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Corn yields expected to be second highest on record

Monday, September 24, 2018 10:35 AM

The Agriculture Department lowered its 2018 milk production estimate in the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (WASDE), due to slightly lower milk cow numbers and a slower rate of growth in milk per cow in the third quarter, but raised its 2019 estimate on slightly higher cow inventories.

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Leftover oatmeal

Monday, September 24, 2018 10:10 AM

Every once in a while a company makes a major change in the way they do business.

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Signs of change

Monday, September 24, 2018 10:10 AM

As Bob Dylan sang, these times, they are a changing. You can see the subtle changes of color throughout the tree lines as patches of red, yellow and rust start to mix with the green

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Maximize cattle health with internal parasite control

Monday, September 24, 2018 10:09 AM

Dairy cattle behavior and appearance often make it easy to detect external parasites like flies, mange and lice.

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A ray of sunshine

Monday, September 24, 2018 10:08 AM

Over the past few months, I have come to truly realize just how bottom of the food chain us dairy farmers really are.

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Living with wind

Monday, September 24, 2018 10:08 AM

A dozen miles east of our farm there is a geological formation known as Buffalo Ridge.

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USDA launches trade mitigation programs

Monday, September 24, 2018 10:04 AM

The United States Department of Agriculture launched the trade mitigation package aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified trade retaliation by foreign nations.

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Season of change

Monday, September 24, 2018 9:54 AM

As I sit here in the early morning hours to write, I have my porch door wide open in an attempt to cool down the house.

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One more monarch

Monday, September 24, 2018 9:31 AM

We have had a lot of rain this summer. There were record amounts in our area of Cambridge, Wis. Dane County was hammered by storms and is still in recovery.

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Perdue: Dairy issues need to be addressed

Monday, September 24, 2018 9:27 AM

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue discussed trade issues during an appearance on C-SPAN.

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