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July 11 2024
The higher proportion of corn silage in many dairy cow rations has become old news in some sense
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June 20 2024
Pathogens that cause mastitis can be transferred via the environment or the milking process
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June 18 2024
We can connect with health-conscious consumers where they are doing their grocery shopping
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June 17 2024
On dairy farms, efforts to improve feed efficiency often revolve around the lactating cows, but other groups within the herd can be an important part of the puzzle
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June 15 2024
DAIRY producers are aware of the importance of feeding quality colostrum within the first two hours of birth (and surely within six hours). Colostrum provides immunity as antibodies
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June 10 2024
Lyme disease can be difficult to diagnose and even trickier to treat. In agriculture, workers and animals are outdoors for the majority of the day, making tick bite prevention paramount
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June 10 2024
Almost every dairy farmer is also an employer. That means in addition to all the work that surrounds owning and caring for cattle, dairy producers must be proficient in human resources
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June 5 2024
Consumers slowed dairy consumption in response to high levels of inflation, which has risen by 17% over the last three years
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June 1 2024
Hoard's Dairyman Sales, Marketing, and Advertising Team
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May 30 2024
Other factors play a role, of course, but cows that are milked more frequently tend to give more milk
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May 30 2024
When you’re out on the farm updating identification tags on animals, it can get disorganized when you’re looking through a pile of ear tags that you’re pulling from your pocket
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May 30 2024
The growing season is off to an unexpected start
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May 24 2024
As I was walking through one of our freestall barns bringing fetch cows up to get milked, it dawned on me that farmers have some very peculiar, yet somewhat boastworthy talents
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May 20 2024
Calfhood diseases can significantly affect heifer replacement rates, short-term profitability, and long-term sustainability. One often overlooked aspect contributing to this is oxidative stress
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May 16 2024
Today’s dairy producers recognize that carbon footprints and environmental sustainability are no longer buzzwords; they are expectations
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May 13 2024
Now that planting is in full swing for most parts of the country, the next task farmers will be faced with is forage harvesting
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May 10 2024
There’s nothing wrong with seeking a bit of balance
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May 6 2024
In agriculture, we spend a lot of time with data — collecting it, analyzing it, debating it, and using it for decision making
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May 2 2024
Providing the excellent care and environment our animals need to thrive raises the ceiling of how well they can perform
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May 2 2024
Nearly six months after the 2018 Farm Bill was extended for one year, we are seeing some movement on the next version of the bill