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Sept. 19 2016
Super calf hutch, 12'x19', 8 weaned calves, portable
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Sept. 19 2016
This popular cookbook sold out rapidly when Hoard's Dairyman first published it years ago. Now reissued, it features over 200 recipes organized to take advantage of each season's bounty. Check out favorites...
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Sept. 17 2016
Hoard's Dairyman Webinar Archives September 12, 2016: Fine-tuning transition cow care presented by Phil Cardoso, University of Illinois Brought to you by: Ajinomoto Heartland (www.ajipro-L.com) Phil Cardoso...
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Sept. 16 2016
It's vital to getting cows bred back on time. How we feed and manage cows during the transition period can minimize illnesses, set them up to get bred back, and boost milk production throughout lactation
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Sept. 15 2016
Make sure that you have high-quality colostrum in stock. The excitement that a newborn calf brings can be one of the best feelings in the world. Unfortunately, the disappointment you feel when you discover...
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Sept. 14 2016
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
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Sept. 13 2016
Among the dozens of tasks I tackle each day, some tasks are certainly less fun than others.And, I’ll be honest, I tend to put off what I don’t enjoy
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Sept. 12 2016
One of the first to make the long haul from California to Expo, Stuart Rowe and his Innisfail herd have certainly reaped the rewards of the lengthy trip in the form of impressive placings and numerous...
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Sept. 12 2016
As an event inspired by an idea from a group of well-known dairy pioneers to showcase the best dairy cattle, World Dairy Expo has grown with grace over the past 50 years. From growing in cattle numbers...
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Sept. 10 2016
It’s been over five years since we covered the topic of cool-season grass management in this column. Specifying “cool-season” is important since there are warm-season grasses such as...
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Sept. 7 2016
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Sept. 5 2016
Cattle exports are economic treason. Nowhere else in the world may dairy farming be as closely tied to a nation's identity and economy as in New Zealand. Beer in Germany, wine in France, and olive oil...
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Aug. 29 2016
Important nutrients and immune building molecules are all components of a calf's first meal, but that colostrum may also be a vehicle for some unwanted guests. Are bacteria derailing your carefully crafted...
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Aug. 29 2016
A calf flies in to promote Dairy Expo. Call it the original World Dairy Expo road show. After a rocky start, World Dairy Expo was rebranded in just its third year and it needed a public relations campaign....
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Aug. 29 2016
Low milk prices don't mean cheap retail prices by Maggie Seiler, Associate Editor From the fall of 2014 to the spring of 2016, the value of milk at the farm gate dropped 40 percent. Meanwhile, at the grocery...
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Aug. 26 2016
Hoard's Dairyman compiles details on dairy colleges. School is about to start or has already begun for a few. It's a new school year with new teachers, and maybe even a different school. For high school...
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Aug. 25 2016
Congressman highlights fixes for MPP-Dairy With sign-ups lagging and dairy margins eroding, Congressman Collin Peterson shared potential improvements to the farm bill's Margin Protection Program for Dairy....
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Aug. 22 2016
Upper Midwest cell count drops to record low. After hovering between 220,000 and 222,000 somatic cells per milliliter from 2012 to 2014, somatic cell counts dropped to 208,000 on a weighted average in...
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Aug. 22 2016
Milk components tell a lot about management. The composition of milk indicates the health of the rumen and points to the effectiveness of management and nutrition strategies. Researchers from Cornell University...