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Open door policy

Saturday, November 26, 2022 12:41 PM

Doors are opened wide as we welcome home family and friends this holiday season. It could be called an open door policy where all are welcome. That has certainly been the case around our farm these past few weeks as we welcome home family members and new friends.

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The witch of November

Saturday, November 26, 2022 12:40 PM

November has arrived, and winter has moved in with us Northlanders like a loutish brother-in-law who came for a weekend and stayed for six months.

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Cold weather survival

Saturday, November 26, 2022 10:41 AM

All right, someone has to say it. It’s cold.

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Thanksgiving in Washington

Saturday, November 26, 2022 10:25 AM

As winter starts to show its cold and windy forecasts, we start to hunker down and work as efficiently as possible.

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Midwestern cheesemakers running near capacity

Saturday, November 26, 2022 9:07 AM

Americans chewed through a lot of cheese in September, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest Dairy Supply and Utilization report.

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Cow whisperer

Saturday, November 26, 2022 8:59 AM

The smell of coffee, Shania Twain on the radio and the milk pump going are the three most prominent things I keep close to my heart from growing up on a dairy farm.

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Dairy farmers urged to embrace marketing opportunities

Saturday, November 26, 2022 8:23 AM

AgDairy marketing specialist Robin Schmahl expects Class III milk prices to remain steady with little change expected in milk production or consumer demand.

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Switch it up

Friday, November 25, 2022 12:42 PM

Ten years ago, a new chapter in our dairy farming story began: switching cows through the winter.

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Corn silage is a moving target

Friday, November 25, 2022 10:52 AM

The 2022 corn silage harvest is in the rearview mirror. The dry fall provided an ideal harvest window for many growers and allowed them to achieve dry matter targets.

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Books will save you

Saturday, November 12, 2022 11:11 AM

“After a few moments, I set aside the quilt and picked up the poetry book Miss Foster had given me, losing myself in the pages. Books’ll save you, my troubled heart knew.”

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