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Blog
March 4 2022
Whether playing music on the radio during milking or humming tunes to cows while training them, smooth melodies help keep our cows (and ourselves) calm
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Article
March 3 2022
It’s a piece of the milk price cycle we have become accustomed to. When milk prices go up, milk production follows
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Blog
March 3 2022
When people visit the farm, responding to their questions in a way they understand is a very important part of teaching them about what we do
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Article
Feb. 28 2022
Just over two months into the new year, it has become clear that 2022 will hold many of the same fluctuations and fears of the past pandemic few years
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Article
Feb. 28 2022
With milk futures prices nearing or at record highs, it’d be easy to sit back and enjoy a solid year that dairy farmers have long waited for
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Feb. 24 2022
Most of the updates made in the eighth revised edition of the Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle were minor; according to Bill Weiss from The Ohio State University
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Article
Feb. 24 2022
A flat tire can quickly ruin your day. On the other hand, truck or tractor tires that are well-inflated and strong can carry you through the ruts, rain, snow, and other obstacles
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Article
Feb. 21 2022
Telling dairy’s story – the accomplishments and challenges this industry faces – is becoming more important with each year
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Article
Feb. 21 2022
Last December’s release of the book Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle (eighth revised edition) was like a Christmas gift for dairy nutritionists and researchers
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Article
Feb. 21 2022
Raising their family on the farm is an added benefit of the job that many dairy farmer parents cherish. Often, it allows and encourages farm owners to think about what the future of the farm may hold
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Article
Feb. 17 2022
Most every dairy has a list of projects they’d like to complete “someday,” if there were only enough time and money. What would you add to your dairy if you were not limited by a budget?
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Article
Feb. 14 2022
Why do restaurants in the pizza, burger, and sandwich sector matter so much to dairy farmers? They are key partners in marketing an immense volume of cheese
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Article
Feb. 14 2022
The flurry of attention around animal rights-driven legislation that began with last summer’s attempts in Colorado and Oregon to limit common farm practices has stretched into 2022
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Article
Feb. 14 2022
Dairy products remain rather tight worldwide. Given that situation, one would rationalize that the global milk production spigot may be turned to full stream
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Blog
Feb. 14 2022
Small things can have a big meaning for those we care about
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Article
Feb. 10 2022
Risk management is a broad term that can have many, often complicated, definitions when considering a dairy’s choices on its financial security
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Article
Feb. 9 2022
Dairy farmers start each new year with anticipation that milk prices will be better than the year before. In the case of 2022, it appears that hope will become a reality
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Article
Feb. 7 2022
If you look at a ration report or a forage analysis today, much of this science will be nicely summarized for you in a simple table. The goal is to describe the energetics of a feed ingredient or a ration....
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Feb. 7 2022
“We have been mechanically milking cows for over 100 years, but the first robotic attachment of a teat cup first occurred in 1985,” shared Kristy Campbell at the 61st National Mastitis Council...