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April 23 2021
Each year that I’ve been an undergraduate student at Cornell, my Sigma Alpha chapter has put on an event that we like to call “The Art of Agriculture.”
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April 5 2021
The national dairy farmer checkoff was established to grow demand for milk, cheese, and other dairy foods and ingredients through research and promotion
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April 1 2021
Providing A.I. services for hobby farms has become a fun side job for me
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March 23 2021
Sustainability is a priority for today’s consumers – let’s make sure they know that farmers are already good stewards of the land
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March 12 2021
To say that the last year has changed everything would be an understatement; however, slowly but surely, we will all be able to see again
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March 4 2021
Before we made the actual purchase of our voluntary milking systems, we went and looked at many different farms that had them. We wanted to see the pros and cons and how the herds were managed
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Feb. 23 2021
It’s National FFA Week – a time to honor the organization that has shaped countless students
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Feb. 15 2021
Negative temperatures, chilling wind, and mountains of snow and ice have been pummeling many parts of the country
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Feb. 9 2021
Last year at this time, I was in Arizona attending the International Dairy Foods Association Dairy Forum for the first time
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Jan. 18 2021
Farmers and agriculturalists have always known that their industry never takes a day off
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Jan. 15 2021
On January 5, 2020, my friends and I were on our way to spend 10 days in China with the Cornell University Dairy Fellows program
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Dec. 15 2020
Vaccinations are top of mind for most people right now, as the first COVID-19 vaccines for Americans were distributed this week
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Dec. 7 2020
The pandemic has forced us to take a closer look at many shortcomings in our communities over the past few months, including those in the food system
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Dec. 3 2020
As a farm mom and wife, you get pretty good about waiting, or at least I have
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Nov. 23 2020
TikTok is controversial, but one thing that it isn't lacking is attention, particularly from young consumers
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Nov. 17 2020
In my last blog, I shared insights from the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s report from the virtual Farmed Animal Conference E-Summit (FACES) hosted during the summer
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Nov. 10 2020
Getting cows pregnant not only returns them to productivity quicker, the value of those calves can provide a significant revenue stream for the dairy
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Nov. 9 2020
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is a phrase we have all heard and can relate to
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Oct. 20 2020
Farm managers and employees’ roles can be aligned with those of coaches and players for a sports team
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Oct. 16 2020
When fun shenanigans, team camaraderie, and years of dedicated work come together, it has the ability to cement lifelong friendships and a lifestyle you can’t ignore