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Blog
Aug. 10 2022
People who use the term, “factory farm,” are creating an inaccurate reality for consumers. Don’t be one of them and bring down other dairy farms
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Blog
Aug. 4 2022
Corn silage harvest means all hands are on deck to make the best feed we can for our cows
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Aug. 2 2022
Farming requires long, often hectic, days, but it’s worth it when you’re doing something you love
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July 21 2022
New Zealand’s Global Dairy Trade (GDT) may be a harbinger of U.S. milk prices this coming fall and winter
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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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Article
June 8 2022
Clinical mastitis continues to be the number one health problem identified by dairy producers. It affects 25% of all U.S. dairy cows
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June 2 2022
As the days get longer and the sun gets hotter, hay and planting season are the only things on our minds
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May 25 2022
There is not one person, industry, city, technology, or politician to blame for California’s lack of water
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April 26 2022
A farming legacy is honorable and desirable but not without challenges
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April 7 2022
The dairy industry has been through very turbulent waters the last several years, but don’t get complacent about what appears to be a good price year ahead of us
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April 6 2022
Isolating ourselves does no good to reach the people consuming our products
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March 21 2022
Inflation. There isn’t a day that goes by in which that word doesn’t grab a headline these days. It’s at a new 40-year high at 7.9%
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March 15 2022
A tragedy this weekend reminds us of the importance of being prepared
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March 14 2022
The day-to-day tasks of a dairy farm can be enough to fill anyone’s plate. Paired with the physical work, though, is a need to evaluate and utilize whatever data is available
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March 10 2022
March may be a crazy month, but knowing that our heifers are safe and that folks have resources to ask about agriculture makes it all worth the time
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Feb. 28 2022
Just over two months into the new year, it has become clear that 2022 will hold many of the same fluctuations and fears of the past pandemic few years
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Feb. 23 2022
Sharing about our non-farm interests helps us connect with others close to us and those looking to us for information
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Feb. 3 2022
The dairy REAL Seal program has evolved to become a leaner – and in a few cases, depending on one’s perspective, meaner – marketing program during the past decade compared to the one...
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Article
Jan. 5 2022
deciding when and how a dairy cow departs the farm is different on every operation
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Jan. 1 2022
The dairy market disruptions from COVID-19 through 2020 and into 2021 exposed flaws in the foundation of U.S. dairy policy and milk pricing. Numerous discussions have been had over negative producer