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March 22 2021
Assigning, analyzing, and performing activity analysis allows farmers understand their detailed loading and mixing feed costs, said Jason Karszes of PRO-DAIRY
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March 22 2021
U.S. cheesemakers experienced a similar breakthrough at the 2019 World Cheese Awards when our cheesemakers claimed 131 medals. But our disruptive moment came when — for the first time — a U.S....
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March 19 2021
As winter turns into spring, we try to catch up on many random projects around the farm
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March 18 2021
I saw a Facebook post the other day from an old college friend that said if you don’t believe that there is still sexism in 2021, then feel free to walk with her into a variety of presumably male-dominated...
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March 15 2021
A combination of factors contributes to high-quality milk, but for New York dairy farmer Jim Davenport, he believes a low somatic cell count begins at the teat level
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March 10 2021
Jim Davenport, a dairy farmer from Ancramdale, N.Y., presents “Clean cows make clean milk.”
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March 9 2021
The benefits of feeding sugar, often by means of molasses, to dairy cows have been well-researched. From a physiological standpoint, sugar supplementation improves microbial efficiency and supports fiber-digesting...
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March 9 2021
What if, in the next five to 10 years, we could double or triple milk and meat availability in developing countries without converting more land to cattle production? Millions of hunger-related
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March 9 2021
A year has passed since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down our nation and our economy. Our lives have been shattered by countless losses and our industry has been put to the ultimate test
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March 8 2021
While automated milking systems sound appealing in many aspects, it takes careful consideration to determine if robotics are the right fit for a dairy
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March 8 2021
Cheddar blocks and Cheddar barrels . . . these terms are likely familiar to those who closely follow dairy commodity prices
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March 8 2021
Jim Davenport, a dairy farmer from Ancramdale, N.Y., presents “Clean cows make clean milk.” According to Davenport, “The most important contact surface on the dairy is the teat and the...
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March 4 2021
Mozzarella is the most commonly produced cheese in the U.S. and the most consumed
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March 2 2021
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative announced today that once again it will award $1,000 scholarships to children of its members.Applicants must be high school seniors, high school graduates or colleg
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March 1 2021
The Hoard’s Dairyman Cow Judging Contest closes March 25, 2021
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March 1 2021
Every business likely knows its cost of production, and a dairy farm is no different
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Feb. 25 2021
Although it might be entertaining to see cows running toward the feedbunk and eagerly start eating, this is also a sign that they’re hungry. Unfortunately, they might be so hungry that it’s...
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Feb. 23 2021
It’s National FFA Week – a time to honor the organization that has shaped countless students
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Feb. 22 2021
I believe that education is the nucleus of the specialty cheese market. It is a world that is still surrounded by an air of mystery, and in fact, somewhat intimidating to many people
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Feb. 19 2021
Whether it’s extreme heat in the summer, extended rainy periods in the spring, or plummeting temperatures in the winter, weather dictates every animal’s needs and a farmer’s daily routine