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Aug. 13 2020
While producers have until the end of August to sign up for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments, only $7 billion has been awarded to 521,853 applications as of August 10
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Aug. 13 2020
Cheese prices kept climbing in July and other values stayed relatively flat
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Aug. 13 2020
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to impact communities across the country, the broader economy, and impacts farmers and the lenders who loan money to them.
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Aug. 13 2020
After five difficult years, dairy farmers are once again facing uncertainty in the marketplace
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Aug. 11 2020
Feeding and management for robotic milking system success was presented by Jim Salfer, University of Minnesota Extension
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Aug. 10 2020
I created an easier way to take down an old barbed wire fence. I cut the ends off a 55-gallon drum and lag screwed it to a 4 by 4
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Aug. 10 2020
i recently traveled home from American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) board meetings in Columbus, Ohio
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Aug. 10 2020
Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the August 10, 2020 issue of Hoard's Dairyman
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Aug. 10 2020
There are two methods that could help generate genetic evaluations for lifetime economic merit. We could directly determine economic merit by tracking income and expenses for all cows. Keeping track of...
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Aug. 10 2020
Bunching of animals is a common problem in dairy facilities during summer months. It can be very frustrating as it is often difficult to determine what is causing cattle to bunch
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Aug. 10 2020
The 2020 pandemic is not yet over, but it is time to think critically about what can be learned from it
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Aug. 10 2020
Receiving a response from a federal agency just 48 hours after submitting a significant petition is almost unheard of these days
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Aug. 10 2020
Negative producer price differentials (PPDs) reared its ugly head in June milk checks and will reappear in July
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Aug. 10 2020
“You can’t save your way into making money, you have to make milk,” said Gordie Jones on the August 5 Hoard’s Dairyman DairyLivestream
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Aug. 10 2020
The end of July marked the halfway point in the allotted time period for the dispersal of $3 billion through the Farms to Families Food Box program that was instituted by the Coronavirus Food Assistance...
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Aug. 10 2020
Recruiting, training, and retaining employees are a few of the most constant challenges a dairy may have
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Aug. 10 2020
Genetic evaluations for calving ease will appear significantly different on August 11, the Council for Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) and partner organizations have announced
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Aug. 10 2020
The global health pandemic has created never-before-seen changes to dairy markets. Let’s discuss these developments . . . through the lens of a psychological bias that has been particularly troublesome
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Aug. 6 2020
Could California’s civil war over quota have a somewhat civil sunset? The potential does exist
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Aug. 6 2020
Most dairymen are sick of hearing talk of sustainability . . . in fact, many consider it to be more of a four-letter word when they hear it