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April 2 2018
After an arduous journey, the Golden State’s dairy farmers will have their chance to cast a ballot on establishing a Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) in California
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March 26 2018
With the rising cost of labor and the declining number of people willing to work on dairies, Viterbo University’s Tom Thibodeau suggested farmers need to embrace a culture of caring on the farm
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March 26 2018
The sooner calf dehydration is detected, the more likely treatment will be effective
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March 26 2018
When consumers spent $1 on dairy products in 2017, dairy farmers received 30 cents of that dollar
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March 26 2018
Ordinarily we think that culling cows falls into two categories — involuntary and voluntary
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March 26 2018
The National Animal Health Monitoring System’s Dairy 2014 survey found that weaning age had shifted compared to its 2007 survey
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March 25 2018
I wanted to make our pressure washer more portable, so I put it on a wagon and added a 55-gallon drum and hose reel. I drilled a hole 2 inches from the bottom of the drum and installed a bulkhead fitt
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March 25 2018
Washington Dairygrams is a condensed listing of dairy prices, feed costs, and industry events
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March 25 2018
It’s a dad’s job to embarrass their teenage daughters. I dropped the girls off at the 4-H meeting but stayed to be part of the after meeting talk on “Diseases the fair vets look...
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March 25 2018
As Wisconsin’s 70th Alice in Dairyland, I have the privilege of traveling across the state and sharing many messages about Wisconsin’s diverse agriculture industry
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March 19 2018
With low milk prices still prevailing throughout the land, it’s hard to fathom that U.S. dairy cow numbers will climb, not fall, over the next decade
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March 19 2018
“Cows don’t need feed, they need nutrients,” shared Ohio State’s Bill Weiss at the recent Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin annual meeting
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March 19 2018
U.S. dairying will cross another pause-to-consider threshold in 2018: The total number of farms that are licensed to sell milk will fall below 40,000
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March 19 2018
We consider dairy farming to be an occupation, a way of life, and often a family tradition
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March 19 2018
There was a time when mastitis ravaged dairy herds across the globe
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March 16 2018
Marilyn HersheyOur farm sits right beside a township road. In fact, the road runs right between the main farm and our numerous calf hutches, so we cross the road several times a day. Duane and
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March 16 2018
Dairying will change greatly by 2068. Climate and populations will shift where farms are located across the globe
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March 14 2018
Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium (WLIC) is pleased to announce the launch of its new website – www.wiid.org
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March 12 2018
While labor efficiency rose 2.3, labor costs climbed 7.2 percent, wiping away any gains in getting more work done on a daily basis through implementing technology
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March 12 2018
A new study found that cows fed all grass produced milk with a more desirable balance of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids