Using beef sires to breed a portion of dairy females provides an opportunity to increase revenue from calf sales. As more dairy producers explore beef-on-dairy crossbreeding programs to maximize the value of every calf, the industry is learning some key insights along the way.

How we responded on the farm to COVID-19 tells us something about our willingness to go from 0 to 60 with biosecurity for animals.

Differing views on the best way to govern often become apparent as policies are developed and implemented. That’s the case when it comes to environmental regulations affecting agricultural producers.

Activity monitoring has followed somewhat the same path as the digital television. More companies have entered the marketplace as technology has evolved, which has increased the competition for technology development but also significantly reduced the price. Datamars entered the activity monitoring marketplace last year with the launch of the Tru-Test Active Tag system.

Accidental manure spills happen. The difference between being the lead story on the 6 o’clock news or it being a minor incident can depend on what you or your employees do in the first critical minutes.

Visual training in this era is very important, and it is an easy way to explain protocols, ideas and content to your workers about a specific topic.