December 28, 2015 -122
Planting dates and samples help time harvest
Is this California's Dust Bowl?
Ten things we learned in 2015
USDA closes farm payment loophole
Does the U.S. export more corn or dairy?

December 21, 2015 -121
Grid sampling changed our fertilizer strategy
Runaway nutrients sprout in spring
All plastics aren't created equal
U.S. fined a cool $1 billion
Nutrition, not sustainability, to guide goals

December 14, 2015 -120
It's our most crucial decision of the year
Sleepy milk from sleepy cows?
Spoilage causes a domino effect
Alfalfa is a king of crops
Thousand-cow herds produced one-third of milk

December 7, 2015 -119
McDonald's forges stronger dairy menu
Gear cows up for their metabolic marathon
Select the cream of next year's corn crop
China's heifer buying binge is over too
Hoard's Bull List available for download

November 30, 2015 -118
CWT greasing skids for U.S. dairy exports
Let there be light
Cheese is no underdog to bacon
California production drop getting worse
Sound record keeping ensures repro success

November 23, 2015 -117
Food should be a uniter, not divider
Rising beef numbers affect dairies, too
Going dry at the right time
Eighty percent of milk harvested by immigrants
America needs to thank its farmers

November 16, 2015 -116
Keeping up with the (MPP) Joneses
To vaccinate or not?
Licenses made dairy labor situation worse
City makes leaf bales while the sun shines
They share insight on breeding protocols

November 9, 2015 -115
Nutrition health propels reproduction
Can the Southeast bridge the milk quality gap?
Heifer values drive up rearing costs
The first EX-94 Dutch Belted scores
Milk flow pulls back on negative returns
Reader Response: Depression's life lessons

November 2, 2015 -114
Dairy leaders analyze MPP's first year
Ag Secretary: We are listening on milk margins
Don't give bacon and beef the boot
Ag co-ops just keep breaking records
Great Depression dairy scenes


October 26, 2015 -113
Succession planning should start early
Canada and U.S. share fluid milk woes
Rumination drops before temperature spikes
Subway says no to antibiotics
American consumers steady dairy sales

October 19, 2015 -112
Milk prices could be depressed for some time
New abuse video makes bigger distortions
Beef with a side of heart helper
Support continues to swell for butterfat
Packing plants are no longer The Jungle

October 12, 2015 -111
California is on pace to make less milk
High-producing cows won't die sooner
Mozz tops Cheddar as cheese sets new records
There are real holes in calfhood immunity
Milk quality improved by 100,000 SCC
Reader Response: Courts will also rule on TPP

October 7, 2015 -SR5 (Breaking news)
U.S. dairy gains little in trade pact

October 5, 2015 -110
Another World Dairy Expo is in the books
McDonald's rolls out first organic burger
China's appetite matters
Big profits in 2014 mask empty wallets
At $1,000 per cow, 2014 returns were solid

September 28, 2015 -109
California FMMO marathon begins
Today you'll ingest 1,000 gallons of water
California and Wisconsin components very close
Milk reigns as king in organic sales
Finances could be lean this year
Reader Response: Dairymen speak on MPP-Dairy

September 21, 2015 -108
Wisconsin passes California in milk per cow
Margin Protection Program not working ideally
Don't lose the animal welfare debate
Beef has an uphill battle
New Zealand cow numbers expected to drop

September 14, 2015 -107
Our disaster was in 2009. Europe's is now.
Farm to Table connects "Foodies" to Hoard's
Don't forget the teenagers in your herd
Safety before speed this corn silage season
Cheese consumption hits new records
Reader Response: Food Safety

September 7, 2015 -106
Has the California dairy industry topped out?
McDonald's butters up its customers
In Italy, BSE worries are back
Chipotle may be headed to court
Margin protection sign-up deadline nears
Reader Response: Raw milk is a right

August 31, 2015 -105
Hilmar Cheese's first employee retires
Evidence doesn't support "raw milk" claims
Dirty bedding overpowers teat defenses
We're not sure why, but uterine size matters
W.D. Hoard quotes now in book form

