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March 12 2024

Daylight savings time is a period of adjustment for us as well as our animals

Farewell to a friend

A steer with a sweet tooth

March 1 2024

Farming brings special people into our lives, and some of these lifelong friends are hard to say goodbye to

BY Jenna Byrne, Associate Editor

Feb. 28 2024

Focused on educating consumers on the importance of agriculture, Pagel does so through children’s books

Do we do what we say?

BY Maggie Gilles, Kansas dairy farmer

Feb. 20 2024

The time to review a protocol is before procedural drift causes a problem

Go with the flow

BY Caitlin Rodgers, Georgia dairy farmer

Feb. 16 2024

On our farm, we are always evolving, and in the near future, that includes the way cow traffic will flow through our freestall barn

Baby on board for chores

Loving vows to the farm life

Feb. 15 2024

Adjusting to parenthood for us means incorporating our daughter into everyday farm life, and although it’s not always easy, we are loving it

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Feb. 14 2024

This Valentine’s Day, I am reminded of what we love about dairy farming

BY Jean Kummer, American Dairy Association North East

Feb. 13 2024

If you don’t tell your story, someone will tell another story

Sharing the deliciousness of dairy

Feb. 1 2024

I have found that promoting dairy products in schools is fun for students and rewarding for farmers

Endless January

Jan. 30 2024

It is easy to get burnt out during a long winter. We must do what we can to stay healthy

Voluntary heartbreak

BY Courtney Henderson, Virginia dairy farmer

Jan. 25 2024

Dumping milk is painful but what we have to do when a tank is not safe to sell

The tough moments are worth it

BY Caitlin Rodgers, Georgia dairy farmer

Jan. 19 2024

As farmers, we face many difficult moments and failures, but the moments of success are worth the work

Winter weather grit

7 Ways to Keep Performance Consistent Across Seasons

Jan. 18 2024

It takes extra time, resources, and resilience to care for livestock and equipment in frigid temperatures

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Jan. 12 2024

It is common for producers to experience lower butterfat tests and higher numbers of butterfat inversions this time of year

Protect yourself against potential threats in 2024

BY Emily Ellis, Animal Agriculture Alliance

Jan. 12 2024

Now is a great time to conduct a farm security audit to prevent activists from targeting your dairy

A different kind of farm succession

BY Jessica Peters, Pennsylvania dairy farmer

Jan. 10 2024

We talk a lot about the business side of transition but not much or at all about the emotional and social changes

Beloved barn cats

Jan. 5 2024

A dairy farm seems like the ultimate dream for a cat

Put your dreams on paper

Jan. 2 2024

As we enter a new year, remember that goals are part of a business plan

My experience lobbying

Joining together to build trust in dairy

BY Erin Massey

Dec. 13 2023

Bringing our issues to lawmakers’ attention is the only way they will know what we are facing

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