With summer comes heat and humidity. A successful dairy farm requires a healthy environment for cattle to thrive in; in the summertime, that means special care needs to be taken to ensure that calves, heifers, cows, and farm workers are not experiencing heat stress.

Here you will find strategies to prevent heat stress and improve the welfare of your cattle and farm workers including:

• Techniques and tools to reduce or abate heat stress in cattle and what impact heat stress has on developing heifers
• How to use Dairy Comp 305 and Bovisync, to identify times of heat stress so you can intervene early
• Feed management information and nutritional strategies to best manage through the summer heat
• Tips for farm workers and how to avoid heat stress