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Dec. 20 2013
The country's milk cow population has dropped 20 percent this year. China, with the world's biggest population, is gradually developing a taste for dairy products, particularly because parents want to...
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Dec. 18 2013
Toby Gerhart, Minnesota Viking backup running back and former Heisman Trophy runner-up, took the time to reward a Minnesota farm family for winning a photo contest by feeding calves and asking questions....
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Dec. 16 2013
"Five more years! Five more years! Five more years!" That was the chant heard loud and clear last Monday at Pulaski International School in Chicago, Ill., as Commissioner Roger Goodell helped announce...
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Dec. 9 2013
While much of the Middle East and North Africa is blessed with vast reserves of oil, that same cannot be said for fresh water and productive farmland. As a result, the region relies on food imports to...
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Dec. 5 2013
To avoid this, the nation must sustainably grow milk production at a price the consumer can afford. The European Union leads the ranks in world milk production. But, on an individual nation basis, India...
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Dec. 2 2013
Selling dairy products to international partners is not the ultimate goal. Developing repeat buyers is truly what the U.S. Dairy Export Council's mission is when working with dairy purchasers around the...
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Nov. 26 2013
But, please don't send me the bill! This time of year, many reflect on what they are grateful for – family, friends and their health. Younger people often think of it as the Christmas warm-up event....
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Nov. 25 2013
Competition for space in consumers' stomachs isn't getting any easier. According to the latest data from the USDA Economic Research Service, average total consumption of all dairy products in the U.S....
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Nov. 25 2013
Getting your employees to work more cohesively could be as simple as three words: mission, vision and values. Every farm should have mission, vision and values statements. Did you just stop reading? Are...
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Nov. 22 2013
No one else comes close to making as much milk per capita. Twenty-seven U.S. states border either the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, or Gulf of Mexico. This makes them candidates to be international dairy...
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Nov. 18 2013
The article "Middle East hungry for dairy products" caught my eye because several years back I was involved in a dairy project in Lebanon. They are serious about increasing their milk production, because...
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Nov. 15 2013
The world has been the United States' dairy products export oyster in 2013. Droughts and other challenges experienced by others brought great opportunity to our doorstep, and U.S. companies responded with...
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Nov. 15 2013
The needs of commercial dairy producers, milk utilization and consumer preferences play major roles in the color of our national herd. by Calvin Covington The author is a retired breed association executive...
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Nov. 13 2013
McDonald's, Domino's, Quaker Foods and Taco Bell are among the win-win partnerships for dairy and the companies involved. by Corey Geiger, Hoard's Dairyman Managing Editor Almost a decade ago, the dairy-producer-funded...
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Nov. 12 2013
In a tough competition, two of the contests were won by a point or less. Three dairy judging contests were held at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky., on Sunday, November...
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Nov. 11 2013
Reader Response: Rail can move dairy Well done, Dave Forgey . . . your item "New rail line could open exporting channels" in the November 4 Hoard's Dairyman Intel was very exciting. The distance from the...
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Nov. 11 2013
While the U.S. is a relative newcomer on the global dairy stage, the Middle East is heavily dependent on food imports, as the region purchases nearly 90 percent of its food. Next to China, the Middle East...
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Nov. 9 2013
People from around the globe met to discuss dairy cattle reproduction this week. The 8th annual Dairy Cattle Reproductive Council (DCRC) meeting wrapped up yesterday in Indianapolis, Ind. More than 240...
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Nov. 8 2013
"got milk?" quickly became a part of American culture . . . and still is. Advertising campaigns tend to live briefly, see marginal success, and be forgotten quickly. But every once in a while something...
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Oct. 29 2013
Investments in pasture and people are key to a successful grazing program. "Are we still heading the right direction with grazing?" That is the question Joel McNair, editor of Graze magazine, asked the...