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Blog
June 30 2015
Feed is best utilized when consumed by your cows, and a reduction in losses from shrink can reap great financial benefits
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June 25 2015
Becky Meier, one of the Illinois junior Holstein coaches talks about preparing her teams for dairy bowl
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June 18 2015
Members of our editorial staff spent a week enhancing their photography skills while traveling through Illinois and Missouri
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Blog
June 17 2015
Historical museum hosts June is Dairy Month event
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Article
June 15 2015
Ever since the PDCA (Purebred Dairy Cattle Association) unveiled its updated Showmanship Evaluation Scorecard in 2012, questions have abounded
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Blog
June 15 2015
With many farmers spending long hours outside this summer, heatstroke is an ever-present threat
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Article
June 15 2015
Success of a herd health pregnancy check is measured by the number of cows safe in calf, but in actuality, the nonpregnant ones are just as important. "In reality, you are looking for open cows,'' said...
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Article
June 15 2015
A shift toward group housing calves is taking place; now we must decide what size of group is best
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Blog
June 10 2015
Hoard's Dairyman webinar covers calf care. The basic concepts of raising calves applies to both individually and group-raised animals. The importance of proper nutrition; dry and comfortable bedding; and...
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Blog
June 9 2015
New research reveals the real reason Swiss cheese is full of holes, and why those holes are getting smaller
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Article
June 8 2015
After peaking at a lofty 59 percent market share in January 2012, a number of forces whittled away at Chobani's sales in the Greek yogurt category that now stand at 44 percent. In response to those market...
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Article
June 8 2015
When it comes to 2015 dairy exports, New Zealand and the European Union (EU) could see stronger growth in dairy export sales when compared to the U.S. That's the prediction from Michael Griffin of the...
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Article
June 8 2015
Organic dairy products posted another year of growing sales in the United States in 2014. According to the Organic Trade Association's (OTA) latest survey, organic dairy sales topped $5.46 billion last...
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Blog
June 5 2015
Farms can be dangerous places. On working farms, there's constant movement of people and equipment. And with summer, that means more activity and more people
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Blog
June 2 2015
Bunker silos are a great storage option for feed when filled, covered and managed correctly
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Article
June 1 2015
I would like to call to everyone's attention that ABC News published a short article reporting the results of long-term monitoring of the relationship between diet and weight control (16 years)
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Article
June 1 2015
The dairy case is getting more and more crowded all the time, as a wide array of milk substitutes fight for shelf space among real dairy products. Cow's milk has been able to play fair against this new...
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Blog
June 1 2015
A former animal rights investigator turned whistleblower pulls back the curtain on anti-agriculture activist tactics
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Article
May 26 2015
Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is no new kid on the block, but its presence on dairy farms seems to be growing. Ron Erskine, D.V.M., from Michigan State University, kicked off the Minnesota Dairy Health Conference...
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Article
May 26 2015
Americans are now eating more meals in restaurants than at home. That is a historical first, according to U.S. Department of Commerce data that has been officially tracked since 1992