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April 29 2024
Starting today, Monday, April 29, new restrictions are in place for the movement of lactating dairy cattle across state lines
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Nov. 7 2023
The dairy judging contest held at the North American International Livestock Exposition is the final contest of the year
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Jan. 12 2023
For the second year in a row, a Wisconsin county has looked to limit milk truck traffic
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May 27 2022
It’s pouring rain in Iowa today, which means we get to take a breath and slow down a bit — or at least catch up on a few things
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Jan. 20 2021
Details on California State University, Chico's agricultural programs
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Aug. 17 2020
Since June 2019, 580 American farms filed for Chapter 12 bankruptcy according to the American Farm Bureau Federation
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Oct. 2 2019
FFA members from four states competed in the Central National FFA Dairy Judging Contest
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Oct. 5 2018
Evan Creek of Hagerstown, Md., was presented the 28th Klussendorf-MacKenzie Award during the 52nd World Dairy Expo, in memory of Duncan MacKenzie, the 1961 Klussendorf winner
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Dec. 4 2017
USDA just released long-term Agricultural Projections to 2027 for the U.S. dairy industry
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Sept. 5 2017
The end of summer is often signified in one big event for those of us in the livestock world…state fair. It is a time of fellowship and camaraderie based on the love of exhibiting our best cows
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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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Sept. 14 2016
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May 4 2016
It doesn't come naturally to most people, but delegation is essential to effective team leadership. Most of us, at some point in our lives, will find ourselves in a leadership position. While many dairy...
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Feb. 22 2016
Business owners, including dairymen, felt the pinch when an estimated 20,000 people converged on Wisconsin's state Capitol last Thursday, February 18 during the "A Day Without Latinos" rally. Attendees...
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Feb. 18 2016
Major renovations will be made to the Oklahoma State University Dairy thanks to a generous gift from a former student. Who would have thought that a love story from years past would lead to new state-of-the-art...
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Feb. 1 2016
It turns out two semitrailers of cheese stolen on January 15 and January 22 never left the Badger State at all. In the Marshfield, Wis., case, investigators received a tip that the cheese was in Grand...
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Nov. 9 2015
Three national contest wins for these college programs. The University of Minnesota and Ohio State University Ag Tech each swept the three major dairy cattle judging competitions this year by winning this...
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Aug. 24 2015
While some smaller dairy farms do use them, anaerobic digesters typically have the reputation of being a manure handling method strictly for larger operations. And of the 202 anaerobic digesters operating...
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April 24 2015
Article studied labor statistics to come up with an answer for all 50 states
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April 16 2015
It was a difficult decision to leave my family and our farm in 2011. On the most recent return trip, I brought home a small piece of the herd