Purdue Dairy Digest

Can how you care for your calves affect their performance as mature herd members? Today Dr. Mike Schutz answers an emphatic yes and gives us some insight into how this occurs.

All students are counting the days to summer vacation. You should be counting the days dry for your cowherd. Today on the Dairy Digest, Dr. Mike Schutz clue us all in on counting dry days, where your herd is concerned

Need to dry select which cow you dry off? This week Dr. Mike Schutz Takes a look at the most advantageous therapies to selectively dryingoff your dairy herd.

This week's episode deals with dry off methods, problems and precautions. Dr. Mike Schutz, Purdue University fills us in.

This week Dr. Mike Schutz tells about some outstanding dairy producer that were recently honored by Indiana dairy producers.

This week Dr. Mike Schutz tries to keep us safe when administering vaccinations and pharmaceuticals. I prick of a hypodermic needle could not only cause immediate pain but could be very dangerous.

Dr. Jon Townsend, DVM realizes that winter weather may mean danger for you calves. This week he gives us tips to insure optimal health for our calves despite the winter weather.

2017 will lots of changes for us all. This week Dr. Mike Schutz will bring us up to date on the forecasts concerning the dairy industry for the coming year.

What's on the Santa's menu this Christmas Eve? Why milk and cookies. This week Dr. Schutz explains Santa's preference for milk as his drink of choice while making his rounds.

Today, Dr. Schutz, continues his series of tips for the safe use of one of the most used implements on the farm, the skid loader.

This week Dr. Mike Schutz imparts some very vital barn safety information. It is about how to tame that bucking bronco of a skid loader, and do it safely.

In this week's episode, Dr. Mike Schutz warns producers against the dangers that lurk around your manure pit, namely manure gasses.

Do you know what VFD is? What about VCPR? or ELFU? This week Dr. Jonathan Townsend DVM, explains the difference and rules you need to follow when minding your VFD, VCPR and ELFU.

In January 2017 a new rule will take effect requiring additional actions for producers that use certain feed additives. This week Dr. John Townsend, DVM explains how this new directive will effect your dairy.

Flies bugging you? This week Dr. Mike Schutz will fill us in on the myriad ways we can control flies with chemical pesticides.

While pesticides are the prevailing method of fly control in our country, one popular method that is gaining steam is that of Biological fly control. This week Dr. Mike Schutz fills us in on the ways we can use other insects to control our fly population.

Got flies?? Dr. Mike Schutz is going to tell you how to control them this week!!!

Its the dog days of August and along with the heat, fly season is at its zenith. In this episode, Dr. Mike Schutz details general plans to deal with the fly season.

Well we have all heard about mastitis, but, today Dr. Mike Schutz brings us up to date on how mastitis differs in the summer months.

Is the switch on your cows too long. In this episode, Dr. Mike Schutz tells us about some new methods of making shorter cleaner and more sanitary and some accompanying rules.