Antibodies in the dam's colostrum, specifically immunoglobulins G and A, are the reason why newborn calves are able to immediately combat bacterial and viral pathogens in the environment. Based on early research, the predominant recommendation to improve calf survival rates and health has been to feed newborn calves first-milking colostrum to obtain maternal IgG.

Lice can be a burdensome parasite, where affected animals can experience discomfort to the point of losing production. Learn about the thresholds and strategy for treatment in this article!

by Margaret Quaassdorff, Cornell Cooperative Extension and Alycia Drwencker, University of California - Davis 

Quaassdorff is a dairy management specialist for Cornell Cooperative Extension and Drwencke is a Ph.D. student at the University of California, Davis.

Determining the true cause of scours can lead to more effective treatment and care of calves 

For dairy farmers, milk production and profitability can be a tricky thing to plan for. It's even trickier when you take into consideration all of the different places where systems can break down, prices can drop, and life (or a more visual term synonymous with manure) happens. Knowing your options for farm risk management, especially dairy price risk management, is important to make sound decisions to help protect your farm financially. 

Dairy Environmental Systems has published new fact

sheets on the topics of feeding dairy cattle food waste - wet brewers and wet
distillers grains, and anaerobic digestion biogas utilization options with a
combined heat and power (CHP) technology comparison.

Attention Dairy Producers: Your voice matters! Participate in the Northeast Beef x Dairy Survey sponsored by researchers at UCONN and Penn State! Help researchers learn more about dairy producers use of beef semen to generate beef x dairy cattle and enter for the chance to win a $50 Visa gift card!

Just as facilities with the right dimensions and amenities encourage cow comfort and production, an environment that limits a cow's natural abilities can create problems for the animal to stay healthy and perform at its best. This is never more critical than when a cow is most vulnerable around calving.

You can now enroll and change your coverage options for your farm's DMC coverage, December 13, 2021 - February 18, 2022. There have been a few changes to this year's program, summarized below. Visit the Dairy Margin Coverage Program website for more information.

Annie's Project Know Your Numbers and Know your Options (KYNKYO) is a workshop series designed to deliver basic farm financial literacy that will empower farm women to better understand how financial statements assist in making rational decisions. KYNKYO helps farm women effectively communicate with their families, business partners, and lenders. 

It's no surprise that a large portion of your milk check comes from milk components. The last year especially has demonstrated how fluctuations in component pricing can, and should, change our perspective on how to maximize components. 

Have you missed our series on any webinars? Don't worry! You can now access the entire webinar series recording online. Click here to learn more about the webinars, and access the resources!