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singing to cows
Aug. 10 2017
We recently had the opportunity to share our farm with the public on the “Georgia Farm Monitor” television show that appears on RFDtv
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Aug. 10 2017
In a classic 1997 behavioral economics study on New York City cabdrivers, it was found that the reason you cannot find a cab in New York City on a rainy day is because the taxi driver sets a personal...
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Aug. 10 2017
since the early 1970s, we have had a magical drug that has benefited dairy cow breeding programs — prostaglandin F2α (PGF)
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Aug. 10 2017
Dairy producers have been battling digital dermatitis (DD), more commonly known as hairy heel warts, for decades. Digital dermatitis was first discovered in Italy in 1974 and has been detected in herds...
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Aug. 9 2017
Cows may not use words to communicate but they sure know how to get their point across; and if you listen, they will tell you how to improve your margins
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Aug. 9 2017
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) can have a tremendous negative impact on dairy herds. It continues to be the major cause of death in weaned calves and can lead to poor performance later in a cow’
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Aug. 8 2017
“So, how did it feel marrying into a farm family?” is a question I often get asked as a young female dairy farmer
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Aug. 7 2017
I’ve always been proud of where I came from. Growing up on a farm is a unique experience that not every child gets the opportunity to have
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Aug. 4 2017
Cargill has reached an agreement to acquire the animal feed business of Richmond, Va.,-based Southern States Cooperative, Inc., a move that will help the company better serve its customers in the ea
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Aug. 3 2017
We have some construction work going on at the farm, and a driver came out not long ago to deliver new pipes. He obviously was on a dairy for the first time
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Aug. 2 2017
An efficient rumen is the foundation for healthy, productive cattle. Among the four compartments of the bovine stomach, the rumen is the largest and is inhabited by an abundant and diverse microbia
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Aug. 2 2017
We can be brave. We can tell our side of the story despite the opposition they will inevitably throw at us
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Aug. 1 2017
Thirteen young women involved with the Iowa dairy community will compete to win the title of 64th Iowa State Dairy Princess Wednesday, August 9, at 8 p.m. at the Multi-Media Center of the Cattle Bar
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Aug. 1 2017
With each county fair, with each 4-H project, there are lessons learned . . . both for my children and for me
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July 31 2017
“The Soy Foods Association’s 20-year-old petition to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is as inappropriate today as it was when it was filed in 1997, and the Good Foods Institute...
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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
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July 31 2017
Vibrant images help bring our articles to life in the magazine
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July 31 2017
The perfect combination of milk residue, the right pH, and temperature spell trouble for even the toughest calves
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July 27 2017
Strengthening its commitment to providing the agricultural industry with quality commercial worksite products, John Deere is introducing several new additions to its ever-expanding Worksite Pro™...
cows in Georgia
July 27 2017
I’m not real sure if it is just a Southern thing to know what it means to have “Georgia weather,” especially around July and August, but these two months are the extreme heat months for...