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June 18 2024
We can connect with health-conscious consumers where they are doing their grocery shopping
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April 29 2024
The dry period should be a time of rest for cows and is an opportunity for the mammary system to heal and regenerate
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Feb. 13 2024
If you don’t tell your story, someone will tell another story
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Feb. 1 2024
I have found that promoting dairy products in schools is fun for students and rewarding for farmers
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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. 5 2024
A dairy farm seems like the ultimate dream for a cat
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Jan. 2 2024
As we enter a new year, remember that goals are part of a business plan
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Nov. 22 2023
Robots provide critical data insights to help you be a better herd manager
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Oct. 26 2023
Building trust with students and food service leaders helps secure dairy’s place on school menus
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Oct. 18 2023
Guys, it’s October. Which basically means it’s Christmas, right? Do you know one of my favorite things about Christmas? I mean besides family being together, Christmas cookies, the music, and...
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Oct. 16 2023
Several years ago, Tony Louters was on a hunt. The Merced, California, dairyman wanted more information on his milking cows in order to improve reproductive protocols and, more importantly, health. The...
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Sept. 29 2023
Considering that about 98% of U.S. farms are family owned, it’s no wonder the fall season on the farm includes lots of kids
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Aug. 28 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) is now a consumer buzzword that most of us have heard since the release of ChatGPT4. Now, Google, Facebook, and others are trying to catch up with OpenAI and believe it will...
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Aug. 25 2023
Apart from visiting a farm, there’s nothing quite like attending a fair for the general public to witness agriculture up close. There are plenty of animals to see, youth and exhibitors to talk with,...
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Aug. 4 2023
One of the annual summer staples around here — best served up lathered in butter and a good sprinkling of salt, in my opinion — is homegrown sweet corn
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Aug. 3 2023
We are just about halfway through the 500 babies that will be born during this calving season on the farm in New Zealand where I am interning this summer
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July 20 2023
Served in a classic cone, layered with cookie dough, whipped together with fresh peaches, concocted into a brownie-lover’s dream, drenched with strawberries, submerged in a tall glass of root beer,...
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July 19 2023
What’s the best calf starter? Of course, the answer is whatever starter fits your operation
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June 14 2023
Did you know that milk is the most frequently requested food at food banks but, because of its perishability, is the least donated?
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May 26 2023
Between an impending visit from the inspector, Mother’s Day passing us by, and some upcoming events we want to have the farm in top shape for, we’ve been taking any chance we get to do extra...