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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.

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Education
The Danger of Dehydrated Calves
As the thermometer climbs, farmers are eager to make sure their fans and sprinklers are running to keep lactating and dry cows cool. But just like adult cows, calves are also challenged by hot weather.
June 04, 2021 11:23 AM
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The boards of directors from Select Sires Inc. and five local member cooperatives have voted to unite the federation to become Select Sires Cooperative Inc.
Dairy Business News
Cooperative Unification Could be on the Horizon for Select Sires Inc.
The boards of directors from Select Sires Inc. and five local member cooperatives have voted to unite the federation to become Select Sires Cooperative Inc.
June 02, 2021 01:37 PM
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With three separate facilities to run, the business decisions to make at Breeze Dairy Group are never-ending. Therefore, having an elite management team is a must.
Dairy Business News
Five Families. Three Locations. One Sustainable Partnership
Breeze Dairy Group has proven that managing three dairy operations doesn’t mean the challenges of managing an individual dairy are tripled.
June 02, 2021 10:19 AM
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Policy
USMCA Dispute Settlement Case Could Enforce Dairy Market Obligations in Canada
The U.S. is challenging Canada’s allocation of dairy tariff-rate quotas (TRQs), specifically the set-aside of a percentage of each dairy TRQ exclusively for Canadian processors.
May 25, 2021 04:15 PM
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Rottinghaus Holstein Farm is located in Seneca, Kansas, where they milk 480-cows in a herringbone parlor along with four robotic milkers.
Dairy Production
Parlor Talk: What’s the Biggest Challenge You Face Raising Your Own Replacements
What is the biggest challenge you face raising your own replacements?
May 21, 2021 05:00 AM
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One Holstein sire born in 1962, Pawnee Farm Arlinda Chief, sired 16,000 daughters, 500,000 great-granddaughters, and more than 2 million great-granddaughters.
Dairy Production
Creating the Perfect Cow of the Future
The cow of today may not be the cow you want to milk in the future. As standards change and technology improves, your ideal cow could look very different overtime.
May 20, 2021 11:23 AM
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The system can be set with temperature alert levels that will trigger SMS alarms if heating exceeds the pre-set temperature threshold.
Education
Take a Better Hay Sample with These 8 Tips
Whether your sampling square bales, round bales or baleage, it’s important to keep these eight tips in mind in order to get accurate quality predictions.
May 20, 2021 10:08 AM
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Delivering consistent, high-quality colostrum to your calves is essential to any calf management program.
Education
The Pros and Cons of Using a Colostrum Replacer
Prepackaged colostrum replacers are an easy way to quickly feed colostrum to a newborn calf. However, while they do come with many benefits, there are a few potential negative aspects of utilizing this nutritional tool.
May 19, 2021 12:38 PM
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Dairy Production
3 Things to Consider Before You Raise Dairy Steers
Dairy beef makes up approximately 20% of the fed cattle market.
May 03, 2021 12:16 PM
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Cheese price has been relatively flat for more than a year and can be compared to other years when the same was true. However, that does not mean the pattern will be repeated. There are many other factors that have an influence on milk prices.
Policy
Dairy Pride Act Reintroduced to Fight Back Against Non-Dairy Products
In an effort to stop the unfair practice of mislabeling non-dairy products as actual foods made from milk, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) are reintroducing the ‘DAIRY PRIDE’ Act.
April 26, 2021 09:08 AM
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Dairy Production
3 Tips to Ward Off Udder Edema
While udder edema is a common occurrence on dairies, there are several methods to help prevent it from happening.
April 21, 2021 02:03 PM
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Data from a recent Dairy Herd Management Pulse Poll shows that dairy producers are split nearly down the middle about traceability initiatives.
Dairy Business News
Dairy Pulse: Does the Cattle Industry Need a Nationwide Traceability System?
Data from a recent Dairy Herd Management Pulse Poll shows that dairy producers are split nearly down the middle about traceability initiatives.
April 20, 2021 12:01 PM
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Breakfast on the farm.
Dairy Production
Know the 3 “F’s” of Your Nutrition Program
Producers need to prioritize the three “F’s” in order to build an efficient nutrition program for their animals.
April 07, 2021 09:11 AM
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Milk Prices
A Look at U.S Dairy Exports
In 2020, the U.S dairy industry exported more than $6.5 billion of dairy products despite the Covid-19 pandemic. What will dairy exports look like in 2021?
April 05, 2021 02:16 PM
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Dairy Production
Do Silage Inoculants Offer Up a Return on Investment?
If silage is not properly preserved it can easily spoil, causing palatability to plummet and your feed bill to skyrocket.
April 05, 2021 10:58 AM
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