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10 Nate & Chef Anthony High Res
Oct. 20 2022
Sharing their knowledge and experience cultivates dairy advocates
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Oct. 10 2022
Elle St. Pierre is an inspiration for many as she came from humble beginnings on a family dairy farm, and forged her way to becoming an Olympian
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Oct. 10 2022
Judge Pierre Boulet rushed across the colored shavings in dramatic fashion to select Oakfield Solom Footloose-ET as his Grand Champion of the International Holstein Show
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Oct. 7 2022
“This is a cow you love the modern frame on,” said Judge Pat Lundy of Granville, N.Y., when he named Ms Ransom-Rail Beth-Red Grand Champion of the International Red and White Show on Thursday...
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Oct. 7 2022
Joel Phoenix of Cannington, Ontario, Canada, was presented the 31st Klussendorf-MacKenzie Award during World Dairy Expo 2022, in memory of Duncan MacKenzie, the 1961 Klussendorf winner
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Sept. 30 2022
When it comes to milk quality, there are details I can see now that I couldn’t before we had our voluntary milking system
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July 27 2022
“Sustainable food systems” was a big buzz word last year as the United Nations prepared to host its inaugural Food Systems Summit (FSS). The aim of the FSS was “to help inspire a decade...
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July 8 2022
An abundance of new calves has us spending more time working in our calf barn, so we rely on our farm kittens for some amusement
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June 21 2022
After years of drought and fire threats, we are now faced with extra moisture while other areas are dry
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June 9 2022
“If you build it, they will come.” That line comes from the movie “Field of Dreams,” where a baseball diamond was constructed in the middle of an Iowa cornfield
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May 9 2022
An original piece of art and a quote by W.D. Hoard commemorate the hardworking dairy cow
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April 29 2022
Animals can get themselves into tricky situations that require fast thinking and careful maneuvering to remedy
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April 25 2022
I watched my first state dairy bowl contest in 1982 – just two years after the contest debuted on the national level. I was instantly engaged
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April 20 2022
Asking questions connects us better than making assumptions
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April 11 2022
What does sustainable agriculture look like? There’s more to it than mitigating climate change
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March 21 2022
Climbing prices on both sides of the food system show us how much our farms depend on others here and abroad
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March 11 2022
U.S. Olympian Elle Purrier St. Pierre grew up on a dairy farm and now uses her sport to promote the industry and its products
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March 4 2022
Whether playing music on the radio during milking or humming tunes to cows while training them, smooth melodies help keep our cows (and ourselves) calm
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Feb. 17 2022
Heat detection on our farm got more technical yet simpler over time
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Feb. 7 2022
School districts will have the option to continue serving low-fat flavored milk for the next few years, according to a USDA rule being announced today