University of Minnesota researchers have developed a highly sophisticated model to assess lactating cow heat stress, a problem that can lead to numerous health complications for cows and financial difficulties for dairy producers due to reduced milk production and pregnancy rates.
Photo credit: USDA Mother Nature can make raising livestock a challenge in the winter. Here are seven Successful Farming listens with tips for staying safe and maximizing efficiency in the coldest months of the year. Today’s snow is tomorrow’s mud. The sooner you can remove snow from feedlot pens, the easier it is to manage. Warren Rusche is an extension beef feedlot management associate at South Dakota State University and offers a few practical tips.