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Influential Dairy Leaders Awarded World Dairy Expo Recognition Awards
Influential Dairy Leaders Awarded World Dairy Expo Recognition Awards

World Dairy Expo is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2024 Expo Recognition Awards. These individuals have made remarkable contributions to the dairy industry and their communities.

Turns Out "Liquid Gold” May Not Be Gold At All
Turns Out "Liquid Gold” May Not Be Gold At All

The best-quality colostrum is thick, creamy, and has a beautiful golden color, right? Not necessarily, according to Danish veterinarian and researcher Hanne Skovsgaard Pedersen.

What’s the Best Route to Mimicking Transition Milk?
What’s the Best Route to Mimicking Transition Milk?

Numerous studies have now shown that feeding colostrum replacer to mimic transition milk has beneficial effects for preweaned calves.

Overcoming Adversity Pushes Greatness
Overcoming Adversity Pushes Greatness

Farm kids have learned to quickly survey what needs to be done and take the lead to get it done. No questions asked. This is one reason farm kids stand out. They have learned to get tough during tough times.

Who “Nose” When a Calf is Getting Sick?
Who “Nose” When a Calf is Getting Sick?

If you want to stay ahead of calf health and catch sickness in its earliest stage, University of Minnesota Graduate Student Abbigail Prins offers a handy detection tip.

Know Your Business Pressures, Trends And Actions For Big Breakthroughs
Know Your Business Pressures, Trends And Actions For Big Breakthroughs

Mark Faust outlines a simple formula to improve profitability and create more value for you and the customer.

Robotic Technology Helps These Dairies Become Better
Robotic Technology Helps These Dairies Become Better

Smart farming robotic technology is all in the name of cow comfort, efficiency and productivity. 

Here is What Apple's Formula Could Mean for Dairy Technology
Here is What Apple's Formula Could Mean for Dairy Technology

As dairy tech continues to mature, new solutions must be designed with a keen focus on user experience, taking cues from Apple's strategy.

Facial Recognition Technology Meets the Cattle Industry
Facial Recognition Technology Meets the Cattle Industry

If you’ve flown internationally recently, you may have had a first-hand experience with facial recognition software.Now that technology has found its way to the dairy parlor.

Wearable Technology is Not Just for People
Wearable Technology is Not Just for People

By integrating complex biosensors technology onto our farms, we are now capable of knowing more about our cows' bodies than ever before.

Digester Success: It’s All in the Details
Digester Success: It’s All in the Details

The overall benefits an effective digester system can bring to a farm and community are well worth the labor-intensive attention to detail.

A Round Up of Inspiring Dairy Women Stories on International Women’s Day
A Round Up of Inspiring Dairy Women Stories on International Women’s Day

As we celebrate International Women’s Day, I think of the many strong dairy women we have working on farms all across this great nation. For all of you farm girls out there, continue to shine bright.

Flavored Milk Promotes Successful Sale Results at Kwik Trip
Flavored Milk Promotes Successful Sale Results at Kwik Trip

Three flavored milk campaigns helped drive over 800,000 incremental pounds of milk sales at one of America's fastest growing convenience stores.

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Navigating Dairy Revenue Protection: Essential Considerations When Choosing Your DRP Insurance Agent
Navigating Dairy Revenue Protection: Essential Considerations When Choosing Your DRP Insurance Agent

2023 was a challenging year for dairy producers, navigating economic struggles and uncertainties.

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Track Star Dairy Farmer Sets New Race Record Just One Year After Giving Birth
Track Star Dairy Farmer Sets New Race Record Just One Year After Giving Birth

Just weeks after breaking her own record for the U.S. women’s indoor mile, Purrier St. Pierre, a dairy farmer turned track star, won the women’s 3,000-meter race at the World Athletics Indoor Championship.

Dairy Feed Co-products: The Ultimate Recycling Story
Dairy Feed Co-products: The Ultimate Recycling Story

It's a secret that needs to be shared - Dairy cows can take the “leftovers” of human food and fiber processing and turn them into high-quality protein.

Take a Buddy with You to the Bunker
Take a Buddy with You to the Bunker

Feed-out of new-crop corn silage has begun on most dairies, and it appears this crop may be more prone than normal to silage collapses.

The Evolution of Milk Fever Mitigation
The Evolution of Milk Fever Mitigation

A significant body of research now indicates that keeping phosphorus low in the pre-fresh ration has a positive effect on blood calcium levels. 

