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Chocolate milk a top post-workout food
A new list from AskMen.com shows the top 10 best foods to eat after working out. Chocolate milk tops this list, and another dairy item is also suggested.
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Another reason for adults to drink milk
Drinking milk helps adults keep their waistlines trim, according to a new study.
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Phosphagenics, USDA to collaborate on mastitis research
Australian drug delivery technology company Phosphagenics Limited will collaborate with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service to develop and trial products targeting the serious bacterial infection mastitis in dairy cows.
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Penn State Dairy Team schedules “Tools for Teams” webinars
Penn State’s Extension Dairy Team has scheduled five “Tools for Teams” webinars designed for members of dairy advisory teams to provide in-depth information on using whole farm and management tools to achieve maximum profitability.
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Consider using a tedder to minimize forage drying time
One of the most important factors in the cutting and harvesting of forages is minimizing drying time. With the unpredictable weather patterns farmers experience, getting forage crops cut and quickly harvested must be done efficiently.
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Will this summer be a repeat of 2012?
Last year’s oppressive heat wave and drought won’t be forgotten any time soon, and this year’s summer will likely be another scorcher for much of the country.
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What do dairy exports mean for Minnesota?
Consider the following. World population will grow exponentially. With high economic growth in emerging countries, animal-based diets will increase in importance.
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Drop in U.S. underground water levels has accelerated
Water levels in U.S. aquifers, the vast underground storage areas tapped for agriculture, energy and human consumption, between 2000 and 2008 dropped at a rate that was almost three times as great as any time during the 20th century, U.S. officials said on Monday.
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Farmland values: Not falling but not accelerating as fast
Soft landings are desired by airline travelers and economists. But in the case of farmland values, a soft landing is much more preferable than the bursting of some bubble.
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Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
Agriculture may be a dangerous industry, but on the latest ranking of dangerous jobs from Bankrate, Inc., agriculture is overshadowed by seven other risky professions.
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Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast
Drier weather last week gave farmers the opportunity they needed to make up for lost time. After struggling for weeks against the wetter weather, they were able to get 71 percent of the corn in the ground.
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