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June 20 2024
Inflation affects our daily lives in all aspects, but do we understand its meaning and how it applies to agriculture?
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June 17 2024
If you have ever listened to radio broadcaster Paul Harvey’s “So God Made a Farmer” speech that was given at the 1978 National FFA convention, it’s easy to understand that farmers...
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June 17 2024
On dairy farms, efforts to improve feed efficiency often revolve around the lactating cows, but other groups within the herd can be an important part of the puzzle
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June 17 2024
It feels like highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is having a big impact on U.S. milk production and dairy prices, but the true effect still isn’t showing up in the actual supply and demand...
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June 13 2024
Employers are generally impressed by students participating in internships and summer jobs. Consider working in agriculture!
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June 13 2024
While many pandemic-era export issues have eased, an emerging threat to secure, reliable U.S. rail shipping is worsening
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June 13 2024
For the second time in less than five years, the viability of the dairy show and fair season is up in the air because of the threat of disease
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June 10 2024
The highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) virus is sweeping across the United States and affecting more than just poultry flocks and dairy cows
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June 6 2024
As we switch gears into a new season, it is a good time to look at the current dairy situation and estimate what might happen in the months ahead
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June 4 2024
For decades, dairy producers have recognized the struggle their herds experience through the summer months. Heat stress has been known to negatively impact milk yield as much as 40% if the heat and humidity
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June 3 2024
Equipped with traits such as efficiency, health, and longevity, dairy producers now have access to more knowledge about breeding traits as they engage in the sire selection process
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May 30 2024
Other factors play a role, of course, but cows that are milked more frequently tend to give more milk
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May 30 2024
The land we work has been cared for by many generations before
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May 30 2024
Once again, America’s Dairyland made the most cheese of any state in 2023
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May 30 2024
The growing season is off to an unexpected start
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May 27 2024
Introduced in 2000, automated milking systems (AMS) have seen more presence in the dairy industry as we have become more technologically advanced
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May 24 2024
As I was walking through one of our freestall barns bringing fetch cows up to get milked, it dawned on me that farmers have some very peculiar, yet somewhat boastworthy talents
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May 20 2024
Calfhood diseases can significantly affect heifer replacement rates, short-term profitability, and long-term sustainability. One often overlooked aspect contributing to this is oxidative stress
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May 20 2024
After two years of hearings, listening sessions, and discussions, members of Congress are now making 2024 Farm Bill proposals
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May 20 2024
Farmers are 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide than the general population, according to the National Rural Health Association