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How Dairy Supports Heart Health
Did you know that your heart is the hardest working muscle in your body? Taking care of your heart health matters! One way to show love to your heart is by choosing low fat or [Read More …]
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Checkoff’s Partnership with General Mills Sparking Innovation
As the dairy checkoff’s partnership lead for General Mills, my role is to foster a relationship that fuels dairy innovation. Our mission is clear: we aim to introduce new dairy products that excite consumers and [Read More …]
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Essential steps to safely transport heifers off-site
Rearing replacement heifers requires a significant investment of money — the second largest expense on a dairy after feed — and time to develop them into productive cows. Many dairies are turning to off-site facilities [Read More …]
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What to wear and how to stay safe working in the cold
Winter continues to bring cold weather challenges for the agricultural community — no holiday hours or closures. Farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses do what needs to be done no matter the conditions. “Many of us have [Read More …]
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Introducing Net Merit 2025
The Lifetime Net Merit (NM$) index ranks dairy animals based on their combined genetic merit for economically important traits. NM$ combines economic values for 12 individual traits plus five composite subindexes into a single [Read More …]
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What If We Changed Our Approach?
I was recently reading an article by Charles Hugh Smith entitled “Five Themes Will Decide This Decade.” Frankly, it was scary to read these themes, but he may be correct. In the article, he listed [Read More …]
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Milk per Cow Increases Throughout Dairy Industry
Milk per cow is increasing and with that, producer revenue per cow is increasing. Chart I shows the rate of growth for milk per cow. The increasing rate is currently 0.7% annually. The prior post [Read More …]
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What’s New for Agronomic Weed Control in 2025
New herbicide products, label updates, and industry news about weed management are highlighted in the article. Below is the annual overview of newer herbicide products. As in the recent past, there are no new herbicide [Read More …]
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Are you listening to your cows?
Four questions to ask yourself to better understand what your cows and data are telling you. Comfortable cows are generally healthier, more productive and less stressed – and it’s no secret that cow comfort directly [Read More …]
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Agricultural Land: To Own or To Rent?
In 2022, 39% of agricultural land was rented – a proportion that has remained relatively stable for over 50 years. When deciding how to acquire land, rising farm real estate values can be a valuable asset or [Read More …]
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Ensure Heifers Thrive During Cold Weather
Dairy cattle, especially younger dairy animals, can be affected by cold stress, too. This article will focus on dairy heifers between post-weaning to calving age. When it comes to the weather and dairy animals, we [Read More …]
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Can I Refinance a Land Loan?
In short, yes, you can refinance a land loan! Refinancing offers an opportunity to lower your interest rate, adjust loan terms, and more. That being said, this process can vary depending on the type [Read More …]
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New technology tracks dairy cows for improved health and productivity
Researchers develop a method to track dairy cows across a barn with multi-camera systems, improving accuracy As dairy farmers dwindle every year, the demand for high-quality milk remains steadfast, driving a surge in dairy farming. [Read More …]
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Checkoff’s Recipe Strategy Keeps Dairy in Season Year-Around
The holiday season is synonymous with family gatherings, traditions and plenty of food. But here’s another thing that’s always in season: increased butter sales. Butter traditionally enjoys a strong presence in November and December, accounting [Read More …]
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DairyBusiness News Top Stories of 2024
2024 is over and a lot happened. DairyBusiness News remains committed to provide daily important and relevant news to dairy producers to help make the best decision during these trying times. We look forward to [Read More …]
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Benefits of High-Oleic Plenish Soybeans
Optimize Your Dairy Feed with the SoyRoaster Since 1979, A.N. Martin Systems has been working alongside farmers, providing reliable grain handling and storage solutions. Now, we’re bringing that same dedication to the dairy industry with [Read More …]
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34th Butter Sculpture Unveiled: “From Moo to Marvel: Dairy Cows Power Pennsylvania”
Dairy cows step into the spotlight as nature’s superheroes, producing wholesome milk while helping to power Pennsylvania communities with renewable energy. American Dairy Association North East and Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program, in collaboration with the [Read More …]
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USDA Rule Change to Federal Order Pricing- PART II
The prior post covered Class III milk pricing changes resulting from the recently approved new USDA formulas. This post will cover the impact on Class IV milk for butter. In this post, the values of Class IV [Read More …]
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What’s in Your Future?
Today, we hear a lot about the advent of automation in our business operations, especially with the introduction of Artificial Intelligence and other new technology. I find it interesting that Warren Bennis, professor of business [Read More …]
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Wisconsin Producer Wins Dairy First Award for Leadership in Milk Quality and Animal Well-being
Kristin Quist of Minglewood Inc. in Deer Park, Wisconsin, was honored for her dedication to dairy excellence. Boehringer Ingelheim has announced Kristin Quist of Deer Park, Wisconsin, as the 2024 Dairy First Award winner. Each [Read More …]
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USDA Rule Change to Federal Order Pricing- PART III
The prior two posts, Part I and Part II covered Class III and Class IV milk price changes when the new USDA formulas are implemented. This post will cover the impact on Class I milk, the second largest category [Read More …]
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Feeding America while using less – or different – water is a dairy priority
Water scarcity continues to be one of the biggest topics of discussion around our state. But water needs are very different in each region of the state. San Antonio and far South Texas need additional [Read More …]
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EPA’s New Plan to Mitigate Pesticide Runoff and Drift
What You Need to Know: Start planning for forthcoming changes to herbicide labels Changes to herbicide labels are coming in the next few years, which will be based on the Environmental Protection Agency’s recently released [Read More …]
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EPA publishes draft air emission models for dairy operations
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Nov. 19 published draft air emission models and emission factors for dairy, swine and poultry operations. These models come on the heels of preliminary draft models that were issued [Read More …]
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Checkoff’s Pizza Strategy Finding Success in Indonesia, Japan
It can be a little mind boggling to consider that about 95% of the world’s population lives outside of the United States. This presents – literally – a world of opportunity for the dairy checkoff. [Read More …]
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“This cow monitoring system pays for itself”
Stephen Mast shares his experiences and ROI When asked what his favorite CowManager feature is, Stephen Mast emphatically says it’s the ability to know what to expect from his cows before he even arrives at [Read More …]
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Cow Care is Our Self-Care
When your dairy herd isn’t where it should be due to health, production or reproduction issues, your stress levels likely increase. Chances are, you’re not yourself when you’re stressed. You may lose sleep, forget things [Read More …]
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Brooke L. Rollins, from Texas, to serve as the 33rd United States Secretary of Agriculture
Statement from President Donald J. Trump: It is my Great Honor to nominate Brooke L. Rollins, from the Great State of Texas, to serve as the 33rd United States Secretary of Agriculture. Brooke was on [Read More …]
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Conservation Practices Not a One-Size-Fits-All
Any conservation discussion will include cover cropping and conservation tillage use at the forefront. According to the 2022 Census of Agriculture, conservation tillage, including no-till, is used on 53% of America’s cropland, making it the most-used [Read More …]
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What Do I Do Now?
A lot of businesses, especially in the dairy industry, have run into cash flow problems during the past 18 months. Of course, this has also put negative pressure on their working capital position, i.e. the [Read More …]