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Few people will pass up the opportunity to scoop up a refreshing bowl of ice cream. The ice cream industry is worth more than $10 billion and the average American consumer scarfs down 20 pounds of ice cream each year.
Sporting a vintage “got milk?” t-shirt while vacationing in Italy, celebrity Hailey Bieber garnished attention by Glamour magazine. This led Glamour to run an entire article talking about dairy’s Gen-Z reawakening.
Are you interested in being more effective in business and personal interactions? Are you tired of butting heads with that annoying person on your team? JD Fiechtner, DVM, shares tips to “Be Better Than Before.”
The Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin will remain home to World Dairy Expo through 2028.
Negativity breeds negativity, right? Remember that. But the same can be said about positivity. Positivity can grow if we choose it too. Flip a switch on your mind, that will turn up cheerfulness on the farm.
Recently, Ashley Hagenow traded in her rubber boots for heels as she was selected to serve as the 76th Alice in Dairyland. She will promote Wisconsin agriculture across the Badger State throughout the next year.
The heat is on, and calves feel it, too. Here are five strategies to help calves cope as summer sizzles on.
Everything about how you manage your cows circles back to accurate data.
Manure analysis can provide telling insights into what nutrients actually are being digested in a ration.
Pheasants Forever partners with local farmers, FFA chapter to create on-farm habitat for pollinators.
Areas in the upper Midwest, Mid-South and Mid-Atlantic are being impacted. The American Veterinary Medical Association says to monitor animals as well as people and take precautions to keep everyone safe.
Individually housed calves can take up to two days to find feed and water when they are first comingled with others at weaning.
Dangerous gases from manure, silage, and equipment pose a hazard – often unseen and potentially deadly – to dairy employees.
A popular Chinese herbal supplement is being evaluated as a potential feed additive to mitigate the effects of heat stress in dairy cattle.
You might say Shawn Saylor was regenerative before regenerative was cool. The Rockwood, Penn. dairy producer has used no-till farming methods for as long as he can remember.
Cheese lovers from coast to coast are rejoicing with the news that the “Grilled Cheese Burrito” has become a permanent item on Taco Bell’s menu.
Thermometers are boiling across the country as the heat of the summer sets in. Thankfully, July marks the start of National Ice Cream Month. Why not cool off with a scoop or two of your favorite flavor?
Calves and heifers aren’t as susceptible to heat stress as cows, but they do suffer from it to some degree, and their production is diminished as a result.
Dairy labor challenges will be a major focus of the 2023 Precision Dairy Conference, hosted by the University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences.
Gar-Lin Dairy Farm is thrilled to have Luke Bryan make his way back for the second straight year as a tour stop at their dairy farm in Eyota, Minn. Gar-Lin Dairy Farm will again host the show on Sept. 23, 2023.
Twenty years, Scott and I were married on our family dairy farm. It all goes by quickly, especially when you build a family and expanded a farm simultaneously. It’s all kind of a blur.
When Guy Fieri rolled into Kentucky to film his All-American Road Trip television hit earlier this year, he brought his whole entourage. They showcased Chaney’s Dairy Barn on their hit tv show.
The dairy cattle of the future may be more comfortable and less susceptible to heat stress thanks to genetic alterations to change the physical characteristics and color of their hair coats.
Starting on June 11, over-the-counter livestock antibiotics will no longer be available through traditional retail channels.
National enrollment in ag and related science majors at two-year institutions grew 41% in Fall 2021. The Community College Ag Advancement Act aims to give these students more industry opportunities.
Hear from three up-and-coming industry leaders about their roles, how they have evolved their skill sets and their advice for future leaders during the second session of the MILK Business Dialogues Webinar Series.
Tightening profit margins behoove growers to pay careful forage options, micronutrients, plant health and productivity. Partnering with agronomists, nutritionists and dairy advisors is an important piece of the puzzle.
According to a recent study, some cows don’t have the right personalities to click with robots.
Improving cow comfort by focusing on cow time management
The Institute for the Future predicts that nearly 85% of the jobs that today’s students will do in 2030 don’t exist yet, underscores how big of a task it is for colleges to prepare students for a changing future.