As spring rolls in, it’s time to consider protecting our dairy cows from the dangers of warmer days. All dairy farmers know their cows are subject to heat stress on warm summer days. Dairy cows are ...

Jul. 18—Heat stress is a significant issue in dairy farming, affecting cow health, productivity and well-being. It occurs when cows generate and absorb more heat than they can dissipate, leading to ...

Heat affects dairy cow performance negatively more than cold in North Dakota due to the rise in temperature and humidity. Those negative effects include a drop in milk and fat yield, as well as an ...

Cows and heifers move along a chute at a Hanford dairy in 2019. A blistering hot summer coupled with a never before seen virus in dairy cattle, has caused more cow deaths than anticipated in ...

It is hot this week in Eastern Washington. How hot is it? It’s so hot, dairy farmers are scrambling to cool down their herds so that their operations don’t dry up. Yeah, it’s not a joke. Northwest ...

A single day of extreme heat can cut milk production by 10 per cent. And it doesn’t stop there – the effects of heat stress on dairy cows can linger for more than a week. That’s the finding from a ...

ATHENS, Wis. (WSAW) - Miltrim Farms in Athens has more than 1,100 cows. The days of excessive heat like we’re experiencing can be stressful for them. General manager David Trimner says it’s important ...

BUCKEYE, Ariz. - With Arizona's scorching summer heat, most of us can stay inside in the air conditioning. But, for hundreds of farmers across Arizona, their priority is keeping their livelihood going ...

Rising temperatures pose major challenges to the dairy industry -- a Holstein's milk production can decline 30 to 70% in warm weather -- but a new study has found a nutrition-based solution to restore ...

A blistering hot summer coupled with a never before seen virus in dairy cattle, has caused more cow deaths than anticipated in California, according to statewide dairy expert. The avian flu, a ...