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Blog
Dec. 21 2012
A funny thing happened on the way to the new Chobani Greek Yogurt manufacturing plant that the company announced a year ago it would build in Twin Falls, Idaho. It got a LOT bigger
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Article
Dec. 15 2012
Now that the election is over, we urge Congress and the President to get down to the business of compromise. In farm circles, estate taxes should be top of mind in addition to the farm bill. It has been...
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Dec. 13 2012
Per case, mastitis and metritis rank as the most costly transition disorders. On every dairy, the transition period, the three weeks before to the three weeks after calving, is a critical time for our...
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Dec. 10 2012
Technological advancements have streamlined many day-to-day tasks on farms. They enable us to keep better records, more accurately identify cattle and track production through a lactation
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Nov. 27 2012
In this Facts About Beef article, it compares vegetarian diets with diets with lean meat. • According to a recent Gallup poll, only 5% of American adults consider themselves to be vegetarians. •...
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Nov. 12 2012
Every dairy conference has a presentation that unexpectedly makes you sit up straighter, listen closer and think harder
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Nov. 8 2012
The 7th annual Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council annual meeting is underway in Sacramento, Calif. Over 250 attendees have registered from as far away as Brazil, the most in the event's history
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Nov. 7 2012
DCRC award winners highlighted in November issue of Hoard's Dairyman. by Corey Geiger, Hoard's Dairyman Assistant Managing Editor Carefully following protocols; keen heat detection; comfortable and well-fed...
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Oct. 26 2012
Everyone dies eventually. But when a milk producer passes away it can also mean the end of the dairy, its jobs and family traditions unless some fairly straightforward legal planning has been done to prevent...
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Oct. 25 2012
Throughout the Dairy Cattle Welfare Symposium held in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, there was an overarching theme that wrapped through the majority of presentations
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Oct. 2 2012
New York state teams took home first and second place in the post-secondary dairy judging contest at World Dairy Expo Monday. State University of New York (SUNY) Cobleskill scored 2,133 points to edge...
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Oct. 2 2012
All four Penn State team members earn All-American Honors. Dustin Gates, Rebecca Shaw, Ariel Taxdal, Isaac Haagen and coach Dale Olver The Penn State Dairy Cattle Judging team entered the National Collegiate...
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Sept. 26 2012
On the farm, the need for a smartphone depends on the user. But I could make the case that each farm could have one if they wanted. Your extra costs are about $100 initially (over two years) for the phone,...
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Article
Sept. 25 2012
We know that dairy cows and rumen microbes do not have an actual starch requirement. Rather, rumen microbes require adequate fermentable carbohydrates (starch, sugars, soluble fiber and digestible fiber)...
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Article
Sept. 10 2012
Hoard's Dairyman Webinar Archives September 10, 2012: "Take your management to a higher level" presented by Gordie Jones, D.V.M. Jones shared strategies to identify and remove bottlenecks from your dairy
Blog
Sept. 10 2012
This summer, I had the honor and privilege of working as the 24th Hoard's Dairyman Editorial Intern. This opportunity not only gave me a chance to improve my writing and editing skills
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Sept. 6 2012
Setting a standard of excellence Not even a blizzard could keep the trailers away from the aptly named Four Winds Farm in Hartland, Wis., on March 26, 2011. The hundreds of plaques and banners decorating...
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Aug. 25 2012
With few exceptions, price trends have been in synch. by Calvin Covington The author is a consultant and retired Dairy Cooperative CEO. Common questions I received from dairy farmers over the years include:...
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Aug. 24 2012
Last year was a banner year for U.S. dairy product exports, which accounted for a record 13.3 percent of all milk production in the country on a total solids basis. That's roughly 26 billion pounds of...