Dr. Lisa McCrea, dairy veterinarian and partner at AgWest Veterinary Group, spoke at the Western Canadian Dairy Seminar (WCDS) in March and reflected upon the flooding that occurred in British Columbia because of an atmospheric river in November 2021 and how it affected the dairy industry there.

The list of notable weather events in 2023 is long and varied — from drought conditions in parts of the Midwest, to extreme flooding in portions of New England, to smoky skies from Canadian wildfires.

Over the course of the past month, and likely for the next several years, California dairy farmers are having to make drastic adjustments to their operations.

When weather and growing conditions are less than ideal, it can be hard to know what steps to take to make the most of a subpar forage crop.