August 24, 2015 -104
Dolphins could turn humans back to butter
A $700 million per year carrot for California
Don't throw your trash in my backyard
More digesters for the Badger State
Oh Almond tree, how thee passed alfalfa
Reader Response: Cows enrich souls

August 17, 2015 -103
Oil is tanking. Is it time to fill up?
The three bears of silage harvest
Trees and green space "improve" our health
Scotland says no to GMOs
Hoard's Bull List available for download

August 10, 2015 -102
New Zealand reduces milk prices 27 percent
Curbing emissions "burp by burp"
Dreaming of drops in California
A pain in the bud
They open doors overseas for U.S. food sales

August 3, 2015 -101
The iPad: A milkman's new best friend
Lethal gene can kill Holstein calves
Your milk has gone bad
Like nothing dairying has seen before
Twelve counties produce 25 percent of U.S. milk
Reader Response: Remembering a teacher


July 27, 2015 -100
Fetch top dollar for bull calves
Improve your mood with dairy
Jerseys had a profitability edge in 2014
Milk quality is treading water
Bottled water bottling up soda and milk sales

July 20, 2015 -99
Feed efficiency varies greatly in dairy cows
Video of a 20,000-cow dairy in China
The gypsum dilemma
California drought is taking its toll
"How can we get more dairy farmers and cows?"

July 13, 2015 -98
Myth buster - the most fertile heifer
Full of beans!
Dry cows aren't second-class citizens
Greece buys almost no U.S. dairy products
Genomics and margin protection opened doors
Reader Response: Keep research in context

July 6, 2015 -97
Does stature carry too much weight?
Overstocking calves welcomes trouble
Killer cows
Milk must move past the ivory tower
We've been all wrong on fat
Reader Response: Land prices slightly lower
Reader Response: Holland's land costs more


June 29, 2015 -96
Beef will be trumped by pork
New Zealand dairy land is expensive, too
A barn full of automation
Cooled cows make milk
Data drives genomics
Reader Response: Kiwis have water rules, too
Reader Response: Don't buy the rhetoric
Reader Response: Producers lack same clout

June 22, 2015 -95
Parlors may not need people
Why is it so hard to reform dairy policy?
Trends: Western dairy cow culling picking up
New dairy products are chart-toppers
For consumers, dairy ends its price climb

June 15, 2015 -94
Water rule ignites a national firestorm
Not as simple as two pink lines
How eighth ranks first
Maintain condition, reduce lameness
High beef prices could gut bull calf market

June 8, 2015 -93
Is drought a factor in California milk drop?
Organic sales are on the fast track
U.S. dairy sales growth could finish third
Cattle don't compete for human food
Yogurt maker looks to recover market share

June 1, 2015 -92
The top 10 TMR troubles
If milk prices drop, margins could evaporate
Is $21 million even a Band-Aid?
Oat "milk" substitute stirs the dairy pot
Limit sugar, whole milk and other dairy OK

May 26, 2015 -91
Food sales in restaurants trumped grocers
Will your next burger come from a petri dish?
The silent bulk tank thief
The growing middle "dairy" class
Need a job? Look at agriculture

May 18, 2015 -90
More factors could push milk prices down
America's Dairyland falls below 10,000 farms
The world's most modern fluid milk plant
Dairy has a $65 billion impact in California
Is Domino's a pizza or technology company?

May 11, 2015 -89
Milk, milk everywhere
California talks have "us versus them" flair
Are residue tests on target?
Milk in a chewable tablet
Big is not bad, but badly managed is
Reader Response: Talk to digester owners

May 4, 2015 -88
Milk is a valued treasure
The cheapest diet isn't the best diet
Number of digesters to triple by 2025
U.S. making inroads in dairy product sales
A step closer to burying the "death tax"?

