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Dec. 15 2017
Cornell University’s Paul Virkler, D.V.M., presented the December webinar, “Troubleshooting mastitis and milk quality programs.” While we often focus on the people and cows involved in...
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Dec. 8 2017
The Winter Olympics will be here in about two months. It seems the whole world takes a break from their regular activities to admire the talents of the best athletes in the world every two years (alternating...
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Dec. 6 2017
I am blessed to be among the 97 percent of dairy farmers who get to work with their family every single day
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Dec. 4 2017
From a young age, I knew I wanted to study agriculture in college. During my youth, my involvement in dairy judging, showing cows, FFA, among other activities, lead to my decision to choose a college with...
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Nov. 29 2017
We as an industry, not just dairy but all of agriculture, need to start standing up for each other in unison
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Nov. 28 2017
It’s easy to let a down year or sad events drag us down, but the power of thankfulness is the reality of realizing where our priorities really lie
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Nov. 20 2017
This Thanksgiving, I am most grateful for the farmers, ranchers, and those who work in the agriculture industry for providing the world with the necessities to life
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Nov. 17 2017
During the November Hoard’s Dairyman monthly webinar, Cornell professor, Dave Barbano talked about how milk fatty acid analysis can reflect the metabolic health of cows
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Nov. 13 2017
Billionaire Thomas Tull owns a farm . . . and part of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team
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Nov. 6 2017
There were siblings on teams from Georgia, Arkansas, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and North Carolina, but no one had quite the showing of Alabama’s Gavin and Ethan Rankins
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Nov. 6 2017
Teams from Minnesota and Wisconsin were jockeying for the top positions in the youth division
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Nov. 1 2017
Every letter of the alphabet is represented on the farm
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Oct. 27 2017
With a healthy 74-point margin of victory, Spencer County FFA chapter took home the top prize at the 2017 National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind
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Oct. 26 2017
The most difficult parts of the internship process are identifying available internships and keeping track of application due dates
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Oct. 24 2017
Our first LimFlex-sired bull calf arrived last week. It represents the beginning of another herd size management strategy we’re slowly adopting
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Oct. 23 2017
There will be seven different covers for the October 25, 2017, issue of Hoard’s Dairyman
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Oct. 20 2017
People and organizations are always vying for our time. It can be family members, employees, or friends. Where do we draw the line or step forward to assist?
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Oct. 12 2017
Standing on the blue shavings at World Dairy Expo last week competing in my last dairy judging competition is a memory I will never forget
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Oct. 10 2017
“What are your goals?” That question came up during my visit to World Dairy Expo last week. It was one of the questions I was asked as a panelist in Dairy Girl Network’s