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Article
Jan. 23 2017
Making the switch to organic production requires a focus on records.
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Article
Jan. 23 2017
To secure a reliable workforce, agriculture leaders must come together to secure socially responsible immigration reform.
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Blog
Jan. 20 2017
We pay professionals to do a job. When they do their job well, there are few problems. But, when there are oversights, that’s when trouble begins
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Article
Jan. 18 2017
Only 2.2 percent of a cow’s diet is digestible and desirable to the U.S. human food market
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Article
Jan. 16 2017
The 21st century has been extraordinarily good to the Jersey breed.To say there has been a surge in appreciation for small brown cows is a huge understatement
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Article
Jan. 16 2017
This November’s national election was historic. Not only did the Republican candidate, Donald Trump, win the presidency, both the Senate and House held their Republican majority
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Blog
Jan. 13 2017
Kansas State University professor Jeff Stevenson started the monthly Hoard’s Dairyman webinar with a timeline overview of management tools that have aided in the reproduction progress of dairy cows
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Article
Jan. 13 2017
“A reproductive update" webinar by Jeff Stevenson, Kansas State University. Should you be tweaking your reproductive program to improve efficiency?
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Blog
Jan. 12 2017
Many dairies are becoming more advanced and using the latest technologies available, and we also try and “keep up with the Joneses.”
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Blog
Jan. 10 2017
Happy New Year! Anyone else wondering where 2016 went? For myself, I am kind of wondering where the last two years went
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Article
Jan. 9 2017
“Recent findings in nutrition science are rallying behind dairy fats,” said The New York Times best-selling author Nina Teicholz
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Blog
Jan. 4 2017
Genomic workshops recently held across the country gave dairy farmers, veterinarians, and students the latest information on genomics — past, present, and future
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Article
Jan. 3 2017
Automated Milking Installations . . . known to most in dairy circles simply as milk robots . . . are in need of some updates
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Article
Jan. 3 2017
Cows in the transition period have a target placed squarely on their backs when it comes to vulnerability to disease. Research indicates we are closer than ever to helping cows before health
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Article
Dec. 26 2016
“There are no shortcuts,” said Steve Paider with Seidl Mountain View Dairy. “With any breeding and synchronization program you use, timing of protocols is critical and must be followed...
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Article
Dec. 26 2016
A welcome sight for dairy farmers’ sore eyes has been the news media’s coverage of the turning tides of public opinion on full-fat dairy products
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Article
Dec. 19 2016
The political pundits are still trying to assess the 2016 Presidential election. Since 2009, Democrats have lost 64 U.S. House seats, 12 Senate seats, and now the Oval Office
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Article
Dec. 19 2016
“I am sure as science and nutritional advances evolve, we will evaluate and incorporate new technologies and strategies,” said Dale Mattoon, a Platinum winner of the Dairy Cattle Reproduction...
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Article
Dec. 19 2016
“If the ration didn’t work, do we know why?” “If it did work, do we know why?” Those were questions posed by William Prokop