Prairie grasses have extensive root systems that help them survive in flood and drought conditions but take longer to establish.

While fair price is what seller and buyer agree to, there are many variables to consider in negotiating silage price.

Study cows took longer to recover from lying deprivation than lost sleep.

Company continues regulatory review process for its nisin-based mastitis treatment for lactating dairy cows.

Dairy coalition asks EPA for science review of nitrate study, which it claims is flawed and damaging.

Funding to support projects measuring antimicrobial use in dairy cattle, extending dairy cow life by improving calf management.

Ordered genomic map of entire rumen microbiome created to more easily identify individual microbes and their functions.

New Zealand researchers conducting U.S. field trials on forage grass to confirm reductions in animal methane emissions and nitrogen excretion.

EU-funded initiative developed handheld device that will allow farmers to test cow milk for antibiotic residues.

With low forage inventories low this year, dairy producers should make sure to optimize all manageable aspects of silage harvest.