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Jan. 13 2022
Despite all the challenges the pandemic brought to 2020 and 2021, overall farm income ended up looking better than one might expect
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Jan. 12 2022
Milk’s nutrition and naturalness is what consumers need to know
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Jan. 10 2022
Starbucks, the world’s largest coffeehouse chain, set ambitious 2030 targets to reduce its water and carbon footprints by half
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Jan. 10 2022
The United States Dairy Education and Training Consortium is forming the future of dairy in college students every summer
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Jan. 5 2022
deciding when and how a dairy cow departs the farm is different on every operation
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Jan. 3 2022
Hearing the term “fake news” may cause a visceral response in today’s political climate. With the abundance of media outlets available on so many different platforms
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Jan. 3 2022
Just as facilities with the right dimensions and amenities encourage cow comfort and production, an environment that limits a cow’s natural abilities can create problems
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Jan. 3 2022
November’s $20.80 All-Milk price posted in the most recent Agricultural Prices yielded the smallest Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) payments of the year at 36 cents per hundredweight (cwt.) for farmers
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Jan. 1 2022
The dairy market disruptions from COVID-19 through 2020 and into 2021 exposed flaws in the foundation of U.S. dairy policy and milk pricing. Numerous discussions have been had over negative producer
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Dec. 30 2021
Automatic milking systems (AMS) have taken off for the same reason many technologies do — they save labor. A repetitive task like milking is a good job for robots
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Dec. 27 2021
Unless we actively try to stop it, the U.S. is going to become more and integrated into the global dairy market. I want to be clear; I don’t think the industry should try to stop it
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Dec. 27 2021
Without naming names, you can probably think of a sports team that’s been down on its luck recently (or longer). Fans or the media may give them a bit of a break
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Dec. 20 2021
A new study is providing even more reasons to include dairy in the diets of older adults. The study, published in The BMJ, found that nursing home residents who increased their intake of milk, cheese
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Dec. 16 2021
When considering the assets you have invested in your dairy operation, the first things that probably come to mind are your barns, buildings, equipment, and animals
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Dec. 14 2021
Nutritionists rightly focus on ration formulation, but the best ones understand that management expertise and cow comfort can make or break a ration
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Dec. 14 2021
While consulting for a dairy business in Australia roughly 10 years ago, I remember seeing small pickup trucks or “utes” with diesel engines for the first time
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Dec. 13 2021
Like any forage, alfalfa production carries its unique challenges from seeding to feeding. Specifically, when discussing the quality necessary to provide good nutrition to high-producing dairy cows
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Dec. 13 2021
“If you are considering group housing, you have to be really good at everything,” said veterinarian Terri Ollivett during her presentation
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Blog
Dec. 10 2021
With fall field work behind us and cooler temperatures rolling in, we’ve been busy winterizing our dairy farm
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Dec. 9 2021
As the year comes to an end, many dairy farmers have or are beginning to open 2021 silage storage and finding that it’s not feeding as well as some other years despite mostly having good fiber