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Goeser-ss-dec16
Dec. 19 2016
“Exploring how this year’s forage will feed” was presented by John Goeser of Rock River Laboratory
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Dec. 19 2016
The political pundits are still trying to assess the 2016 Presidential election. Since 2009, Democrats have lost 64 U.S. House seats, 12 Senate seats, and now the Oval Office
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Dec. 16 2016
To make feeding wrapped round bales easier in the barn we made a round bale turntable. On a four-wheeled wagon, we mounted an old wheel hub with the rim bolted on and then welded a metal plate t
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Dec. 16 2016
A new congressional effort to prod federal regulators to crack down on the inappropriate labeling of products designed to imitate milk drew support today from the International Dairy Foods Associa
farm-winter-scene
Dec. 16 2016
We all have those days where nothing seems to go right on the farm, especially during the harsh winter months
2017WDE
Dec. 16 2016
World Dairy Expo celebrated its many volunteers with the annual Friends of Expo Party on Monday, December 12. The volunteers in attendance enjoyed an evening of food, friends and one last celebrati
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Dec. 16 2016
Over the past several years, we've seen Strata with omega-3s fed in a lot of different scenarios, most with great success and sometimes with a few challenges to implementation. Strata has re
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Dec. 15 2016
The Jersey lineup at Select Sires continues to offer industry-leading genetics for fertility, total performance and type and is strengthened by the addition of five outstanding proven graduates.&n
get off farm
Dec. 15 2016
One of the great things about having a daughter and nephew working on the farm is that, for the first time in our adult farming careers, my brother and I can leave the farm at the same time
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Dec. 15 2016
The authors are veterinarians with the Quality Milk Production Services, Ithaca, N.Y.Milking in a tie stall or stanchion barn is a dance. It takes a certain sense and finesse
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Dec. 14 2016
Check out this segment from Dr. Trevor DeVries, from the University of Guelph, as he dives into his first segment of a two part series on the impact that eating behavior and feed availability have
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Dec. 13 2016
For myself, my definition of my tribe is the people in my inner circle. “A distinctive close-knit group” as the dictionary describes it
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Dec. 12 2016
Dave Buck, Goodhue, is the new president of the Minnesota Milk Producers Association, elected by the group’s board of directors at its meeting Nov. 30 during the Minnesota Milk Dairy Confer
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Dec. 9 2016
Check out this next segment from Dr. Trevor DeVries, from the University of Guelph, as he dives into his last segment of his two-part series on the impact of eating behavior and feed availability on m
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Dec. 9 2016
The American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) named National Mastitis Council (NMC) a Registry of Approved Continuing Education- (RACE) approved provider
real-milk
Dec. 9 2016
Recently, I received a dairy product promotion email. The title was “How do nut milks compare to cow’s milk? First of all, stop calling it nut milk! It is nut juice or beverage or drink
CDCB-Dec-2016-chart
Dec. 8 2016
It came to our attention that some bulls PTAs for rear udder width (RUW) in breeds other than Holstein had larger than normal changes. The reason for these results is new genetic correlation
Kansas-State
Dec. 8 2016
Kansas State University researchers are deploying small air bubbles invisible to the human eye in a quest to improve several popular dairy products and co-products
MN-Otte-family
Dec. 8 2016
The Minnesota Milk Producers Association has named the Otte family of Square Deal Dairy at Randolph, Minnesota, its 2016 Producer of the Year. The award was presented during the Minnesota Milk Dair
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Dec. 8 2016
“I want aggressive eaters.” This phrase earned me some questionable looks as I explained to fellow students what I looked for while feeding calves