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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
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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. 13 2024
If you don’t tell your story, someone will tell another story
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Feb. 9 2024
No matter if your team wins or loses, cheese is a winning addition to any social event
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Feb. 8 2024
We’ve had to try a new approach for bedding our cows’ pack barn
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Feb. 6 2024
Cow location technology can help reduce frustration, stress and lost time spent seeking specific animals
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Jan. 30 2024
It is easy to get burnt out during a long winter. We must do what we can to stay healthy
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Jan. 24 2024
Sometimes going back to the basics of good care is just what animals need
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Jan. 23 2024
If you want to teach teenagers about dairy farming, consider using YouTube, a popular platform utilized by that age demographic
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Jan. 19 2024
As farmers, we face many difficult moments and failures, but the moments of success are worth the work
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Jan. 19 2024
A productive cow isn’t always a profitable cow. A profitable cow performs in milk volume and quality, breeds back quickly and experiences few health events
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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
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Jan. 11 2024
We are dealing with raccoons impacting our ability to milk our cows
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Jan. 8 2024
Sand is widely regarded as the best bedding for dairy cows. But not all sand is created equally
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Dec. 29 2023
A rapid decline in pH is crucial to achieving an optimal silage fermentation, preserving silage nutrients, and maximizing the feed’s value
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Dec. 22 2023
Of all the things people debate online, it turns out there are strong opinions on how to butter toast
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Dec. 15 2023
In today's dynamic dairy farming landscape, strategic protocol implementation plays a crucial role in a sustainable dairy operation
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Dec. 13 2023
Bringing our issues to lawmakers’ attention is the only way they will know what we are facing
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Dec. 12 2023
A number of dairy organizations work together to manage crisis and issues and strengthen consumer confidence in our farms and products