April 27, 2015 -87
Reactions to California's FMMO proposal
TPP approval could employ more U.S. cows
Vietnam, from 91st to 12th in just 20 years
Domino's nixed PETA's vegan pizza proposal
More schools going Greek

April 20, 2015 -86
Southeast Asia employs many U.S. dairy cows
Protein, protein, protein is trending
Falling margins trigger first MPP-D payment
Speed kills when planting corn
Smoke, mirrors and fishy water numbers

April 13, 2015 -85
Genomic-only bulls dominate Hoard's list
Win the employee lottery
Milk may ward off dementia
Dairy situation in England is grim
Does the Pacific trade pact make sense?

April 6, 2015 -84
Dairy grew more robust civilizations
California must cut water use by 25 percent
USDA planting estimates: lower
Forages can make milk
Six countries could fuel EU's dairy pipeline
Reader Response: Bogus science attacked ag
Reader Response: Tail docking can be avoided

March 30, 2015 -83
Income over feed cost outlook is so-so
Milk prices varied $5.57 from coast to coast
Agronomics drive plant density decisions
Keep saliva in your cows and off the floor
Could glyphosate cause cancer?
Reader Response: Docked tails make milking easier
Reader Response: Dairies are major recyclers

March 23, 2015 -82
California's rainy season brings mastitis
DFA would rank 159 on the Fortune 500 list
Milk prices "not out of the woods yet"
Know what's trending in subclinical ketosis
Sustainability can be code word for vegan
Reader Response: Some need cellphones

March 16, 2015 -81
EPA proposes limits on corn seed use
It isn't about the perfect score
Does your dairy prohibit cellphones?
Boost your calves' biosecurity
Dairy needs another New Zealand or California
Reader Response: Rethinking tail docking

March 9, 2015 -80
Apples join the GMO lineup
Rethinking animal welfare starts with tails
Milk per farm has quadrupled since 1992
Milk tanker residue levels match record low
Feed costs continue to hamper California
Reader Response: Culling data clarification

March 5, 2015 -SR4 (Breaking news)
FDA study finds minimal residue traces

March 2, 2015 -79
Government panel backs dairy foods
Are you paying for chips on the floor?
Yakima's other implications
Low production tops the culling list
27 states can't meet fluid milk needs
Reader Response: California order must have balance

February 23, 2015 -78
Fewest dairy farms exit business since 1992
Give cows running shoes, not flip-flops
Organic milk could double Class III price
What could hinder California's FMMO plan?
U.S. milk output grew 16.5 percent since 2005

February 16, 2015 -77
27,000 pound herd averages by 2024
Why does anyone ever believe HSUS?
Disinfectant makes or breaks a teat scrubber
Farmers doing a disappearing act
Animal rights moves from investor to analyst

February 9, 2015 -76
California asks to be a federal order
Subclinical mastitis is the tip of the iceberg
National herd size trend has reversed
Slight progress made on childhood obesity
Dairy replacement prices fall 6 percent
Reader Response: Egg on California voters
Reader Response: Organic is doable

February 2, 2015 -75
California voters have egg on their faces
Dairy faces new sales challenges
More dairy would do athletes good
Milk: The sports nutrition superhero
Export surpluses will dampen milk prices
Reader Response: Is Organic Sustainable?

January 26, 2015 -74
FMMO tops California's "to do" list
Organic certification not keeping pace
Batten down the hatches in 2015
Opening the door for the next generation
Hay acreage could be expanding

January 19, 2015 -73
Margin program will cover 60 percent of milk
"Manure is a pollutant" court rules
Give them something to talk about
Corn silage harvest up 10 million tons
Have you made plans for Reno?

January 12, 2015 -72
Over half sign up for dairy coverage
Stink bug odor breaks down in silage
How would you describe dairying in five words?
Take control of lameness
Are dairy prices finding the bottom?
Reader response: Keep steer height in check

January 5, 2015 -71
California dairy group now leaderless
Hoof lesions have deep roots
Coffee powerhouse commits to animal welfare
Alfalfa prices could moderate out West
Udders, feet and legs trump other traits

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