Dairy Digest
Edited by Dr. Michael O'Connor, Dairy Digest is published bimonthly and features articles by Penn State's experts in dairy management, engineering, herd health, and related areas.
Edited by Dr. Michael O'Connor, Professor of Dairy Science, Dairy Digest is published bimonthly and features articles by Penn State's experts in dairy management, engineering, herd health, and related areas.
Dairy Digest has been published by the Department of Dairy and Animal Science and Penn State Cooperative Extension since 1963.
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Current Articles
- What Happens When Electricity Rate Caps Expire?
- Your strategy should always be to optimize the use of energy to increase profitability and net cash flow.
- The Cheap Can Turn Out to be Expensive. Stick To the Basics!
- Every dairy operation has its unique set of challenges; however there are a few management and nutrition options that can help maintain profit.
- Tie Stall Dairy Barns: What’s New?
- A properly designed and built tie stall barn can provide a comfortable and productive living and working environment for milking cows and their caretakers. There are several new resources available for those who are planning new or remodeled tie stall dairy barns.
- Know Your Costs of Production
- There is little doubt that a major shift in the cost of producing milk has taken place and may continue for some time to come. Monitoring the COP for your dairy operation has always been important, but is even more so now.
