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April 11 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture shared finalized changes to the federally funded Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children on Tuesday
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April 11 2024
I am proud and thankful to have grown up working and making memories on my family’s dairy farm
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April 8 2024
We now have another way of communicating yogurt’s health benefits to consumers
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April 8 2024
Seven regions around the world account for 80% of global dairy trade: the European Union, the United States, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay
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April 5 2024
A recent Dairy Girl Network (DGN) event reminded us how important women are in agriculture
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April 5 2024
The April 2024 genetic evaluations were released this week, and the newest Hoard’s Dairyman Bull List is now available
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April 4 2024
This young bull calf gave us quite a scare at just hours old
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April 4 2024
Following the confirmation of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle in the states of Texas, New Mexico, Kansas, Idaho, and Michigan, a human case of HPAI has also been identified
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April 4 2024
After the U.S. dairy industry experienced years of declining fertility in our cows, the trend finally turned around by the early 2000s
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April 1 2024
It still feels like winter in many parts of the country, but if the temperature swings of this season and the trend of last summer are any indication, it may not be long before we need to consider how...
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April 1 2024
New genetic evaluations will be available April 2, 2024, with the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) publishing updates for 50 traits and four selection indices on 82 million dairy animals
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March 27 2024
It is so important that we engage with policymakers to ensure animal agriculture’s voice is heard in discussions that could impact the way farmers and ranchers do what they do
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March 25 2024
A recent discussion led to one of those questions that always makes me cringe a little: “What’s the number one thing I can do for my forage program in 2024?”
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March 25 2024
How many dairy farms are there in the U.S.? It seems like a simple question, and it feels like someone should have a good answer for it
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March 21 2024
There are so many resources available to support farmers when mental health challenges become reality
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March 18 2024
I was thinking back and wondering if I had ever written about managing urine pH in close-up dry cows
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March 18 2024
Nothing ever stays the same, and if we look at agriculture and beyond, the world has undergone tremendous change over the last two centuries
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March 15 2024
There is no question which ration on a dairy receives the least attention. Often overlooked is the diet for the far-off dry cows
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March 15 2024
It isn’t so much that people don’t want to learn, it’s that they don’t want to be made to learn
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March 14 2024
The Farmers Assuring Responsible Management Environmental Stewardship Program (FARM ES) is collaborating with the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy to integrate a new, process-based model for greenhouse...