Dairy

Get advice for your dairy operation, including ways to improve herd health, increase milk production, and better manage your dairy’s finances.

Choosing a dairy animal

Milk, butter, and cheese don’t get any fresher than from your own dairy animal. Goats and cows are the most popular on small farms, and choosing the right one takes some planning

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The shelf life of milk

Looking through the dairy case at containers of chocolate milk, I started wondering why some had a longer shelf life.

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How agronomy needs to differ for dairy operations

Incorporate the unique needs of the dairy into crop management practices.

A line of dairy cattle eating at the feed bunk

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Women in Agriculture

An eggs-cellent course

By Women in Agriculture

An online class about eggs has been an eggs-cellent learning experience.

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Crops

Developing a strategy to reduce soil compaction

By Successful Farming TV Show

When soil suffers compaction, myriad challenges arise. On the surface, appearances can be deceiving on the extend of the damage.

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Machinery Insider

The Earsplitting Tractor

By Machinery Insider

This week’s interesting Iron features a tractor that should be sold with earplugs, a tractor that snuck over from England, and a cream-puff classic Deere.

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Why Can’t I Buy Milk?

I used to take buying milk for granted, until I was limited on how much I can buy.

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Dairy Farmers of America wins bid for Dean Foods

The milk cooperative Dairy Farmers of America has entered into an agreement to buy most of milk processor Dean Foods’ assets as part of the latter’s bankruptcy proceedings.

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How to get started with a healthy dairy

Milk, cheese, yogurt and other dairy products are staples of the American diet.

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Dairy Strong Sustainability Alliance

Farmers are teaching farmers about soil health and water quality in Wisconsin. It’s an effort to build sustainability, and trust from dairy consumers.

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DOJ probes Dean Foods/Dairy Farmers of America proposed merger

The Department of Justice is looking into the potential antitrust implications of a proposed deal between bankrupt milk processor Dean Foods and the giant dairy cooperative Dairy Farmers of America.