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Jan. 17 2025
There were seven of us sitting around the table. Sam, Brad, and Ben were the father and two sons who owned the farm
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July 1 2024
Starting today (Monday, July 1), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin accepting applications for financial assistance from dairy producers who experienced milk losses due to highly pathogenic...
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May 13 2024
If I told you there’s a dietary additive available that university data supports an 11:1 return on investment for, would that get your attention?
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April 15 2024
Two of the biggest televised events in the nation — the Grammys and the Oscars — featured hosts who quipped at Americans’ usage of Ozempic for weight loss
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Oct. 19 2023
Late last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) extended the deadline to sign up for the Milk Loss Program to the day before Halloween
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Sept. 14 2023
For farms that lost milk income due to weather events the past few years, a recently announced U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program will offer some relief
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April 18 2023
Fertilization rates range from 55% to 88% in high-producing dairy cows, resulting in calving rates of 30% or less following a single A.I. Pregnancy loss remains a major factor inhibiting reproductive performance...
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March 27 2023
Where do you turn to improve profitability on your farm? A business has five major “levers” they can pull to be more profitable, said Purdue University’s Brady Brewer during the Professional...
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Sept. 26 2022
Calcium is one of the many attributes of milk that we often share when promoting the consumption of dairy products
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July 11 2022
Farmers have their reasons for why they choose to milk a certain breed of cows, and each breed features unique and valued characteristics
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May 16 2022
There are nickels, dimes, and quarters lying around on dairy farms all over the place. Of course, I’m figuratively speaking as there are no loose coins to actually be found. Yet, I’m convinc
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Aug. 15 2021
Dirty data clouds our ability to see what’s going on and can contribute toward efficiency challenges
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Aug. 2 2021
To better understand the extent and patterns of phosphorus (P) loss from northeastern dairy farms, Miner Institute has instrumented cornfields in northern New York with edge-of-field water quality
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Oct. 1 2020
When dairy farmers contribute 15 cents per hundredweight of milk shipped to the dairy checkoff, they want to know that money is making a difference
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June 4 2020
Agriculture commodity prices have been all over the board as markets adjusted to a variety of factors brought on by COVID-19
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April 1 2019
Who among us wouldn’t make an investment that returns $4.78 for every $1 spent?
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March 25 2019
Benchmarking is a great tool to have in the financial analysis toolbox. Comparing your farm business to successful peers is a powerful means to learn where your operation is doing well
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Jan. 21 2019
For some young dairy producers that have made the decision to return to the home farm, there is an important step that comes first
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June 14 2018
On June 2, the 2018 edition of the Cal Poly Classic Sale brought alumni and supporters to the Central Coast where the sale averaged an impressive $4,784.38
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June 4 2018
Even in the northern U.S. climates, we are now well into forage harvesting season