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Is your glass half full or half empty?

Monday, December 27, 2021 1:05 PM

Dairy producers are used to volatility and uncertainty, but the last couple years have been unimaginable in so many ways.

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Converting tiestall barns to calf housing

Monday, November 29, 2021 2:29 PM

I’ll never forget milking cows in a tiestall barn, feeding cows with wheelbarrows and feed carts on my family’s dairy farm in northwest Minnesota.

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Does the fall milk slump still exist?

Monday, October 25, 2021 3:07 PM

Many areas have experienced their first frost of the season or will in the days ahead. For cows, these cooler temperatures are welcome following a summer with near-record heat across much of the Midwest.

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Maximizing starch digestibility in HMSC

Friday, September 24, 2021 1:17 PM

Many producers have completed corn silage harvest and some may be near to or already harvesting high moisture shell corn.

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Fall-seeding small grains to boost forage inventory

Monday, August 30, 2021 7:38 AM

Many parts of the Midwest faced moderate to severe drought this summer, leading to substandard hay growth and early corn silage harvest.

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Managing drought-stressed corn silage

Monday, July 26, 2021 10:15 AM

Some areas of the Upper Midwest have received ideal moisture this growing season. If that’s you, count your blessings.

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Strategies to help calves beat the heat

Monday, June 28, 2021 8:33 AM

The first half of June was a scorcher. Minnesota statistics put it as the hottest first half of June on record.

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A few reminders to combat heat stress

Monday, May 24, 2021 1:27 PM

With seasonal temperatures finally upon us, it is a great time to make sure heat abatement strategies in your farm are up to par.

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Dynamics of first-cut hay

Monday, April 26, 2021 1:58 PM

Spring is here, or so we think. Much of the Midwest has experienced a blast or two of temperatures close to 80 degrees in the past few weeks. On the flip side, we’ve had some recent nights below freezing.

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Ration balancing has changed

Saturday, March 27, 2021 2:58 PM

Dairy cow ration balancing has become much more precise in the last 15 years with advances in nutrition research, ration formulation models and feed analysis methodologies.

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