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Article
Aug. 10 2020
The 2020 pandemic is not yet over, but it is time to think critically about what can be learned from it
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Article
Aug. 10 2020
Receiving a response from a federal agency just 48 hours after submitting a significant petition is almost unheard of these days
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Article
Aug. 10 2020
Genetic evaluations for calving ease will appear significantly different on August 11, the Council for Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) and partner organizations have announced
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Blog
Aug. 7 2020
Three years and a lifetime ago, I was preparing to start my college journey. I was scared, though I didn’t admit it to my parents, family members, or even my friends
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Article
Aug. 6 2020
The market volatility of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many farms to take a closer look at their financial statements and, in some cases, wish they would have done things differently
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Article
Aug. 6 2020
What area of your dairy received the most scrutiny as you looked to tighten your budgets?
HoardsFarm-CJ_12
Blog
Aug. 4 2020
We recently hosted dairy farmers from New York on our farm in Oregon. I had never met these farmers before, but we had been connected through the Guernsey breed
Allen-let all cows drink
Article
Aug. 3 2020
Water trough capacity can make or break how cows deal with the heat of summer, not only for milk production but also to maintain body functions
Bauer-feed cows when they want
Article
Aug. 3 2020
Some farms adjust their feeding schedule in the summer and deliver feed at night, thinking that cows will eat more when it is cooler outside
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Article
Aug. 3 2020
Chromium is a relatively “new” mineral for dairy cows
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Article
July 30 2020
Dairy cows may be the hardest-working livestock species. After a productive life making milk, most cows go on to a “second career” providing beef as culled cows
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Article
July 30 2020
Herd size often dictates how many pens of milking cows are on a farm, but if having multiple pens is an option, consider grouping cows by age
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Article
July 30 2020
The next chapter in California’s civil war over quota was written after Administrative Law Judge Timothy Aspinwall concluded, “ . . . the Petition is legally defective and should not be advanced...
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Article
July 27 2020
While Class III prices have surged, Class IV prices have stayed relatively consistent
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Blog
July 23 2020
After you've selected your website’s domain, you will need to put content (pictures, videos, and text) on the internet via a website builder
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Article
July 23 2020
The last five years have caused Class VII to become a well-recognized term in the United States
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Article
July 23 2020
New research findings could be good news for dairy foods. Emerging science shows that overall diet quality counts more for positive health outcomes than just single nutrients or the quantity of calories...
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Article
July 20 2020
Even people who classify as “social butterflies” may crave time alone now and then, and the same could be true for dairy calves
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Article
July 20 2020
One of the most interesting things I have observed during this pandemic is how so many consumers returned to the basics
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Article
July 20 2020
Dairy calf care broadly affects behavior, including social interactions and feeding patterns, which impact calf performance and welfare. Miller-Cushon will discuss how early life experiences further influence...