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Year-to-date sales are the equivalent of 1.790 billion pounds of milk on a milkfat basis.

The overall checklist used to evaluate farms has been streamlined from 77 questions to 48.

Feeding additional sugar to lactating cows may result in improved feed efficiency and animal performance.

The bill contains dairy margin insurance but no market stabilization program.

National Milk Producers Federation praises Senate decision to end farm bill debate.

In summer, the calf’s maintenance energy requirement is elevated— similar to the effects of cold stress.

Gains were led by an unprecedented level of milk powder shipments.

Two real world examples of group housing and feeding systems for calves and a discussion of the challenges in each system.

With reports of significant alfalfa stand damage due to winterkill after a year of drought and tight forage inventories, farmers may need to consider alternative crops to provide much needed forage.

Michigan dairy uses it to monitor health, transition period and reproduction.