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June 18 2018
Well-respected hoof care specialist, Karl Burgi, presented the June webinar, “Supervise hoof health with a ‘No lameness tolerance policy.’”
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June 11 2018
While silage is not being packed this time of year, the feed storage area is still a dangerous place
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June 8 2018
I watch the TV show Shark Tank, where venture capitalists give entrepreneurs the chance to pitch their business plan
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June 1 2018
My family’s dairy has had great luck and bad luck with employee turnover. We have had people work for us who I have known since I was in elementary school
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May 25 2018
At the beginning of May, I took a week between school and starting my internship to go home to my family’s farm
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May 3 2018
“You are smart.” “You know cows.” “You can tell stories.”
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April 30 2018
Last week, I had a very early morning flight from the West Coast to the Midwest. I would be on the flight for four hours followed by an immediate three and a half hour shuttle ride
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April 27 2018
Writing a résumé was one of the most challenging projects I worked on during my college and high school career
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April 23 2018
A typical stroll down the grocery store aisle exposes the shopper to almost 40,000 different products
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April 19 2018
Caitlin and I have been writing our “Daddy and Daughter Dairy Together” blogs for Hoard’s for a while now
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April 18 2018
The first rule of the Margin Protection Program for Dairy or MPP-Dairy is that you cannot count on it to save you
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April 16 2018
“There’s a new calf killer in town” was the title of the April 2018 Hoard’s Dairyman webinar
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April 3 2018
At a recent meeting, I got into a great discussion with some industry members, both producers and supporters, about gene editing
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April 2 2018
Advancements such as robotics, sexed semen, and RFID tags all enhance the efficiency of daily work on the dairy farm.
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March 23 2018
I’ve always been a big fan of March Madness. Initially it was because of my interest in the sport of basketball and my propensity for cheering for my team — the K-State Wildcats
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March 22 2018
Everyday, when I finally drag myself into the house, my wife will ask me how my day went
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March 21 2018
Nurturing the next generation of dairy farmers is time well spent
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March 19 2018
What will dairy look like in the future? It was that question that spurred dairy consultant Jack Britt to collaborate with a team of experts to examine dairying in the future
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March 15 2018
I often have talked about stubborn farmers who make less than desirable patients. My late father never sought medical care
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March 9 2018
When you laugh, the whole body relaxes. Lyndy Phillips said that one minute of laughter boosts the immune system for 24 hours.