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March 17 2025
Cultivating a new generation of dairy advocates starts by building community
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March 17 2025
For generations, the conversion rate for farm gate milk to cheese remained the same — 100 pounds of milk yielded roughly 10 pounds of cheese
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March 14 2025
At first, dairy producer James Vander Waal was hesitant. He’d learned of SenseHub Dairy Youngstock monitoring and was intrigued by the possibilities but wasn’t sure he’d see enough return...
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March 13 2025
Many factors play a role in successful reproduction. In this column, we’ll focus on the relationship between genomics, milk yield, characteristics and detection of estrus, and fertility
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Jan. 6 2025
With so much talk about New Year’s resolutions, it can be overwhelming to think about making such a monumental shift
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Jan. 3 2025
A recent calving surge and being pregnant myself has put the new year into perspective
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Dec. 11 2024
Popular culture puts a spotlight on farming whether its accurate or not
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Nov. 14 2024
With the year’s end upon us, it’s time to gather your records and evaluate your tax situation
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Nov. 11 2024
A feed and forage outlook for the year aheadPresented by Mike Rankin, Hay & Forage Grower and Mike Hutjens, University of IllinoisSponsored by QLFxxxThe ramifications of a challenging crop year in
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Nov. 1 2024
It’s pumpkin spice season, and pumpkin spiced dairy products are hitting the shelves
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Oct. 15 2024
South American milk production had a difficult start to 2024, but brighter days are on the horizon
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Oct. 14 2024
With only two and a half months left in the year, many dairy producers are preparing to look at their year-end financials and make a gameplan for next year
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Oct. 4 2024
Judge Keving Doeberenier of West Salem, Ohio, and his associate judge Adam Hodgins of Kincardine, Ontario, sorted through many impressive classes Wednesday and Thursday as they chose their Grand Champion
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Oct. 3 2024
Stoney Point Joel Bailey, the winning Six-Year-Old and Older cow owned by Vierra Dairy Farms of Hilmar, Calif., hit the winning jackpot this year as she won Grand Champion of the International Jersey Show...
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Oct. 1 2024
World Dairy Expo brings together dairy enthusiasts of all ages, roles, and locations to learn, share, and compete. There are also a number of special events and group gatherings that occur during the week...
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Sept. 30 2024
For the first time since 2011, the National 4-H Dairy Judging Contest was won by the team from New York. This is the Empire State’s seventh team title in the contest’s history
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Aug. 22 2024
When it’s time to harvest alfalfa for silage or hay, we are usually concerned about getting the crop cut at the right time, hitting weather windows for good drying conditions, and removing the crop...
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Aug. 19 2024
It is well-known that reproductive performance is the foundation of profitability on a dairy
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Aug. 16 2024
My niece’s wish was to work in an ice cream shop one day, the county fair helped make this wish come true!
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Aug. 14 2024
Making the most of this year's corn silage was presented by Presented by: John Goeser, Rock River Laboratory/Cows Agree Consulting