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April 17 2018
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 13 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Land O’Lakes, Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold), Tillamook County Cream
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April 16 2018
We’ve all heard it before: farmers need to tell their story. But why are the stories behind food so important?
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April 13 2018
Earlier this week, I had the amazing opportunity to attend the Agriculture Future of America (AFA) Animal Institute
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April 12 2018
Oh Jordy! You have captured the hearts of us all, even though you (unsuccessfully) try to take on our beloved barn cat, Shakira
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April 11 2018
I don’t actually know how to fix the dairy industry. I know that it will be a multistep process
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April 10 2018
While local school boards, Parent Teacher Associations, and most recently the Trump administration weigh in on food served in schools, the dialogue around flavored milk is more multifaceted than in years...
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April 9 2018
Instagram is a great platform to use to connect directly with consumers
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April 9 2018
2018 Hoard's Dairyman Cow Judging Contest - Brown Swiss Class
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April 3 2018
At a recent meeting, I got into a great discussion with some industry members, both producers and supporters, about gene editing
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April 2 2018
Is there something in blackberries that really improves the reproductive performance of dairy cows?
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March 30 2018
The snow is melting, and warm temperatures are on the way. Out here on the West Coast, we are enjoying weather in the 80s already this week!
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March 29 2018
Snow, and sometimes an abundance of it, makes us long for the next season
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March 27 2018
I was sitting in the doctor’s office — something I did way too much these past couple months — reading a magazine. A story about preventing cancer caught my eye
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March 26 2018
With the rising cost of labor and the declining number of people willing to work on dairies, Viterbo University’s Tom Thibodeau suggested farmers need to embrace a culture of caring on the farm
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March 26 2018
When consumers spent $1 on dairy products in 2017, dairy farmers received 30 cents of that dollar
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March 19 2018
“Cows don’t need feed, they need nutrients,” shared Ohio State’s Bill Weiss at the recent Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin annual meeting
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March 16 2018
A few weekends ago, I exhibited at the last local show of my junior show career
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March 15 2018
I often have talked about stubborn farmers who make less than desirable patients. My late father never sought medical care
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March 14 2018
By now, we’ve probably all heard the news of the most recent set of farms that received notices saying they would no longer have a milk market
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March 12 2018
A new study found that cows fed all grass produced milk with a more desirable balance of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids