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Nov. 14 2023
In my life’s journey, I put people into two different categories: drains and radiators
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Nov. 9 2023
Just over five years ago, Hancock took control of the breeding program at Prairie View Dairy in Muleshoe, Texas. He found that changes needed to be made — fast
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Nov. 9 2023
You can’t spend much time in the dairy social media world lately without knowing that butterfat prices are really high
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Oct. 26 2023
“Certainly, something I wish I learned!” were the words of a colleague asking me for an educational program about risk management for dairy science students
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Oct. 25 2023
It wasn’t until I moved to Wisconsin following college that I truly understood what it meant to try to farm in a place where winter seems to last from November to May
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Oct. 18 2023
How to capture profits in a carbon credit market, presented by Native Microbials
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Oct. 17 2023
Here's the challenge: Cow milking routines are designed to facilitate a gentle, quick, and complete milk harvest
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Oct. 16 2023
Today’s political climate seems to feature one surprise after another. Congress shocked the country late last month by voting in an overwhelmingly bipartisan fashion to avert a government shutdown...
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Oct. 15 2023
Dairy farmers are constantly seeking sustainable and cost-effective feed options for their cows. While alfalfa is a popular forage source, at times it can be expensive and limited by its availability
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Oct. 6 2023
The Holstein Grand Champion was Supreme Champion at World Dairy Expo
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Oct. 6 2023
Although this year’s recipient of the Klussendorf-MacKenzie Award did not grow up on a dairy farm, he witnessed his grandfather manage many successful Guernsey farms
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Oct. 2 2023
Margins in the dairy industry have become more pinched over time. Some farms grow larger to keep margins profitable, but if your goal isn’t to get larger, what does the future look like for a small...
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Sept. 28 2023
Can we select cows for reduced methane production? This is a question that genetics researchers around the world are tackling, as we seek to reduce the environmental footprint of dairy farming. Dairy cattle...
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Sept. 25 2023
Both domestically and overseas, the standards for the type of milk processors want to buy have become more stringent
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Sept. 15 2023
The ring surface is so iconic that the term “colored shavings” is an alias for Expo itself, and showing on the colored shavings is a lifelong dream for many
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Sept. 13 2023
This back-to-school season, more students are meeting teachers who are prepared to accurately talk about the science behind dairy farming. That’s thanks to efforts led by dairy checkoff and agricultural...
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Sept. 11 2023
In 2013, people were celebrating the birth of Prince George and the appointment of Pope Francis, watching “Frozen,” and enjoying Taylor Swift in her “Red” era
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Sept. 7 2023
Headlines featuring broken records for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program are beginning to sound like, well, a broken record, but unfortunately, that is the reality as the July income-over-feed cost...
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Sept. 7 2023
NUEVA, 2ª EDICIÓN: Muy ampliada, esta valiosa guía incluye las enfermedades infecciosas y no infecciosas, ahora en dos capítulos. El diagnóstico de cojeras de becerras...