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Taking a fresh look at how farms train and develop employees can make all the difference in the overall success of a farm. Register today for Milk Business Conference to hear more about becoming the employer of choice.

Sometimes life doesn’t go the way it was planned. Most farmers understand this all too well. But sometimes life’s curveballs provide opportunities to grow and learn. This holds true for the Dinderman family of Illinois.

It’s no wonder farmers experience higher levels of anxiety and depression because of the many factors they deal with that are out of their control. But how does that affect their family? A new study sheds light.

Can Chat GPT become a valuable resource for farming and food production? Here are six possible uses for ChatGPT on a dairy farm.

Dairy technology innovation. Industry networking. Educational seminars. Elite cattle shows and sales. Dairy youth activities. It’s all there and more at the 2023 World Dairy Expo, slated for October 1-6 in Madison, Wis.

With large dairies putting on thousands of hours on a payloader annually, producers understand the importance of carving out time to review what equipment works best for their operation.

A massive question dairy producers often ask themselves is who should be raising replacement heifers. Should they be raised by the producer, contracted out and customed raised, or should they be purchased?

At the farmgate, recent milk checks have been downright ugly for many producers across the U.S., with revenues well below production costs in a challenging year. But what’s ahead for the remainder of 2023?

Here are some pro tips for managing the busy-ness of fall and making your time work for you.