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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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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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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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July 22 2024
I am grateful for my experience serving as the District 4 Dairy Princess
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March 10 2023
Sports and the dairy industry go well together. Both require a dedicated work ethic and a commitment to something greater than yourself — for an athlete, that’s their team, and for a farmer,...
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Jan. 18 2023
If health and wellness are among your goals for 2023, adding more milk and other dairy products to your diet may be the perfect fit
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Dec. 14 2022
Start the new year the way you intend to live it — being you
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Dec. 9 2022
As you move into 2023, don’t forget to think about goals and simple changes — both big and small — that could help you and your operation continue to improve
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Aug. 5 2022
My niece and nephews recently showed their calves at the county fair. I thought it’d be fun to ask my 4-year-old, non-farming niece a few questions about her fair experience
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Aug. 4 2022
Corn silage harvest means all hands are on deck to make the best feed we can for our cows
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July 27 2022
“Sustainable food systems” was a big buzz word last year as the United Nations prepared to host its inaugural Food Systems Summit (FSS). The aim of the FSS was “to help inspire a decade...
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June 2 2022
As the days get longer and the sun gets hotter, hay and planting season are the only things on our minds
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March 10 2022
March may be a crazy month, but knowing that our heifers are safe and that folks have resources to ask about agriculture makes it all worth the time
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Jan. 6 2022
Make it your goal this year to spend some time advocating for agriculture
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Sept. 29 2021
When the reigning Reserve Grand Champion of the International Ayrshire Show strutted onto the purple shavings at the 2021 World Dairy Expo, it was clear the 9-year-old cow wasn’t going to settle...
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May 7 2021
I’ve been struggling with my impending college graduation, and I don’t think I’m alone in that. The last year has been hard on all of us
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March 16 2021
Even in an upside-down year, dairy has remained essential
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Jan. 21 2021
It’s January cold here in Georgia. No ice or snow, just that cuts-you-like-a-knife wind and rain
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Jan. 17 2020
There is no doubt many of us in the dairy industry were ready to see 2019 in the rear view