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1. Do you know the relationship between dairy and Domino's?: (Organizations); People love milk and pizza loves cheese. See the benefits of a cheesy relationship in the infographic. Click here or on the image above to view it at full size in a new window. (PDF, 3.0 MB) ...; Created on 21 June 2016
2. Lessons from my favorite cow: (People); Editor’s note: Jaydyn Isiminger of Union City, Pennsylvania, recently wrote this speech as part of her participation in the Pennsylvania Jersey Queen contest. This speech is reprinted with her permission. ...; Created on 16 June 2016
3. Another change for the better: (From the Editor); Historically, when I make a career change, dairy farmer milk prices go up. You can look it up. When I moved from one Wisconsin weekly agricultural newspaper to another in 1989, the U.S. average milk ...; Created on 10 June 2016
4. How I accidentally fell in love with a farmer: (Guest Blog); Proud to Dairy blogger Jessica Folkema recounts the story of how she met the love of her life and came to live happily ever after with her “Dairy Man.” Ours was not love at first sight. Dairy Man ...; Created on 10 June 2016
5. A food systems approach to antibiotics: (Industry News); For food companies, managing food system issues requires strategic thinking while navigating a complex communications and regulatory landscape. As we spend our days researching food system issues and building ...; Created on 10 June 2016
6. It's That Time of Year Again: Stay cool and safe: (Management); Great measures are taken to keep dairy cows comfortable during the summertime heat, but it is just as important to make sure the people working on the farm are cool too. According to the Occupational ...; Created on 10 June 2016
7. Hospitality beyond the barn at Cow Comfort Inn: (People); If you are visiting Union Bridge, Maryland, be sure to check out the five-star accommodations at the Cow Comfort Inn, where “cows enjoy their stay” and people do too. The Cow Comfort Inn is not an ...; Created on 09 June 2016
8. Your dairy checkoff moves more milk through Great American Milk Drive: (Organizations); Dairy farmers started the checkoff to increase demand for dairy. One population that needs it most has the hardest time getting it: the needy and hungry who must turn to food banks, where milk has traditionally ...; Created on 09 June 2016
9. Local spotlight: The Great American Milk Drive: (Organizations); Local checkoff staffs are taking a proactive, comprehensive, integrated approach to move more milk through the Great American Milk Drive during June Dairy Month and all year long. Here are some local highlights: ...; Created on 09 June 2016
10. Adding steam to the STEM initiatives driving today’s educational environment: (Organizations); STEM is the new “buzz word” in education. Policy-makers, curriculum developers and school administrators across the country are looking for ways to incorporate science, technology, engineering and math ...; Created on 09 June 2016
11. The link between oil and milk prices: (Industry News); U.S. dairy product prices have moved in harmony with oil prices for more than a decade. Since 2005, price gains in nonfat dry milk have always coincided with price gains in oil; collapses in milk powder ...; Created on 09 June 2016
12. 2016’s international markets influence domestic milk prices: (Industry News); As with everything in life, things are always changing. The dairy industry is no different. New technology, new business processes and new infrastructure allow and force businesses to evolve. Dairy is ...; Created on 09 June 2016
13. Hiring the right person versus filling a position: (Management); Is hiring an opportunity or just a headache? A dairy farmer desperate to hire someone told me that he looked out his kitchen window and said to himself, “If that person who just drove in the driveway makes ...; Created on 09 June 2016
14. 7 groups who care how you pass along your dairy: (Management); What is the future of the family-owned dairy? As the average age of the American farmer increases to 58, this question becomes an industry-wide concern. How do we perpetuate these family-owned dairies ...; Created on 09 June 2016
15. FETA (Farmers for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) meets PETA: (Organizations); As a graduate student in the late 1970s, I went to my first annual convention of the American Psychological Association. Rushing about with thousands of other young professionals, most wearing khakis or ...; Created on 09 June 2016
16. New award-winning film shot on location at Wisconsin dairy: (Industry News); A new independent movie that was filmed almost exclusively on a 110-cow Midwestern dairy farm is winning awards this spring on the U.S. film festival circuit. Halfway, a 103-minute, small-budget feature ...; Created on 09 June 2016
