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FarmBowl-announcers
Feb. 2 2018
I was watching the Land O’Lakes Farm Bowl via the internet yesterday to see how the professional football players and farmers fared in this obstacle course
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Jan. 31 2018
Give your three-quartered cows a chance to thrive in your herd
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Jan. 30 2018
“You can’t be a stay-at-home-mom. You’ll never be able to keep up with the Joneses.” Those were my academic adviser’s words
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Jan. 26 2018
Herds from coast to coast will be interviewed to talk about their dairy operations and the passion they have for the industry. The RFD-TV segment will last one hour
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Jan. 23 2018
Robots helped us change the way we dairy, and we wouldn’t go back
HDN_JP-icicles
Jan. 17 2018
Even when offered really good professional advice, one should consider how that advice fits into the farm’s goals
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Jan. 15 2018
Humor is one of the best ways we can share our story
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Jan. 12 2018
Webinar attendees were treated to a unique presentation and a Hoard’s Dairyman first on Monday, January 8, when a dairy producer served as presenter. Tom Kestell, owner of Ever-Green-View had the...
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Jan. 11 2018
We have learned that having 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year goals keeps us motivated. This has helped us stay at the forefront of the always-evolving dairy industry.
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Jan. 10 2018
The single most important time in a cow’s life that could almost forecast her entire lactation is the transition period
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Jan. 5 2018
Have you checked out your farm on Google Maps and Google Earth? How does it look? What can people see?
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Jan. 2 2018
I’ll be the first to admit that my husband and I are “genetics junkies.”
TR-cow-loss
Dec. 29 2017
In life, there are moments that shape who you are. Sometimes those moments are happy and sometimes they are not. Today I lost a cow. It was not just any cow
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Dec. 28 2017
It’s a date that was a major turning point for our farm. It’s the day our calf program was literally revolutionized
Patti-Dad (2)
Dec. 22 2017
Earlier this month, I flew to Oregon to milk cows while my dad had surgery. I had instructions and milked with him from start to finish for three days prior to his departure
cow and calf
Dec. 19 2017
I have pulled many newborn calves since coming home from college. I am usually the go-to person when one of our employees sees a cow or heifer struggling to calve
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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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Dec. 12 2017
We all have something that makes our farm unique, and we all have differing ways of accomplishing our goals as dairy farmers
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Dec. 6 2017
I am blessed to be among the 97 percent of dairy farmers who get to work with their family every single day
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Dec. 5 2017
Two surgeries. Two hospitalizations. Four different antibiotics. I’m still praying that this fourth antibiotic does what it’s supposed to