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What Will Be Next for New Dairy Technology
What Will Be Next for New Dairy Technology

What are some of the hot new forms of technology dairy will likely see in the future?

Aidan Connolly
Education
Two Reasons Why You Need to Revisit Your Biosecurity Plan
Two Reasons Why You Need to Revisit Your Biosecurity Plan

Reevaluating and implementing biosecurity protocols can help ease anxieties about commingling cattle.

Derek Nolan
Education
A Dairy Growth Mindset
A Dairy Growth Mindset

The downturn dairy economy makes it difficult to plan for growth. We have to remind ourselves that future plans don’t have to be yes or no, sometimes the answer is simply not yet.

Karen Bohnert
Business
Calf Values Soar, Springer Prices Remain Steady
Calf Values Soar, Springer Prices Remain Steady

The national shortage of dairy replacement heifers is beginning to bear out more distinctly in heifer prices.

Maureen Hanson
Labor
How To Develop an Easy Organizational Chart for Farm Employees
How To Develop an Easy Organizational Chart for Farm Employees

Managing a farm is no easy job. Managing people – in some cases – is even more stressful.

Taylor Leach
Education
Celebrating Dairy Farm Moms: Strength, Sacrifice, and Sweetness
Celebrating Dairy Farm Moms: Strength, Sacrifice, and Sweetness

In the spirit of Mother's Day, I joined Peggy Coffeen, the host of the UpLevel Dairy Podcast for a conversation that serves as a heartfelt tribute to the unsung heroes of the agriculture world—dairy farm moms.

Karen Bohnert
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Opinions

Nevil Speer
Nevil Speer
Speer: Day-Old Calves Cost How Much…?

Prices for day-old beef-X-dairy (BXD) calves are often surprisingly high. But what used to be a highly discounted after-thought (straight dairy calves) is rapidly transforming into a meaningful source of production.

Jennifer Shike
Jennifer Shike
Animal Activists Are Waging War in Your Backyard

As I approached the site of my first animal activist rally, I kept my distance. I watched two people beside a small megaphone and a bag, checking their phones constantly. I leaned in anticipating what would happen next.

Guest Commentary
Guest Commentary
Extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is Good for American Farmers

On Jan. 1, 2023, the percentage immediately deductible through bonus depreciation (a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) went from 100% to 80%. It will continue dropping by 20% each year until it reaches zero.

Greg Henderson
Greg Henderson
A Girl, a Goat and the Law: The Shasta County, CA, Boondoggle

How fair officials and the local sheriff, both unencumbered by intelligence, tarnished your image as a livestock producer and created a public relations disaster.