17. How to be a good dairy mentor: (Management); Skilled people and frequent, open communication can be what it takes to turn an on-farm apprenticeship into something great. Nadia Alber, co-director of the Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy & Livestock ...; Created on 09 June 2016
18. Cows brought home the milk in 2015, but not the bacon: (Industry News); All the political talk about the stagnant wages for U.S. workers pales in comparison to the income brought home by the average dairy cow. The USDA’s annual Milk Production, Disposition and Income report, ...; Created on 09 June 2016
19. U.S. dairy processing plants constant, productive: (Industry News); While U.S. dairy farm numbers continue to decline, the number of dairy processing plants remain constant, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service’s annual dairy products summary. ...; Created on 09 June 2016
20. What does Capper-Volstead permit? Monopolies, supply control, price manipulation?: (Industry News); Imagine a scenario where all the manufacturers of blue jeans reached an agreement where they agreed to sell their jeans at the same predetermined price. Without price competition, the jeans manufacturers ...; Created on 09 June 2016
21. Milk proteins: Delivering foods for nutrition, convenience and a satisfying sensory experience: (Industry News); Milk proteins have long been a valuable part of the milk supply and have taken on increased importance in recent years. As milk processing continues to evolve and more uses for milk proteins are discovered, ...; Created on 08 June 2016
22. How two dairies made it through 500-mile moves: (People); Last year, when faced with moving our dairy herd from New York to Virginia, I began to look for resources to help me with decisions and ideas regarding the transition. I discovered during this time ...; Created on 08 June 2016
23. Dairy for breakfast, lunch and dinner: (Event Coverage); Delicious, nutritious dairy products are the foundation for a wholesome meal or snack any time of the day – and what better time to promote the versatility of these foods than June Dairy Month. See ...; Created on 07 June 2016
24. 5 things to do before opening your barn doors to the public: (Event Coverage); June Dairy Month is a time for many dairy producers to open up their barn doors and educate the public through tours and community events. Some have even made it into a business. Whether you host an occasional ...; Created on 07 June 2016
25. The do’s and don’ts of hosting a farm tour: (Industry News); Whether hosting your child’s class trip, an annual dairy breakfast or a steady stream of visitors, the idea of opening your farm to the public can be overwhelming. At the Wisconsin Ag Women’s Summit ...; Created on 07 June 2016
26. California’s Bosch Dairies perseveres as development approaches: (People); With a total of 1,000 dairy cows and 1,000 heifers, Bosch Dairies in Ontario, California, produces condensed evaporated milk and will continue to do so at their present location… at least for now. The ...; Created on 07 June 2016
27. A passion for Jersey cattle and mentoring is key to Dutch Hollow Farm’s success: (People); “My dad always told me that a cow was put on this earth to produce milk, but she doesn’t have to be ugly to do it,” says Paul Chittenden, founder of Dutch Hollow Farm in Stuyvesant, New York. When ...; Created on 07 June 2016
28. Improving soil quality quickly: (Feed & Nutrition); Want to improve your soil quality quickly? Start practicing residue management and keep a close eye on your nutrients and micro-organisms. “Residue breakdown is the best way to start next year’s crop,” ...; Created on 07 June 2016
29. So you think you want a grazing dairy?: (Feed & Nutrition); Matt Bomgardner has 10 years’ experience in a grazing dairy system at Blue Mt. View Farm, in Annville, Pennsylvania, which has been a grazing dairy for 15 years. As soon as he “gets it right,” he’ll ...; Created on 07 June 2016
30. Organizations seek unified ‘grass-fed’ dairy standards: (Industry News); One of the fastest-growing niche markets is “grass-fed” milk, attracting producers, consumers and premium prices. To ease consumer confusion, the American Grassfed Association is seeking to find unity ...; Created on 06 June 2016
31. Transition to organic: What it takes, why it might be worth it: (Management); “The organic industry continues to grow,” said Lisa Engelbert, dairy farmer and NOFA-NY certified organic dairy team leader. “There is still a shortage of organic milk nationwide.” Organic milk markets ...; Created on 06 June 2016
32. How I Work: A day in the life of Elaina Eppinger, a loan officer: (People); I never thought being a loan officer would offer this much variety in my life. I should also claim that I have a hard time sitting still and I am very happy I do have variety in my job so I don’t have ...; Created on 06 June 2016
33. Biopeptides: Functional foods from fermented milk: (Industry News); Editor’s note: Dr. Jane Caldwell wrote this article in response to California dairy farmer Stephen Weststeyn’s producer blog, “Expanding the conversation about the health benefits of milk” that ran in ...; Created on 06 June 2016
