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Jan. 18 2024
For the viability of the business, it is often necessary that the owners and managers wear multiple hats
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Sept. 27 2023
The weather is cooling, the leaves are starting to turn, and football is back. For dairy enthusiasts, that all means two things: corn silage harvest is underway or complete, and World Dairy Expo will be...
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June 12 2023
Creating a cattle sale through a collegiate student organization is no easy task. This was my exact thought when some of my classmates wanted to start a dairy cattle sale at Virginia Tech
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April 24 2023
As anyone who has trucked cattle can relate to, moving animals is not always the easiest task
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Nov. 21 2022
Zoom towns became the boom towns last year. With greater acceptance of remote work situations, more people are choosing to move away from bigger population centers.Real estate markets have been red ho
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Oct. 7 2022
The World Dairy Expo grounds host more than 1,000 top-of-the-line animals throughout the week
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March 29 2021
Relatively steady grocery store prices keep consumers coming back {link to Milk drives consumers to the store} for milk and other dairy products
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Nov. 5 2020
I wrote this post on the eve of Election Day. I don't really want to talk about politics, and I'm not going to divulge who I plan to vote for. That is not the point
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Oct. 5 2020
The dairy industry enjoys a rich history full of value and innovation. When those two attributes are joined together, it brings accessible nutrition to people who need it
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Sept. 21 2020
“Dairy perishability will be as important as portability in the months and years ahead,” said Phil Plourd, president of Blimling and Associates Inc. and president of the services division of...
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Article
April 30 2020
While most people are engaging in practices to help slow the spread of COVID-19, some individuals will still fall victim to this highly contagious virus
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April 6 2020
“I will approve the sale as requested by the debtors, subject to submission of revised final words.” This was the decision made on Friday, April 3 by Judge David R. Jones of the United States...
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Oct. 1 2019
It’s the official opening day of World Dairy Expo, and that means there’s a ton to see and do!
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Jan. 21 2019
Dairy farmers and cheesemakers from across America put a great deal of care into producing some of the world’s best cheeses
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Article
Aug. 25 2018
Old barns have history embedded in their walls. If those walls could talk, what stories they could tell of the joys and hardships of their farms
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Blog
June 14 2018
On June 2, the 2018 edition of the Cal Poly Classic Sale brought alumni and supporters to the Central Coast where the sale averaged an impressive $4,784.38
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May 7 2018
Michigan now has the highest milk production per cow in the country, and the state has doubled its milk production since 2000
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Sept. 18 2017
After its launch in 1990, the Cattle Connection not only became standard for marketing purebred dairy cattle, it also became very effective for marketing semen and embryos
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April 26 2017
Sometimes the reactions I get when I tell people how often I go home on the weekends while attending college full time are surprising
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Feb. 25 2017
Many dairy producers are under the false impression that all that is needed to prevent BVD (bovine viral diarrhea) from entering their herd is to vaccinate with a proven BVD vaccine