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Navigating manure regulations: where do you start?
Navigating manure regulations: where do you start?

Nearly all manure management is subject to regulations. Managing these regulations isn’t simple, but this roadmap helps make it easier.

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Facility Focus: The Best Way to Better Manage Group Maternity Pens for Calmer Calvings

Though maternity pens can sometimes feel chaotic to manage, there are additional ways to help minimize stress and create a calmer calving environment for both cow and calf.

White House Shines Spotlight on Healthy School Milk Commitment
White House Shines Spotlight on Healthy School Milk Commitment

The Healthy School Milk Commitment is a pledge by 37 school milk processor to provide healthy, nutritious school milk options with no more than 10 grams of added sugar per 8 fluid ounce serving.

How a Barn Fire and Lost Processor Forced This Dairy to Make Big Changes
How a Barn Fire and Lost Processor Forced This Dairy to Make Big Changes

One thing adversity teaches us is how to persevere. Dig deeper. Plow harder. At least this is what dairy farmer, Todd Benedict, has learned when he faced two nightmare situations—a barn fire and losing his milk market.

Georgia Dairy Farmer Teaches NBA Superstars, Including Charles Barkley, How to Milk a Cow by Hand
Georgia Dairy Farmer Teaches NBA Superstars, Including Charles Barkley, How to Milk a Cow by Hand

NBA superstars Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith learned how to hand milk a cow on live television thanks to a Madison, Georgia dairy farm, Big Sandy Creek Farm.

Remembering Words of Wisdom from My Late Father on His 84th Birthday
Remembering Words of Wisdom from My Late Father on His 84th Birthday

Happy heavenly birthday to my father, Bob. He would also have said that all of you, too, have found success, as you are part of the 2% club that is feeding the world.

Professional Dairy Producers Annual Business Meeting Set for March 13-14
Professional Dairy Producers Annual Business Meeting Set for March 13-14

The Professional Dairy Producers Annual Business Meeting is set for March 13-14 in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. Dairy farm owners and managers can expect a lot of networking opportunities.

Leaders in Ag: Rena Striegel Shares Her Thoughts on Leading With Intention
Leaders in Ag: Rena Striegel Shares Her Thoughts on Leading With Intention

Are leaders made or born? “Some people are more naturally disposed to being leaders, but it doesn’t mean they’re good at it. To be a really good leader, you're made into one through intention and exposure," she says.

Four Steps Veterinarians Can Take To Help Producers Transition To Beef-On-Dairy
Four Steps Veterinarians Can Take To Help Producers Transition To Beef-On-Dairy

Beef-on-dairy numbers in the U.S. will reach up to 5 million head – roughly 15% of the cattle harvested annually – as early as 2026. The sexed-and-beef model of production will play a prominent role in the process.

Your Mental Health Toolbox: How To Recognize The Warning Signs
Your Mental Health Toolbox: How To Recognize The Warning Signs

It’s important the friends, family, and business professionals close to farmers are prepared and able to effectively communicate in a mental health crisis.

How Family Farm Perks Can Create Lifetime Conflict
How Family Farm Perks Can Create Lifetime Conflict

Sometimes a family business's perks can be abused or expanded over time until it creates conflict.

Young Dairy Leaders Find Their ‘Ah-ha’ Moment to Advocate for Our Great Industry
Young Dairy Leaders Find Their ‘Ah-ha’ Moment to Advocate for Our Great Industry

An ‘ah-ha’ moment when young leaders realize the power within themselves to advocate for the dairy industry often unfolds at the Holstein Foundation’s Young Dairy Leaders Institute (YDLI). This year was no exception.

Why Farmers Are Protesting In Europe
Why Farmers Are Protesting In Europe

Farmers are protesting across the European Union, saying they are facing rising costs and taxes, red tape, excessive environmental rules and competition from cheap food imports.

Love for Dairy Farmers
Love for Dairy Farmers

All I can say is God bless American dairy farmers. You work hard despite the hardships that come your way. We need dairy farmers to continue to push forward to produce nutritious dairy products to feed the world.

New Indoor Feed Centers Planned in California
New Indoor Feed Centers Planned in California

California’s Central Valley will soon be home to a new model in dairy feed production: indoor feed centers.

Your Mental Health Matters
Your Mental Health Matters

Two farmers speak up on the importance of addressing stress.

