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kayak
April 5 2018
People have the perspective that dairy farmers have no life. That they work sunup to sundown, and that they eat, sleep, and breathe farming
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March 29 2018
Snow, and sometimes an abundance of it, makes us long for the next season
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March 5 2018
Each spring baseball players and prospects display their skills in the hopes of making a major league roster
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March 2 2018
Holstein USA’s Holstein America series showcases the passion dairy farmers have for their Holstein cattle
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Jan. 4 2018
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
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Dec. 15 2017
Cornell University’s Paul Virkler, D.V.M., presented the December webinar, “Troubleshooting mastitis and milk quality programs.” While we often focus on the people and cows involved in...
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Nov. 20 2017
This Thanksgiving, I am most grateful for the farmers, ranchers, and those who work in the agriculture industry for providing the world with the necessities to life
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Nov. 14 2017
There is just something special about that time as you slip on your boots and head to the barn
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Oct. 26 2017
The most difficult parts of the internship process are identifying available internships and keeping track of application due dates
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Oct. 13 2017
Mike Hutjens and Mike Rankin presented "A 2017-2018 forage and feed outlook” webinar
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Oct. 7 2017
World Dairy Expo selected its Supreme Champion from the seven breed champions
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Oct. 3 2017
They come from all across the country, but they find common ground in dairy
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Sept. 20 2017
There are a lot of things robots can do better and more consistently than humans, but there are still some aspects of the dairy that require a human touch
John-Behling
Aug. 25 2017
John Behling grew up on a dairy farm in Northwest Wisconsin, graduated from the University of Wisconsin­-River Falls with an economics degree, and later earned his law degree from the University of...
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Aug. 11 2017
In four of the past five years, Hoard’s Dairyman has captured the top webinar award from the American Agricultural Editor’s Association (AAEA)
Cow-resting
July 31 2017
How many hours a day are your cows not in their home pen? Taking a closer look into your milking herd’s daily schedule is an important management step
michigan
July 21 2017
Everybody loves a good road trip, and the Hoard’s Dairyman and Hay & Forage Grower editorial staffs are no different
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June 27 2017
The official first week of summer brought hot summer temperatures to the Northwest. We don’t see major heat waves like many other parts of the country, but it definitely gets our attention when temperatures...
Rep Jody Hice
June 15 2017
A few months ago we had the opportunity to host our congressman, Representative Jody Hice, at our dairy farm. He had great questions about our operation
calf
May 24 2017
A unique aspect of the education system at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo is the “Learn by Doing” approach to educational skills in class