Aug. 28 2023
In a recent podcast with Phil Durst of the MSUE Dairy Team and leadership expert Ben Lichtenwalner of Radiant Forest LLC, Lichtenwalner explained the simplicity and effectiveness of servant leadership...
Aug. 28 2023
What we call the farm bill impacts the U.S. food system far beyond the farm. In fact, roughly three-quarters of the bill’s efforts often go to nutrition and anti-hunger programs, and those discussions...
Aug. 21 2023
Anyone who has milked cows in a parlor has likely noticed that certain members of a herd have preferences for when they come in to be milked. There always seem to be cows that tend to wait around and make...
Aug. 21 2023
The National Dairy FARM Program has evolved over the years to become a rigorous on-farm quality assurance program and trusted industry risk mitigation tool that gives the supply chain the confidence it...
Aug. 21 2023
August is always a difficult month for a dairy cow. In my experience, heat stress seems to have some cumulative risk for cows
Aug. 21 2023
People choose to drink plant-based beverages for a variety of reasons. If they are making that decision based on perceived health benefits, new research further supports the fact that most plant-based...
Aug. 14 2023
When administering animal medications or reproductive hormones as part of a synchronization protocol, product placement is very important
Aug. 14 2023
Apart from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have been consuming a growing share of their diet outside of the home in recent decades
Aug. 14 2023
The past several months’ future markets with corn, soybeans, and milk have been a wild ride. Over the past 15 years, I can’t recall a period like the one we’ve experienced as of late
Aug. 14 2023
In March, you may have seen the article “Video game brings cow movement to life,” about our project to improve how people practice cow handling skills. We are excited to share some updates...
Aug. 7 2023
Disease does not discriminate against how it travels; it only seeks to find a new host. That’s why biosecurity efforts must encompass everyone who steps foot on a dairy farm
Aug. 7 2023
Financially, things are bad for U.S. dairy farmers. Dairy cow slaughter is up 5.8% year-to-date, and USDA numbers indicate the size of the milking herd fell 16,000 head between May and June
Aug. 7 2023
New genetic evaluations for dairy animals will be released on Tuesday, August 8, by the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB)
Aug. 7 2023
The margin over feed costs calculated by USDA for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program fell to a record low in June
July 31 2023
When Mike Ciresi goes to work every morning, he doesn’t settle in at a typical office. The dairy specialist isn’t even going to a processing plant or dairy farm
July 31 2023
Many complex systems make up the lactating dairy cow. For years, scientists have studied the transition from the dry period to lactation — exposing one puzzle piece at a time to create an image of...
July 31 2023
There are so many decisions to be made on a farm. While some require quick, on-your-feet thinking, other decisions are best made after a careful review of the situation and hopefully with some data to...
July 31 2023
One would think that four decades’ worth of lessons would lead to some truths being learned. But as laboratory-based dairy imitators enter the marketplace, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
July 24 2023
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last February has had widespread influence on the global agricultural community, stretching from fertilizer shortages and export restrictions that caused higher food...
July 24 2023
The costs to produce milk vary widely among operators in different geographical regions of the United States as well as on different-sized operations
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