Vermont Dairy Farmer Sets New American Record in Track and Field
Vermont Dairy Farmer Sets New American Record in Track and Field

Elle Purrier St. Pierre was fired and fueled to become the best version of herself. The Vermont dairy farmer recently broke her own U.S. record in the women’s indoor mile at a race in New York City.

Farm Kids Make Good Athletes
Farm Kids Make Good Athletes

I encourage you to look at the star players on teams, and when you get to know more about them, more times than not, you’ll learn they learned all they needed to excel in sports from growing up on a farm.  

The Plywood Guide (And 6 Other Helpful Calf Barn Tips)
The Plywood Guide (And 6 Other Helpful Calf Barn Tips)

Whether you’re building a new calf barn or retrofitting an existing structure, there are measures that can be taken to ensure the best possible calf comfort, welfare, and health.

DCHA Heads West for 2024 Conference
DCHA Heads West for 2024 Conference

It’s almost time for the Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s 2024 Annual Conference, and this year the organization heads to a western location in Westminster, Colo. for the 3-day event.

BVDV-Resistant Calf Created Through Gene Editing
BVDV-Resistant Calf Created Through Gene Editing

Gene editing has been used experimentally to produce polled calves and calves with lighter-colored haircoats. Now, USDA researchers, have produced a calf with reduced susceptibility to bovine viral diarrhea virus.

Checkoff Introduces New Hot Chocolate Milk Program to Schools
Checkoff Introduces New Hot Chocolate Milk Program to Schools

Nothing beats a cup of hot chocolate to help shake off winter’s chill. That’s why a dairy checkoff partnership is putting hot chocolate milk into the hands of students during a pilot program.

The Microbiome: The Next Big Frontier in Cattle Improvement
The Microbiome: The Next Big Frontier in Cattle Improvement

Is there a drug-free way to improve cattle health, feed utilization, reproductive efficiency, and environmental impact, all at the prenatal level? Researchers at North Dakota State University think so.

Shatto Rolls Out Signature Milk Flavor Celebrating Chief's Remarkable Success. Hint, It's A Smash Hit!
Shatto Rolls Out Signature Milk Flavor Celebrating Chief's Remarkable Success. Hint, It's A Smash Hit!

Shatto Milk has created its own swag line that includes, “Mahomes Dairy Cow.” Their flagship cow, Casey, has been transitioned into looking like the Kansas City Chief’s quarterback, Patrick Mahomes.

Foremost Farms USA Announces New CFO Brenda Dehart
Foremost Farms USA Announces New CFO Brenda Dehart

As Foremost Farms welcomes Brenda Dehart, it bids farewell to its current CFO Bob Bascom, who has announced his retirement.

Cows Have Personalities, Too
Cows Have Personalities, Too

Anyone who works with cows is bound to have “favorite” and “least favorite” based on their dispositions. Those personality traits appear to influence behaviors that can affect their health, well-being, and productivity.

Liver Biopsies Can Reveal Nutrition-Health Links
Liver Biopsies Can Reveal Nutrition-Health Links

Taken periodically on specific groups of animals, liver biopsies can identify nutritional imbalances that can lead to health and performance problems.

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Act with greater precision. Gain greater reproductive efficiency. All with SenseHub Dairy monitoring
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Just over five years ago, Hancock took control of the breeding program at Prairie View Dairy in Muleshoe, Texas. He found that changes needed to be made — fast.

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Spilled Milk, Empty Buckets and Hungry Calves
Spilled Milk, Empty Buckets and Hungry Calves

Balancing life can often feel a lot like balancing buckets of milk. Hear how one farmer changed his perspective and metaphorically learned to carry few buckets for a more meaningful and less stressed life.

Climate and Tech Expected to Affect Ag Most This Year
Climate and Tech Expected to Affect Ag Most This Year

Steve Cubbage provides insights on the five areas expected to have the biggest impact on agriculture this year.

4 Ways To Take Control Of Your Succession Plan: Top Producer Summit Pre-Conference Workshop
4 Ways To Take Control Of Your Succession Plan: Top Producer Summit Pre-Conference Workshop

Use the topics and tools included in The DIRTT Project to jump-start the succession planning process for your operation whether you are just beginning or need to get on track.

New Dairy Cattle Nutrition Model Coming From Cornell Soon
New Dairy Cattle Nutrition Model Coming From Cornell Soon

For the past 13 years, Cornell researchers have been developing the latest, highly anticipated CNCPS version 7.