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Oct. 19 2023
There are a multitude of feed additives in the market for use in ruminant rations, but with the unique challenges faced by individual farms, a standard line product may not always be the best fit
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June 2 2023
It’s the most wonderful month of the year!
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March 31 2023
This creative piece was written by one of our regular authors, Gerald Anderson. Be sure to read the full story to reveal a fun twist at the end!
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Feb. 9 2023
Our cows have personalities that make working with them more interesting and only occasionally more difficult
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Feb. 7 2023
Sometimes the numbers tell a different story than what we tell ourselves
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Jan. 5 2023
The month of December was a little touch-and-go in our calf barn as we were dealing with an abundance of calves and disease challenges
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Oct. 14 2022
Thanks to some extra care and attention, a premature calf recently born on our farm is doing well
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Sept. 8 2022
Summer’s heat and humidity bring challenges of heat stress, bacteria, and flies to our animals
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July 14 2022
If our animals get sick or injured, we do anything we can to help them heal. These two success stories are examples of that commitment
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July 1 2022
Your dairy experience can bring value to careers both inside and outside of agriculture
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June 14 2022
Corn Silage: From Seed to Feed is the latest offering from the Hoard’s Dairyman bookstore
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May 26 2022
Efforts by checkoff programs to promote June Dairy Month will highlight the farmers behind dairy foods
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May 13 2022
With the heat comes the flies, and our farm uses several methods to keep these pests off our cows
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March 25 2022
“They look like corporate, professional people wearing suits,” my friend exclaimed as I was talking to her about the Alliance’s work monitoring animal rights extremism
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Feb. 17 2022
Heat detection on our farm got more technical yet simpler over time
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Nov. 4 2021
A world without animal agriculture wouldn’t be good for the nutritional viability of many people
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July 30 2021
With more emphasis being placed on the well-being of livestock all the time, students can gain experience in this type of evaluation through the Animal Welfare Assessment Contest
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July 26 2021
The annual Dairy Experience Forum proved that consumers recognize the need for dairy products in the diets, but they crave more insight on farming
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July 23 2021
With a small, four person staff strictly made up of family, formal business meetings are replaced by spontaneous planning sessions in passing, at the dinner table, or while working cattle on our dairy...
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July 22 2021
We added a small milk culturing lab to our farm, and I highly recommend it to other farmers