Laine-web
Article
July 3 2023
At the midpoint of 2023, milk prices are significantly worse than many, including me, expected coming into the year
Ferreira-web
Article
June 29 2023
If you know me, you likely know I am originally from Argentina. One characteristic of people from Argentina is that they frequently use metaphors to describe circumstances
Geiger-web4
Article
June 19 2023
Those in dairy circles have long known that the dairy cow has a unique ability to convert forages into nutritious milk
BeyondBlacksburgSaleTeam
Blog
June 12 2023
Creating a cattle sale through a collegiate student organization is no easy task. This was my exact thought when some of my classmates wanted to start a dairy cattle sale at Virginia Tech
Bauer-web
Article
June 8 2023
On a trip to Michigan last week, a common theme among the conversations we had with farmers was the need for rain
snowday
Blog
June 5 2023
During my reign as the 2022 Virginia Dairy Princess, I was asked a particularly interesting question, “What do you think cows would say if they could talk?”
Geiger-web1
Article
June 5 2023
Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMO) may eventually get a hearing day later this summer
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Blog
June 2 2023
It’s the most wonderful month of the year!
Marilyn-Hershey-pic
Article
June 1 2023
It takes a lot of momentum to get through the summer months. The days are long, the outside work is screaming to be done, and if a farmer sees daylight, they see an opportunity to do more
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Blog
June 1 2023
As we now move into June, I couldn’t let us move too far on from May — National Mental Health Awareness month — without talking about mental health
Reader Response-web5
Article
June 1 2023
In an age where we have the science and technology available to produce clean, safe raw milk, it’s great to see Iowa paving the way for more small dairies to find success, and for more people to...
Allen-web4
Article
June 1 2023
If it doesn’t affect you directly, drugs such as opioids can seem like a far-off problem that only show up in a few highly populated areas of the country — and that was largely the case for...
butter bomb tik tok
Blog
May 30 2023
The dairy checkoff is hoping consumers will be thirsty for a glass of milk after watching social media content depicting several ways milk remains a tried-and-true complement to a peanut butter sandwich,...
Allen-web3
Article
May 29 2023
A farm can be a great place to raise children
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Blog
May 26 2023
Between an impending visit from the inspector, Mother’s Day passing us by, and some upcoming events we want to have the farm in top shape for, we’ve been taking any chance we get to do extra...
Bauer-web3
Article
May 25 2023
Warm, wet weather creates an environment where salmonella-causing bacteria thrive
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Blog
May 24 2023
Stress is part of life, and in some ways, it can motivate us to do better and be better
Bauer-wait times web3
Article
May 19 2023
Possibly the biggest thief of resting time for dairy cows is waiting to be milked
Hershey_Marilyn
Article
May 15 2023
I used to have a poster in my office that said, “Everything I learned, I learned from a cow.”
Bauer-web4
Article
May 11 2023
“Technology is coming for us, whether we like it or not,” said Steph Plaster, a University of Wisconsin Division of Extension farm management outreach specialist, during a “Setting your...