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Feb. 27 2023
Wildfires are nature’s way of renewing the landscape. However, Mother Nature’s wildfires have grown larger and raged longer in recent years, driven by larger reserves of stored fuel across...
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Feb. 27 2023
During this school year, I have the pleasure of being an intern with Edge Dairy Cooperative, a group that is partnered with Minnesota Milk Producers Association
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Feb. 22 2023
Pennsylvania dairy farmers dressed their calves to promote dairy
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Feb. 13 2023
In farm years, a 12-year-old engine is often not even broken in on many dairy farms.That really doesn’t matter to legislators and regulators in California, though. It’s now illegal to drive...
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Feb. 13 2023
Promotional efforts supported by the national dairy checkoff earned two awards at a recent marketing competition
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Feb. 13 2023
This presentation reviews new developments regarding the impacts of colostrum, diet, and vaccination on immunity in young dairy animals
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Jan. 12 2023
Many stories about California agriculture center around a lack of water, but that is not the case this week. The Golden State is being hammered by an intense storm that brought high winds, torrential
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Jan. 5 2023
The month of December was a little touch-and-go in our calf barn as we were dealing with an abundance of calves and disease challenges
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Dec. 19 2022
“Forward thinking will make the artificial insemination process go smoothly and allow us to retain the fertility inherent in the straws we purchase to generate those pregnant cows and heifers we...
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Nov. 15 2022
How important is it to provide water to my young calves when it’s cold outside?
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Nov. 10 2022
Preventing disease is kind of like balancing a seesaw. On one side is limiting an animal’s exposure to factors that might cause it illness, whether that is sick herdmates or environmental shortfalls
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Nov. 2 2022
Respiratory disease has consistently been one of the top two causes of both illness and death in preweaned and postweaned dairy calves for decades. Perhaps more than any other calfhood disease, an ani
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Oct. 24 2022
Genetic improvement has been a highly effective strategy to enhance dairy efficiency and net profitability. Genetic selection is also a key to improve dairy sustainability. Continued genetic emphasis
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Oct. 24 2022
The question in the title stands before the U.S. Supreme Court.On October 11, 2022, the highest court in the land heard oral arguments in the case National Pork Producers Council v. Ross
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Oct. 24 2022
The world of ag creates more learning opportunities and times of growth than anywhere else
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Oct. 17 2022
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Oct. 17 2022
The barn door image features a Holstein, Jersey, and Guernsey
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Oct. 17 2022
If your local store is low on dairy products, take the time to say something – they may thank you