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July 14 2022
While pair and group housing for calves has shown many benefits, including improved starter intake and greater average daily gain, there is one behavior that can’t be ignored
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July 14 2022
Making good decisions requires having good information. However, it also requires interpreting that information appropriately and accurately
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July 11 2022
Housing calves in small groups: The pros, cons, and best practices, presented by Whitney Knauer, V.M.D., University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
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July 11 2022
If you are looking to add employees to your farm or business, you already know that is a herculean task these days. That’s because the U.S. unemployment rate remains historically low at 3.6%. T
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July 11 2022
Summer is a time for children to explore and discover, create memories, and gain life experience outside the classroom
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July 8 2022
A RATHER toothless commission was finally given a little bite when the Senate and House passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA)
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July 4 2022
“The organic dairy sector witnessed a demand surge as the COVID-19 pandemic first gripped the nation,” shared Organic Valley’s Travis Forgues during testimony on June 22
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July 4 2022
What do you get when global demand climbs 20% since 2019 and global supplies fall 15%? The result is the current supply chain crisis
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July 4 2022
While not imminent, some dairy industry specialists have asked the question, “What would milk marketing look like without federal order pricing?”
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July 4 2022
I tell this story to illustrate that we in animal agriculture are losing the game of owning the narrative of a principle that we have been managing long before it was newsworthy
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June 30 2022
When it comes to on-farm sustainability practices, much of the focus is understandably on efforts to protect your land, water, and air
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June 21 2022
After years of drought and fire threats, we are now faced with extra moisture while other areas are dry
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June 20 2022
Since selling for a historic $1.925 million on Saturday, June 11, the internet has been a buzz regarding the Holstein cow S-S-I Doc Have Not 8784-ET. Often social media questions center on
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June 16 2022
The corn planting season for silage is nearly completed, and it is not too early to start planning the corn harvesting season
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June 14 2022
Corn Silage: From Seed to Feed is the latest offering from the Hoard’s Dairyman bookstore
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June 10 2022
It’s officially here — chopping season, and with that comes bunker-covering season
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June 9 2022
“If you build it, they will come.” That line comes from the movie “Field of Dreams,” where a baseball diamond was constructed in the middle of an Iowa cornfield
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June 9 2022
Synchronization programs have vastly improved dairy cattle reproduction since their introduction in the mid-1990s
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June 9 2022
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has opened the door to federal order modernization in response to industry interest in looking at a variety of changes