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Jan. 14 2022
When temperatures are between 59°F and 82°F, a dairy calf can manage and control its body temperature with relative ease. “They are generating metabolic body heat and have normal exchange...
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Jan. 10 2022
Results are in from a survey the National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program distributed last fall
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Jan. 10 2022
The United States Dairy Education and Training Consortium is forming the future of dairy in college students every summer
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Jan. 6 2022
On May 25, 2021, dairy products became the first commodity placed before the dispute resolution panel in the newly established U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
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Jan. 4 2022
Setting priorities for the new year ahead can help our businesses be more intentional and effective
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Jan. 3 2022
Supply chain woes affected people across the country last year, from producers to consumers. Some of the hardest hit were farmers in California
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Dec. 27 2021
Conversations about calf feeding often focus on the liquid portion of the diet, either milk or milk replacer, but calf starter is an important part of the equation, too
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Dec. 20 2021
It can seem difficult — or almost impossible — to keep water in front of calves in cold weather without having to deal with frozen buckets
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Dec. 16 2021
Hollywood could be the missing link for the agriculture industry to reach bigger audiences
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Dec. 14 2021
Sarah Morrison, a research scientist at the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute, presented, “Caring for calves in cold weather.”
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Dec. 13 2021
“If you are considering group housing, you have to be really good at everything,” said veterinarian Terri Ollivett during her presentation
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Nov. 29 2021
Sorry, in a click bait world I feel like I have to open with a title to grab reader’s attention.However, the statement is true
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Nov. 24 2021
The nation’s signature animal care and milk quality program, which demonstrates to customers and consumers alike that dairy farmers are upholding the highest standards
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Nov. 22 2021
“At $67 billion, dairy is the biggest category in the U.S. retail food business,” shared Paul Ziemnisky. However, in retail channels, dairy is more than products made from cow’s milk
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Nov. 18 2021
Once calves are weaned off milk, some may believe the hardest part of raising heifers is done, but that is not the case, according to Casey Havekes
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Nov. 3 2021
Four different Christmas card scenes
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Nov. 2 2021
The rural winter scene graced the December 2021 Hoard’s Dairyman cover
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Oct. 28 2021
Group housing for calves is a common topic of conversation in today’s dairy industry, but it’s not a system that is easy for all farms to implement
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Oct. 25 2021
California is taking bold actions that mean more students will have access to milk and dairy foods. Governor Newsom’s recent climate package expands the state’s Farm to School program