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Article
Dec. 24 2020
With social media being both more impactful and controversial than ever, dairy producers collectively share even more responsibility for keeping up their social license
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Blog
Dec. 18 2020
Twas the week before Christmas, and all across the world, COVID-19 was raging, a new year ‘bout to unfurl
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Article
Dec. 17 2020
While many unknowns remain regarding 2021 milk prices, there are a few factors with major impacts that we do know details about
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Article
Dec. 15 2020
Improved methods for comparing the economic value of feedpresented by: Bill Weiss, The Ohio State Universitysponsored by: QLFBill Weiss, a professor of dairy cattle nutrition at The Ohio State Univers
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Article
Dec. 15 2020
About this time last year, I had the notion that if I just made it to 2020, life would be so much better. I was anxious to turn the page and put 2019 behind us
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Article
Dec. 14 2020
The two or so months prior to weaning really lay the foundation for a healthy, productive dairy animal. It is important to review the success of your preweaned calf program every now and then
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Article
Dec. 14 2020
From making Swiss cheese in copper kettles as a teenager to owning a specialty cheese factory, my lifelong career in Wisconsin's dairy industry has taught unforgettable lessons
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Article
Dec. 14 2020
During the last decade, the U.S. dairy industry has seen both butterfat prices and protein prices drive farm gate milk checks
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Videos
Dec. 14 2020
The old adage “There are no bad feeds, but there are bad diets” means nutritionists and farmers can formulate diets with vastly different feedstuffs that yield similar results. This webinar...
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Article
Dec. 10 2020
Corn harvested for silage can be an economically efficient way to attain high per-acre yields of digestible nutrients for feeding dairy cattle. However, silage harvest leaves little crop residue to co
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Article
Dec. 10 2020
it was a beautiful fall day. Earlier that morning we had started covering the bunker silo first, and then a stack of corn silage, with plastic and tires
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Article
Dec. 10 2020
Raising heifers economically isn’t just about feed prices, as herd management practices can make a big impact on the bottom line
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Article
Dec. 10 2020
Feeding for greater protein and fat levels to take advantage of high milk component prices has been a hot topic this year
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Article
Dec. 10 2020
If this year has proven anything, it’s that we cannot predict the future
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Article
Dec. 7 2020
With some new faces headed to Washington, D.C., after last month’s election, both Congress and the White House will likely shift their top priorities to tackle in the coming months and years
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Article
Dec. 4 2020
The December 2020 Hoard’s Dairyman Bull List can be downloaded. The list includes the top bulls for Holsteins, Jerseys, Brown Swiss, Red and Whites, Guernsey, Ayrshire, and Milking Shorthorns
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Article
Dec. 3 2020
The 2020 election has been historic in a number of ways, and that includes agriculture
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Article
Nov. 30 2020
Dairy producers will soon have two new traits of significant economic value to consider in their breeding programs
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Blog
Nov. 27 2020
My view today is filled with rain, snow, sleet, and lots of fog (because that’s Midwest weather for you)
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Blog
Nov. 23 2020
TikTok is controversial, but one thing that it isn't lacking is attention, particularly from young consumers