Updated: September 4, 2024
By Sarah Potts

Dairy Management

Dairy management encompasses a variety of different attributes of dairy farming.  From cow comfort and health to business and family relations, management of the dairy is exceedingly complex.  Here you will find resources related to a variety of management topics related to animal care and financial well-being of the dairy business.

Most recent articles

  • Dairy cattle lying in the pasture.

    Understanding the Transition Period

    Maryland Milk Moos,
    September 2024

  • Man working in a milking parlor

    Avian Influenza (H5N1) Outbreaks Seen in Dairy Herds Across the Country

    Maryland Milk Moos,
    July 2024

  • The back end of a dairy cow showing the udder.

    Overview of Mastitis

    Maryland Milk Moos
    December 2023

  • Infographic showcasing how automated management systems are performing in farms.

    Robotic Milking System: Milking of the Future

    Maryland Milk Moos
    December 2023

Archives

Avian Influenza (H5N1) Outbreaks Seen in Dairy Herds Across the Country
By Niraj Suresh and Fabiana F Cardoso
Published: July 2024, Maryland Milk Moos

Considerations for Selective Dry Cow Therapy
By Sarah Potts, Ph.D. Extension Specialist, Dairy & Beef
Published: October 12, 2022

Heat Stress Mitigation is Important for Dry Cows
By Sarah Potts, Ph.D., Extension Specialist, Dairy & Beef
Maryland Milk Moos, July 28, 2023

How Much Does It Cost You to Produce a CWT of Milk?
By Dale Johnson. Extension Specialist, Farm Management
Published: June 8, 2021

How to Evaluate the Transition Program
By Sarah Potts, Ph.D. Extension Specialist, Dairy & Beef
Published: May 7, 2021

Ketosis in the dairy cow: Friend or Foe?
Naghme Bagheri, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Associate  and J. Eduardo Rico, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, University of Maryland Department of Animal & Avian Sciences
Published: June 16, 2022

Managing Soil Fertility in Times of High Prices
By Amanda Grev, Ph.D. Extension Specialist, Forage and Pasture
Published: December, 2021

Maryland Dairy Economics
By Dale Johnson. Extension Specialist, Farm Management
Published: September 22, 2021

Milk Fever Prevention Begins Before Calving
By Sarah Potts, Ph.D. Extension Specialist, Dairy & Beef
Published: March 10, 2022

Organic Dairy Production Standards: Educating the Consumer
Emily Stamper Extension Intern, UME—Washington County and WMREC
Maryland Milk Moo's, July 28, 2023, Vol. 4, Issue 2

Overview of Mastitis
By Taylor Wright and Fabiana F Cardoso
University of Maryland, Department of Animal and Avian Sciences.

Maryland Milk Moos, December 2023

Robotic Milking System
By Lexi Urbanz and Fabiana F Cardoso
University of Maryland, Department of Animal and Avian Sciences.

Maryland Milk Moos, December 2023

Robotic Milking System: Milking of the Future
By Jennifer Dare and Fabiana F Cardoso
University of Maryland, Department of Animal and Avian Sciences.

Maryland Milk Moos, December 2023

Short- and Long-term Effects of Heat Stress
By Sarah Potts, Ph.D. Extension Specialist, Dairy & Beef
Published: May 7, 2021

Stepping up your Fly Control Program.
By Sarah Potts, Ph.D. Extension Specialist, Dairy & Beef
Published: June 8, 2021

Strategies to Reduce Stress
By Avery Polak and Fabiana F Cardoso
University of Maryland, Department of Animal and Avian Sciences.

Maryland Milk Moos, December 2023

Subclinical Mastitis: The Stealthy Intruder
By Sarah Potts, Ph.D. Extension Specialist, Dairy & Beef
Published: March 10, 2022

Understanding the Transition Period
By By Niraj Suresh , and Fabiana F Cardoso
Maryland Milk Moos, September 2024

What Antibiotics Will No Longer be Available OTC?
By Jeff Semler, Extension Educator, Washington County
Maryland Milk Moos, March 23, 2023