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Article
March 25 2021
Even though Federal Milk Marketing Order reform may not be top of mind in Congress, we can debate and coalesce around potential solutions. Not only could strong industry-generated consensus propel pos
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Blog
March 23 2021
Sustainability is a priority for today’s consumers – let’s make sure they know that farmers are already good stewards of the land
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Article
March 22 2021
We’ve seen firsthand over the past year that disease is anything but simple. While we’ve been experiencing it for ourselves, the same is true for illnesses in our dairy animals
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Article
March 18 2021
Plant-based dairy imitators may seem like they’re everywhere, but in reality, their market impact is small compared to the sales giant that is real dairy
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Article
March 18 2021
A new milestone was achieved on March 5. That’s when the 5 millionth individual genotype was recorded in the national dairy cooperator database
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Article
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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Article
March 11 2021
For those who closely follow dairy product pricing, monitoring CME movement, and particularly the block and barrel cheese prices, is a critical component of their sales planning
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Article
March 9 2021
Whether your dairy farm is staffed entirely by family, brings in a few outside workers, or employs dozens of people, providing a safe, desirable work environment is key to making sure you have people to...
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Blog
March 9 2021
Sharing our thoughts and realities helps us build trust and connections, even when it’s difficult
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Blog
March 8 2021
A Georgia family was able grant their farm’s patriarch one last wish after his passing
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Article
March 8 2021
“If you look at the federal order pools back in the 1950s, it was about two-thirds to fluid milk and the other one-third being manufacturing,” University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Mark Stephenson...
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Article
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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Article
March 8 2021
The Lone Star State continued its meteoric flight path on milk production as its 360 dairy farms collectively produced nearly 1 billion pounds of new milk in back-to-back years
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Blog
March 5 2021
Much like a pop quiz, regular state and federal inspections keep dairy farmers on their toes
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Blog
March 1 2021
The Hoard’s Dairyman Cow Judging Contest closes March 25, 2021
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Article
March 1 2021
Farm work often requires road travel, whether it is driving equipment from field to field, trucking animals from one location to another, or hauling milk
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Article
March 1 2021
Mechanical Requirements for Hoard's Dairyman
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Article
Feb. 25 2021
Introduced more than 40 years ago, the REAL Seal has become one of the most widely recognized label identification programs in the food industry
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Article
Feb. 25 2021
Having a steady market for your milk was not of much concern to dairy farmers until the growth of the last few years changed how we think about market access
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Blog
Feb. 22 2021
Our farm has been able to keep running despite the nasty winter weather that’s hit this month