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Sept. 8 2022
Although we still have plenty of loose ends to tie up for the 2022 growing season, it isn’t too early to think about the year ahead
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Sept. 8 2022
As milk handlers deal with growing challenges to get milk from farms to clients and more milk is produced further away from population centers, it would seem that having more storage on the farm would
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Sept. 8 2022
Summer’s heat and humidity bring challenges of heat stress, bacteria, and flies to our animals
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Sept. 6 2022
Being in sales can have a bad reputation, but I appreciate it as a chance to solve problems and provide value for customers
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Sept. 5 2022
Net Zero by 2050. It’s a lofty and, at times, overwhelming concept to consider that dairy could achieve carbon neutrality, optimize water usage, and improve water quality by 2050
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Sept. 5 2022
Following in the footsteps of the cow milk alternatives that clutter the dairy case, there is a growing number of stores and restaurants that offer plant-based “meat” as a substitute to the...
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Sept. 1 2022
Corn chopping season is upon us in the Northeast region, which means that all hands are on deck. Everyone is working to either keep the farm running smoothly or focused on the preparation and executio
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Sept. 1 2022
Imagine taking 1,300 photographs over five days. That means, on average, one photo is taken every three minutes
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Sept. 1 2022
The great ones can go by one name. This is true whether you’re talking about great people or, in dairy’s case, great cows
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Sept. 1 2022
World Dairy Expo is a jam-packed week, but this year, it will look a little different as the global dairy industry’s meeting place operates with a new schedule intended to be more efficient fo
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Sept. 1 2022
A client recently asked me for an audiobook title suggestion for him to listen to on a long drive
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Sept. 1 2022
Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the September 10, 2022 issue of Hoard's Dairyman
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Aug. 29 2022
My summer as the Hoard’s Dairyman editorial intern has given me some priceless learning moments and memories
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Aug. 29 2022
This July, USDA estimated there were 3.75 million dairy heifers over 500 pounds on farms across the United States
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Aug. 26 2022
The national dairy checkoff is working to promote our products through Tik Tok influencers
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Aug. 25 2022
Farming is filled with factors that are out of our control, and one of the main ones is the weather
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Aug. 18 2022
After being in a constant climb since May’s opening forecast, USDA economists shaved $1.65 off the agency’s All-Milk price projection for 2023
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Aug. 18 2022
Corn harvest for silage is underway for Southern growers and about to kick into high gear for many Northern dairy forage growers and farmers
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Aug. 18 2022
When one of my family members needs to leave the farm for a bit, it’s nice to know the rest of us can team together and still get the work done
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Aug. 15 2022
Though we don’t see them and may only rarely think about them, there are thousands of satellites — the current approximation is more than 4,500 — circling our globe right now