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Dec. 19 2024
During the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, businesses and consumers are looking for convenient ways to show their appreciation to clients, friends, and family
Dec. 19 2024
U.S. whey prices have been rising, with dry whey on the CME spot market breaking above 70 cents per pound ($1,540 per metric ton) in early December and whey protein isolate (WPI) now at record high prices...
Dec. 19 2024
As other countries have put new rules and regulations into place regarding calf transport, the question is not why, but when could the U.S. add such transportation guidelines
Dec. 19 2024
Every five years, USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services undergo the process of updating the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Dec. 12 2024
Amid the holiday season, there is plenty of butter, cheese, dips, and whips flying off the grocery store shelves, much to the delight of dairy farmers across the country during this period of peak dairy...
Dec. 12 2024
School cafeterias are a gateway for millions of United States schoolchildren to receive access to nourishing meals that include fruits, vegetables, and dairy foods
Dec. 12 2024
As cows are fed different rations based upon stage of life, they are also grouped according to age
Dec. 12 2024
Dairy cows consume by-product feeds, many farmers reuse water or manure, and milk processing results in a wide range of delicious and nutritious food items and ingredients
Dec. 5 2024
We deal with lameness among our lactating cows more than we would like
Dec. 5 2024
Feed represents the largest cost on most dairy farms, and tremendous resources have been invested in studying ways to improve the feed efficiency of lactating dairy cows
Dec. 5 2024
Double ovsynch has remained one of the best tools to submit cows to first insemination for full timed artificial insemination (FTAI) since its inception
Dec. 5 2024
At 661 pounds per capita, dairy product consumption last year moved to levels not seen since Dwight Eisenhower was serving his second term as U.S. president in 1959
Nov. 28 2024
As we inch toward the brink of winter, we are often reminded once the first cold temperatures hit of all the tasks we need to accomplish on the farm before the snow flies
Nov. 28 2024
One way to frame sustainability, whether we are talking about it from an economic, environmental, or social perspective, is to discuss efficiency
Nov. 28 2024
As the world population continues to grow, farmers are faced with the synonymous demand of producing more with less
Nov. 28 2024
For several years, raw milk advocacy has been trickling into the mainstream
Nov. 21 2024
“Employee performance is the Achille’s heel of our industry,” said Robert Hagevoort during the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council Annual Meeting held last week in Arlington, Texas
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. 21 2024
Hydration is one of many benefits dairy milk delivers that people may not think about, thanks to its 90% water composition and electrolytes
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