One key to efficient dairy herd management is understanding the concept of invisible cows — cows...
Have you taken a look at your EMR lately? If you’ve recently visited your physician or doctor, you...
Keeping cows healthy is always a top priority, but things get a little more complicated when...
Harvest time is one of the busiest and most critical periods for any farm. Getting things done...
In the world of dairy farming, the smallest adjustments can lead to significant outcomes. This...
Imagine reducing your feed bill by thousands simply by using this one metric! I wish it were that...
Consistency is the backbone of dairy farming. Every day, farmers strive to provide their herds with...
At Amelicor, we've always believed that while advancements and technology drive us forward, at the...
In this article, we'll explore what accountability really means. We'll see how it's not about...
In the world of dairy farming, achieving optimal efficiency is the key to profitability and...
Calving difficulty, also known as calving ease, is a critical factor in herd health management and...
As our understanding of antibiotic resistance deepens, new practices are being implemented to...
At the end of the day we understand, it's all about the cows. Because of that, most producers find...
A lot of the time, jobs don't get done right because your feeders need the right equipment. Even...
The point of bunk management is to eliminate erratic intakes. This helps to reduce feed waste and...
Getting the settings right while recording dairy records data can make all the difference when it...
One of my co-workers told me a story about how it felt when he was a feeder. He talked about a...
Even on a well-run dairy, there are always potential problems. The best way to stay ahead of the...
In 2016 the results of a study1 were published identifying the opportunity dairies have to save...
Feed mixer scales go through a lot every day... and over time they can become less than accurate....
I was having a conversation with my coworker the other day and he asked, "What motivates you?" What...
Twenty years ago, I was a young college graduate right out of school. I was still working in the...
As I sat and watched my tractor tire go flat (I actually had a spring from the swather puncture...
I was sent an article from the New York Times entitled, When the Cellos Play, the Cows Come Home1....
I was reading an article from the OSU extension called Branding: OSU working to settle the debate...
Most people outside of those who work closely with cows, probably don’t recognize the intelligence...
One of the most stressful and consequential moments in life is when something is born. In the human...
Recently, my wife asked me to cook some hamburgers on the grill. However, she specified that she...
Most people that work closely with cows already know that cows are much more than what they can...
I was talking to a dairyman recently who has done a great job with using genomic tools to improve...
When we talk about how much water a cow should drink every day, we need to talk about how much a...
Mastitis in dairy cows can take a toll on both production and cow health, but understanding the...
There are a lot of factors that determine how often a cow will drink. And by controlling the...
Attending the World Ag Expo as an exhibitor has always been a great way for me to get current with...
I had an interesting moment while moving cattle recently. I was working with a 14-year-old who had...
Testing for disease in cows is essential for maintaining cow health and preventing the spread of...
In my last article on mental health I talked about the depression and mental health condition of...
When analyzing mastitis infections in dairy milk production, it’s important to understand how...
One thing that I’ve had good success with in managing farms is a discussion of people, process, or...
I read an article with interest recently named Farming No. 1 for the first time in Gallup industry...
In my career I have asked to turn dairies around financially. When investigating the situations,...
Working at the help desk, I often get into conversations with dairy producers and managers about...
Motivating people to change is the biggest challenge for today’s manager or veterinarian who is...
Proper placement of the EID tag in the cow’s ear can aid in preventing infection and help with tag...
I often get some questions on what is known as the slick bunk approach to feeding dairy cows. The...
One of the hardest obstacles to overcome when changing the labor environment on a dairy is people’s
I am a big believer in not housing hospital and fresh cows together. I also like separating lame...
One of my family’s favorite stories is of one brother who would disappear when work needed to be...
I have a problem at my farm. One of my herdspeople has an incredibly tender heart and truly loves...
Gunk by definition is an unpleasant sticky or messy substance. It is not only unpleasant to humans,...
Most financial statements identify feed followed by labor as the items that cost the most on a...
Shrink is a fancy word that only means the difference between what was fed… and what was actually...
Every time a cow leaves the hospital pen, it’s a chance to reflect. What does a successful...
The Art of Feeding is techniques that require a person to observe or to act. This is what moves an...
Vaccination plays a key role in maintaining herd health and protecting cattle from disease. In the...
If you are like most producers, at one point or another you toy with the idea of re-designing your...
I am not a big fan of amusement parks. I especially dislike the large roller coasters. I think it...
At the Amelicor 2019 Herd and Feed Management Conference dairy producers gathered from all over the...
Are your dairy records healthy?
This was a question I asked in a blog post not too long ago to talk...
I had a discussion with a fellow veterinarian the other day, during which he shared an interesting...
Not long ago I took a call from the nutritionist of a long-time EZfeed customer. This nutritionist...
It doesn’t appear to be a great year in the Dairy business. Futures after four year of poor milk...
To create a better picture of how EZfeed software helps dairy operations, we followed 14 dairies...
There are around 40,000 dairy farms in the United States -- and most of these have been in business...
I often ask the question of our producers, "What are you in the dairy industry to produce?" This is...
You know the feeling, you graduate from school and then real life starts. Does it match your...
The improvements that dairy herds have seen in the last several years are not natural consequences...
It’s been nearly a decade since I first started working with the Dairy Challenge. Even though ten...
Today's dairy science students are the industry experts of tomorrow. With a growing demand for...
Feeding cows on a dairy is probably not something a consumer thinks about every day. But for...
From 1990 to 2003 scientists labored diligently to unravel the human genome. Understanding human...
Have you ever wondered what it really takes to implement genomics on your dairy? At the Amelicor...
Your computer is essential to your business. But why? Computers are replaceable. They get old, they...
The law of attraction suggests what you focus on grows. Depending on what we’re choosing to focus...