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June 26 2025
Among the many timing-based variables of a dairy operation, dry period is one with load-bearing potential for production, and one that farmers can have some actual control over
June 26 2025
Dairy is the largest aisle in the grocery store and sold $77.8 billion worth of products last year, according to Circana sales data
June 26 2025
Lately, it seems like threats to agriculture are changing in shape and size
June 19 2025
Strategic substitution of nutrients using alternative feedstuffs provides an opportunity to create a least-cost ration while meeting the needs of the herd
June 19 2025
With the thermometer spiking and a long summer ahead, dairy farmers are on the alert for heat stress
June 19 2025
There are three parties in the dairy market: producers, processors, and consumers. It has long been decided that none of these groups should be responsible for setting milk prices
June 12 2025
Over the past 25 years, U.S. dairy markets have undergone seismic shifts that have raised new important questions around dairy nutrition and economics
June 12 2025
The University of Minnesota’s Morris dairy farm staff recently conducted their annual whole-herd milk enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) testing for Johne’s disease, a paratuberculosis...
June 12 2025
While U.S. dairy export volume was down slightly this April when compared to the same time last year, multiple high-value product and ingredient areas showed significant growth
June 5 2025
As farms grow, rotary parlors have become more common on dairy farms, and their efficiency is directly tied to three factors, according to Miner Institute’s President, Heather Dann. These have been...
June 5 2025
DAIRY producers in all 11 Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMO) ratified recent changes to the milk pricing system. In general, these changes will go into effect June 1, 2025, but the advanced prices became...
June 5 2025
For years, consumers have heard the same message: Stay away from whole milk dairy foods to protect your heart. That advice came from the idea that saturated fat — like the kind in dairy foods —...
May 29 2025
Machine learning has monopolized the dairy tech-talk spotlight for years — in fact, a 2020 article in the Journal of Dairy Science on precision dairy monitoring technologies (PDMT) noted that such...
May 29 2025
Fulfilling their curiosity with on-farm experiments is a highlight for farmers. Driven by observing their working environment daily, farmers perform tests while seeking solutions and improvements, becoming...
May 29 2025
The first 42 days of a dairy calf’s life have been well researched but are still not yet well understood. Microbial protein from the rumen microflora offers a nearly perfect balance of all 10 essential...
May 22 2025
A hoof condition that has been nearly eradicated from the cow population is now showing up in heifers
May 22 2025
The National FFA Organization has announced an addition to their endorsed Career and Leadership Development events: The Hoard’s Dairyman Cow Judging Contest
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