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Dominos
April 26 2018
The struggle is real. Despite living in the hometown of John Deere and being surrounded by acres of corn, my three children are the only farm kids in their school
Perfect Cow
April 25 2018
Every dairy farmer is striving for the same thing: the prefect cow. She milks better than any other cow and her components are 5 percent fat and 4 percent protein. She’s obviously pretty
Unknown
April 24 2018
No bending. No squatting. No heavy lifting
mpp 101
April 18 2018
The first rule of the Margin Protection Program for Dairy or MPP-Dairy is that you cannot count on it to save you
adoptafarmer[8]
April 17 2018
This past week we had the privilege of hosting 80 middle school students to our farm for a tour
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April 12 2018
Oh Jordy! You have captured the hearts of us all, even though you (unsuccessfully) try to take on our beloved barn cat, Shakira
blog_fixdairy
April 11 2018
I don’t actually know how to fix the dairy industry. I know that it will be a multistep process
Buessing_43
April 3 2018
At a recent meeting, I got into a great discussion with some industry members, both producers and supporters, about gene editing
HDN-TR-tech
April 2 2018
Advancements such as robotics, sexed semen, and RFID tags all enhance the efficiency of daily work on the dairy farm.
snowman
March 29 2018
Snow, and sometimes an abundance of it, makes us long for the next season
phone-ban
March 27 2018
I was sitting in the doctor’s office — something I did way too much these past couple months — reading a magazine. A story about preventing cancer caught my eye
back-to-the-barn
March 26 2018
One of my favorite Paul Harvey stories is "The Man and The Birds. If you don't know the story, definitely check it out
HDN_TR_underfoot
March 21 2018
Nurturing the next generation of dairy farmers is time well spent
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March 20 2018
I had to take a deep breath these last couple of weeks. The state of our industry is no joke
IMG_7779
March 15 2018
I often have talked about stubborn farmers who make less than desirable patients. My late father never sought medical care
180309_HDN-AB-cartoon
March 9 2018
When you laugh, the whole body relaxes. Lyndy Phillips said that one minute of laughter boosts the immune system for 24 hours.
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March 8 2018
My dad and I have been writing for the Hoard’s Dairyman blog together as a team for a while now
Chipped Plates
March 7 2018
Most days I can sit down and just crank out an article for you. But this time, I’m not going to lie, I have hit a block so hard I think it left a mark
calculator
March 6 2018
Across the country America’s dairy farmers are sitting down to kitchen tables and making tough choices
HDN_ER-cows
March 2 2018
Holstein USA’s Holstein America series showcases the passion dairy farmers have for their Holstein cattle