"We feel that nutrition plays one of the biggest roles in sound reproduction success," said Jesse Ayers, pictured second from right in the photo. "We work closely with our nutritionist, Ben Mercer, who...
Handy Hint: November 2015 Get it right the first time Hooking the hydraulic hoses to our tractor can be time consuming and frustrating. It often takes a couple trips in and out of the tractor to rearrange...
As printed in our October 25, 2015 issue... IN FINAL TPP TALKS, Canada successfully negotiated a trade pact that kept nearly 97 percent of its dairy markets out of reach from foreign competition. In making...
Halfway through the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt recognized it was a transformational time in the nation's history, a period he said America was at her most vulnerable
For the fourth year in a row, the nation's agricultural cooperatives posted records for both income and revenue. Net income rose 16.5 percent, to $6.5 billion, in 2014
Processed and red meats have joined the ranks of tobacco, alcohol, coffee and shift work in the IARC's (International Agency for Research on Cancer) encyclopedia of carcinogens
"I understand that things (milk prices) aren't as robust as they have been. We are going through one of those cycles, and I know that there are concerns about the dairy Margin Protection Program," said...
We're now about 10 months into the Margin Protection Program (MPP). More than 55 percent of farmers are enrolled in the MPP in 2015, representing more than three quarters of the U.S. milk supply," noted...
U.S. dairy exports have garnered a great deal of attention in recent years. Without a doubt, exports are a success story. However, it's the American consumer that buys 84 to 86 percent of our products
Many farmers let out a frustrated sigh when restaurant chain Subway announced last week that it, too, would be making the switch to meat from animals raised without antibiotics
"Not only does rumination reflect cow health, it is highly sensitive to cow well-being," noted the Miner Institute's Rick Grant. Rumination is a cyclical process that is influenced by dietary and management...
Sooner or later, "Will the farm go on after me?" is a question that most dairy producers ask themselves. The answer can be complicated, said estate attorney Dan Rupar in his seminar at this year's World...
Inflammation: Friend or foe? Dietary strategies and anti-inflammatory drugs can minimize swelling, but sometimes inflammation actually works to the cow's benefit
Editorial: Firefighters know the dairy farmer's heart After listening in on a conversation between a mix of firefighters and first responders, we thought the respect those emergency personnel have for...
After the scorching heat wave that gripped California in 2006, the DeJagers doubled down on their efforts to keep cows cool, and it has paid off in cow health and the bulk tank. Art, Renae and Alex DeJager...
It certainly feels like a "checkbook shock treatment" comparing the milk checks of last year to the lack of numbers showing up now. And that is the way it is in the last of the true supply and demand businesses...
"The comfortable cow is an illusion" Resources Resources from The comfortable cow is an illusion from page 735 of the November 2015 issue of Hoard's Dairyman. www.saputo.com/uploadedFiles/Saputo/investors-and-medias/press-releases/2015/2015-06-01_ANIMALWEFARE_PRESSRELEASE_EN_FINAL.pdf....
At the turn of the 20th century, meat-processing facilities were a harried place. No literary work exposed the hectic and unsanitary conditions of Chicago's stockyards better than Upton Sinclair's The...
