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Taylor Leach

Assistant Editor of Dairy

Taylor Leach is the Assistant Editor of Dairy Herd Management and Milk Business Quarterly, blending her background in journalism and dairy farming. Raised on a dairy farm in Kansas, she now farms in Wisconsin with her husband. She is actively involved in cattle showing and agricultural advocacy.

Latest Stories

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Dairy Business News

First Case of Avian Flu Detected in Wisconsin Dairy Herd

Officials have confirmed the first case of highly pathogenic avian flu in a Wisconsin dairy herd.

December 14, 2025 01:39 PM

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Dairy Production

Next Year’s Silage Season Starts Now

Choosing the right hybrids and learning from last year’s harvest can set up a stronger silage season.

December 14, 2025 07:34 AM

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Education

Founding CEO of Dairy Farmers of America Passes

Gary Hanman, founding CEO of Dairy Farmers of America since its creation in 1998, has recently passed, leaving a lasting mark on the cooperative and the dairy industry.

December 12, 2025 10:39 AM

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Clean Energy

Education

One of America’s Largest Dairy RNG Projects Begins Delivering Fuel to the Pipeline

Clean Energy has begun injecting renewable natural gas from its new South Fork Dairy facility in Texas into the interstate pipeline, turning manure from 16,000 cows into low-carbon fuel.

December 09, 2025 01:40 PM

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Dairy Business News

Bridging the Beef-on-Dairy Divide

As beef-on-dairy becomes more of the standard, disconnects between dairies and feedlots continue to challenge collaboration and performance.

December 04, 2025 01:08 PM

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News

Cyber Attacks Are the New Threat Creeping Onto Dairy Farms

Dairy farmers are facing a growing layer of digital risk.

December 03, 2025 10:39 AM

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Dairy Production

Walmart Opens New Milk Processing Plant in Georgia

Walmart opened its second U.S.-owned milk processing facility in Valdosta, Ga., a $350-million plant supplying milk to more than 650 Southeast stores.

December 02, 2025 04:20 PM

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Dairy Production

Insider Strategy Tips for Top Performing Producers

Three dairymen at the MILK Business Conference explain how steady, intentional decisions around people, technology and key metrics are helping their farms stay competitive and resilient.

December 02, 2025 02:21 PM

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News

Siring Success: One California Farm’s Approach to Better Beef-on-Dairy Calves

How this California operation is turning genetics and data into profits by raising higher performing beef-on-dairy calves with its own Angus bulls.

December 01, 2025 02:00 PM

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Dairy Business News

BelGioioso to Invest $23 Million in New York Facilities

BelGioioso is expanding its New York plants, increasing its use of New York-sourced milk by about 100 million lb. annually.

November 26, 2025 11:24 AM

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Dairy Production

Consumers Care More About Dairy’s Water Story

Dairy farmers are learning that managing water efficiently and sharing how they do it is increasingly important to consumers.

November 26, 2025 08:33 AM

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Education

A Good Coat for a Better Start

A calf jacket can make winter easier but only if you know how to manage them.

November 25, 2025 11:43 AM

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Education

Be Careful Before You Make the Switch from Replacer to Whole Milk

Switching from milk replacer to whole milk can make financial sense, but it requires careful planning and management.

November 24, 2025 03:52 PM

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Policy

Whole Milk Returns? Unanimous Senate Vote a Big Win for Schools and Dairy

The Senate’s approval of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act could soon give schools the option to serve whole and 2% milk again.

November 20, 2025 03:20 PM

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Education

Athian Delivers $18 Million to Farmers for Emissions-Reducing Practices

Athian has paid dairy farmers $18 million since 2024 for emissions-reducing practices, linking on-farm improvements with food companies to track and reward measurable sustainability.

November 20, 2025 12:14 PM

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