Keeping track of everyone’s hours can turn into a weekly headache. Two farms share how they’ve moved beyond paper time cards and found a system that works for their crews.

Identifying pneumonia in a calf is only the beginning. Combining respiratory samples, laboratory findings and herd records can lend understanding of which pathogens are involved and what is driving disease on the farm.

Milk production is reaching record levels, while shifting consumer preferences and export demand are changing how the industry uses its growing supply.

Some employees do their jobs and go home, while others look for ways to help the farm run better. Here’s how managers can encourage more of the latter.

Backed by foundational funding from the Bezos Earth Fund, the Kansas City-based Global Cattle Innovation Platform aims to bridge the gap between lab-bench agtech and working pastures.

Activity monitors, new sensor applications and artificial intelligence could help veterinarians identify respiratory disease earlier and make better use of herd data. Dr. Curt Vlietstra sees opportunities ahead, while emphasizing that technology must work in the realities of the farm.

Record cattle prices and higher-value beef-on-dairy calves are reshaping Idaho’s farm economy, giving the state’s beef industry a revenue boost while dairy holds close behind.

When a good employee continues to struggle, more training isn’t always the answer. Here’s how to tell whether someone needs more support or may be better suited for a different role.