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June 16 2023
Continuing education comes in many forms. Some students looking to pursue post-high school training in dairy production choose a technical college degree
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June 15 2023
While alternative beverages seem to get more positive press coverage these days than fluid milk sales, dairy team members from two grocery chains acknowledged that milk remains as the major player
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June 12 2023
There is no question National Dairy Council (NDC) is considered a scientific authority when it comes to dairy nutrition thanks to farmers’ vision that created the organization more than a century...
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June 12 2023
The financial health of dairy producers has weakened in 2023. The April 2023 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) margin falling below the $6 level provides insight into dairy producers' tight margin situation
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June 8 2023
This spring, an advertising campaign developed by the Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP) captured the internet when it parodied the rise of alternative milk beverages by proclaiming that actress...
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June 7 2023
One of the most interesting ways we at Hoard’s Dairyman are able to connect with our readers and the dairy community is when we receive visitors at our farm, which sits just outside of Fort Atkinson...
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June 5 2023
It’s the season that most people look forward to all year: school is out for summer, and temperatures are rising quickly
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June 1 2023
Disease can have a significant impact on both dairy cattle welfare and the financial success of the entire dairy industry
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June 1 2023
As we now move into June, I couldn’t let us move too far on from May — National Mental Health Awareness month — without talking about mental health
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June 1 2023
In an age where we have the science and technology available to produce clean, safe raw milk, it’s great to see Iowa paving the way for more small dairies to find success, and for more people to...
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June 1 2023
If it doesn’t affect you directly, drugs such as opioids can seem like a far-off problem that only show up in a few highly populated areas of the country — and that was largely the case for...
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May 29 2023
More now than ever, milk margins have caused dairy producers to find the most affordable ration available while not sacrificing production
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May 29 2023
When looking at the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program from USDA, we see that payments have been triggered for the first three months of 2023
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May 29 2023
In a unanimous Supreme Court ruling, the justices on the highest court in the land agreed that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) overstepped its authority in threatening penalties of $40,000 per...
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May 28 2023
Research is the engine that drives a dairy farm’s economic possibilities in the ever-growing carbon credit marketplace. This research enhances the ability to sell manure-based products off the farm...
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May 22 2023
Food is one of the most personal — not to mention necessary — choices people make each day. What we choose to eat and to feed our families depends on factors including our preferences, culture,...
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May 22 2023
“Chocolate milk faces potential school ban,” rang out the headlines in the May 16, 2023, edition of The Wall Street Journal
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May 19 2023
Possibly the biggest thief of resting time for dairy cows is waiting to be milked
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May 18 2023
Automated milking systems are a substantial investment, but in return, many benefits can be gained from this style of dairy herd management
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May 18 2023
As we move fully into spring, it is time to have our butterfat-risk toolkit out and ready for deployment