34. Just dropping by ... Lessons from the pit: (Yevet Tenney); I grow increasingly weary as this election process drags on. I wonder what country I am living in. It is not the American way to snarl and bicker back and forth like dogs in a fight. It is not the American ...; Created on 06 June 2016
35. Mechanics Corner: Online tools can be useful in repairs: (Barns & Equipment); More and more, it is becoming likely that the farmer sitting next to you at the local association meeting is “wired-in” to the virtual world. To be sure, as some of you read that first sentence your retort ...; Created on 06 June 2016
36. HERd management: Cows have disappointed me my whole life: (Guest Blog); It was a rough week, to say the least. The battles just seemed to stack up, and I couldn’t win any of them. It was hard to come to the farm every day to find myself in another mess it was going to take ...; Created on 06 June 2016
37. Life on the family farm under an open heaven: Grandpa's desperate prayer: (Guest Blog); It was in the early 1930s and my grandfather, George Elbert, was finishing up milking the cows and the other barn chores on one particular evening – and dreading what he had to do next. Grandpa had ...; Created on 06 June 2016
38. The Milk House: A cowboy once: (Ryan Dennis); The first adult book I read was Riding for the Brand by Louis L’Amour. I was 12. Afterward, I read anything with cowboys, guns and a high sense of justice, writing book reports on Zane Grey and pushing ...; Created on 06 June 2016
39. The Manure Spreader: California dreamin’: (Tim Moffett); Recently, I entertained for the Tulare County Farm Bureau in the Central Valley area of California. I highly recommend people-watching at LAX airport. These people make fun of us for county fairs? I ...; Created on 06 June 2016
40. Hoof health for replacement heifers: (Herd Health); Understanding the link between nutrition, healthy claws and production Inadequate nutrition during the rearing period may result in heifers of insufficient size at breeding, delayed ovulation, delayed ...; Created on 06 June 2016
41. Stocking your farm for the future with precision: (Management); In all aspects of your farming and dairy operation, you are applying increased precision to accomplish tasks, leaving less to chance and directing resources to where the return on investment will be greatest. ...; Created on 06 June 2016
42. Top ten questions to ask your energy auditor: (Management); Great news – you’ve decided to get an energy audit for your farm. Perhaps you’ve read one of our recent articles for this publication and learned about the value of an energy audit. Before you proceed, ...; Created on 06 June 2016
43. Four considerations for automated calf feeding: (Management); As the dairy industry embraces automation, there is a shift to move calves indoors rather than house them outside in hutches. When moving calves into calf rooms or barns, the first question should ...; Created on 06 June 2016
44. Fiber site map: Something to hang your hat on: (Feed & Nutrition); In 1970, when Keith Goering and Peter Van Soest published their USDA Handbook No. 379, “Forage Fiber Analyses (Apparatus, Reagents, Procedures and Some Applications),” they turned the nutritional world ...; Created on 06 June 2016
45. What young farmers wish parents understood: (Management); “We wish parents understood” was part of the Twitter feed from young farmers attending the AgExcellence Conference held in Regina, Saskatchewan, in November. Here is the list of the items they wish parents ...; Created on 06 June 2016
46. On the Edge of Common Sense: The axis of ideal understanding: (Baxter Black); I have developed a way to evaluate when a person reaches the pinnacle of their profession – their prime, so to speak. I call it the “Peak of Practical Intelligence.” It states there is a point in the lifetime ...; Created on 06 June 2016
47. Schuttes rely on robots now, proud of dairy heritage: (People); “What other job would allow us to work together as a family every day?” says Jonna Schutte. Jonna, Lance and their three children dairy farm near Monona, Iowa. Their farm sits on top of a knoll in ...; Created on 03 June 2016
48. ‘There’s a lot to be said for simplicity’: Harrison Dairy future built on cow basics, cow flow: (People); “There’s a lot to be said for simplicity,” Steve Harrison observes about the cow management and cow flow basics that prevail at the expanding and diversified Harrison Dairy Inc. based on the family’s Century ...; Created on 03 June 2016
49. Get excited in these discouraging times: A dairy farmer’s perspective: (Guest Blog); In a time when there is large amounts of concern in the agricultural industry due to low commodity prices, regulatory pressures and attacks against the technologies we use, it is easy to become discouraged. ...; Created on 17 March 2016