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Nov. 21 2024
To support the November Hoard’s Dairyman webinar where the University of Illinois’ Mike Hutjens gave his annual crop quality review, let’s take a look at two unexpected outcomes of the...
Nov. 21 2024
Let’s be honest: our heifers usually get the short end of the stick when it comes to housing
Nov. 14 2024
Pregnant women are expected to eat foods that will benefit the child as it begins to grow and develop inside the womb. The same concept goes for dairy cattle, too
Nov. 14 2024
On November 12, USDA released its final decision on the Federal Milk Market Order (FMMO) reform process that started back in 2023
Nov. 14 2024
We all put out little fires every day at work and at home. The role of the Dairy Communications Management Team is to quell fires before the dairy industry gets burned
Nov. 14 2024
It is hard to go anywhere in the field crops or dairy world without hearing about biologicals
Nov. 7 2024
U.S. trade policy has changed significantly since the United States last passed a new free trade agreement (FTA), all the way back in 2011
Nov. 7 2024
If butterfat levels were tracked using a grade point average (GPA), the U.S. dairy industry would earn its very first 4.0-plus butterfat grade point rating in 2024
Nov. 7 2024
As beef prices reach new heights, beef-on-dairy breeding in the dairy industry shows no signs of slowing
Nov. 7 2024
Phosphorus feeding levels for transition cows has been a topic of discussion for some time now as our previous standards have been challenged with new research
Oct. 31 2024
While dairy farmers may be considering sustainability-focused solutions such as cover cropping, conservation tillage, and best management practices for manure application and manure-based products, a key...
Oct. 31 2024
In the U.S., 97% of households buy cheese, 93% purchase butter, 92% buy milk, and 82% purchase yogurt
Oct. 31 2024
In our industry, we often use the terms “diet” and “ration” interchangeably
Oct. 31 2024
The first official confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle in the state of California came in the second half of August
Oct. 24 2024
The Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program is a “safety net” program supported by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, also known as the farm bill
Oct. 24 2024
With our increasingly challenging climate and precipitation patterns, tile drainage has become more important than ever for farms to minimize the annual variation in yield and quality of field crops and...
Oct. 24 2024
More than $7 billion worth of new dairy processing facilities will be opening their doors in the coming years
Oct. 24 2024
Dry cow protocols have largely been standardized throughout the last few decades
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