy herd will have a huge impact on your ultimate success. The same is true of reproductive performance. Your veterinarian should be deeply involved in both of these areas. He or she...
by Peter Edmondson The author is a veterinarian who runs UdderWise-Global Mastitis Solutions, United Kingdom. I just don't know why my cell count has gone through the roof. It was 250,000 three months...
by Mark E. Fox, D.V.M. The author is a partner and large animal veterinarian at Thumb Veterinary Services in Deckerville, Mich. I distinctly remember my first veterinary truck. It was a brown, rusted out...
On-farm technologies have brought an onslaught of information that we're still struggling to mine. While it assists in the decision-making process, ensure automation is your best fit before investing....
Have you read all 20 issues of Hoard's Dairyman this year? The 41st annual Young Dairymen Quiz features questions from articles that appeared throughout 2015. Starting December 10, these same questions...
If consumer advocates have been in an uproar over genetically modified plants, the atmosphere gained substantial energy when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved AquaBounty's application to...
It's like milk price déjà vu all over again by Mark Stephenson The author is director of Dairy Policy Analysis, University of Wisconsin-Madison. As we head into 2016, I can't help but focus...
by Jon Rasmussen and Emily Templeton Rasmussen is a Vita Plus technology specialist, and Templeton was a Vita Plus summer intern from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. What did your cows eat today?...
As publishers, we appreciate a good action photo as much as anyone. However, the time has come for all media outlets to join together and cease publishing photos of dairy judges slapping champions. Not...
The nutrition facts label of your favorite cereal may help in understanding a ration's fiber and starch story. by John Goeser The author is the director of nutritional research and innovation with Rock...
by Gary Sipiorski The author is the dairy development manager for Vita Plus of Madison, Wis. He is a member of the board of directors with Citizens State Bank of Loyal, Wis. it certainly feels like a "checkbook...
