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Jan. 10 2023
About 10% of U.S. dairy cattle were infected with the bovine leukemia virus (BLV) in the 1960s and 1970s. Now, about a third of our nation’s beef cattle and almost half of our dairy cattle are infec
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Jan. 9 2023
With $6.50 per bushel of corn, corn silage is worth considerably more per ton today relative to five years ago. Using a multiplier of 10 times the value per bushel for corn grain nets a $65 per ton pr
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Jan. 9 2023
Of the more than 118,000 veterinarians in the U.S., the American Veterinary Medical Association estimated in 2020 that just 5.3% are in food animal practice. That’s compared to 69.7% in companion...
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Jan. 9 2023
New rules will apply to milk haulers driving on roads in Chippewa County this spring. Part of that plan includes a $100 permit fee for each milk truck. Milk haulers also must attend a mandatory meetin
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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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Jan. 4 2023
A new year has begun, and the days are getting longer again. With mild temperatures in the Midwest this week, it almost feels like the start of spring
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Jan. 2 2023
The collective U.S. dairy industry continues to build relationships around the world. So much so that USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has predicted that the U.S. will export 469,000 metric
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Jan. 2 2023
Preserving margins has become the goal of many feed programs in the last several months. Although that’s always been an objective on farms, a heightened focus has fallen on feed ingredient inclusion
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Jan. 2 2023
From the classic (macaroni and cheese) to the trendy (“pilk”), there are hundreds of different ways consumers can enjoy dairy products. As producers, marketers, and advocates of milk and its...
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Dec. 29 2022
Credit is the lifeblood of agriculture, described Chad Jorgensen of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago during the Fed’s Midwest Agriculture Conference. That’s why the focus of the event was...
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Dec. 28 2022
let’s talk agronomy in the Feeding Fundamentals column to start this new year. While an agronomy discussion may seem out of place in a nutrition-focused column, it shouldn’t be. In last June’s...
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Dec. 26 2022
The historically high price for butter is causing some market tribulations on the cheese pricing front.“There’s another consequence of high butter prices . . . its impact on Class III prices,”...
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Dec. 26 2022
“Efficiency is where it’s at right now. We’ve got to make sure every dollar invested in feed works for us,” said Steve Martin, a nutritionist who works with dairy farms across the...
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Dec. 22 2022
This October, dairy product sales continued to grow both at home and abroad. This has taken place despite relatively high retail product prices when compared to historical levels.In the United States
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Dec. 22 2022
In many ways, the inflationary society we have been living and running our businesses in for more than a year now is a wakeup call. One of the shocks has been the climbing cost of borrowing money as t
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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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Dec. 19 2022
Dealing with a standalone year of high fertilizer prices means one thing when trying to balance costs with soil health and fertility. Following that up with another year of expensive fertilizer means
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Dec. 16 2022
A local chocolate milk and other promotions helped spread the dairy message at the New York City Marathon
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Dec. 15 2022
These days, disruption in business and everyday life is beginning to feel like the norm. Threats from extreme weather and vulnerabilities from a stretched workforce add stress to the usual variables f