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Thinking of shifting to goats? Learn some of the pitfalls first

February 6, 2018

Sara T. Bredesen

There is little to feel warm and fuzzy about in the U.S. cow dairy industry these days, so it is not surprising some producers are hearing about $35 per hundredweight and higher numbers for goat milk and warming to the idea of transitioning.

Designing facilities for goats: How two Midwest farmers made it work

February 6, 2018

Kelli Boylen

The criteria for building goat dairies are not well established. Oftentimes, producers take the information they can find and then develop their own design to meet their needs.

Milk: From goat to gelato

February 6, 2018

Tamara Scully

Hidden Pastures Dairy, a dairy goat farm, recently received top honors in the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 2018 Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge.

Par-Chier Farms downsized in a big way

February 6, 2018

Alice Guthrie

Jim and Sylvia Parish downsized their dairy operation back in 1998 – but only if you look at the size of their animals. In all other respects, they upsized.

Dairy farmers need to do more than just tell their story

February 6, 2018

Peggy Coffeen

When dairy farmers tell their stories of animal care and well-being to the public, there are a few things to consider to make sure those messages don’t fall on deaf ears.

Cattle-handling basics can save labor and lives

February 6, 2018

Peggy Coffeen

Training employees in the basics of dairy cattle handling can do more than save hours of labor; it can even save a life.

How the proAction Cattle Assessment program works

February 6, 2018

Michelle Linington and Jeanette Van der Linden

Dairy Farmers of Canada’s (DFC) proAction Initiative is an on-farm quality assurance program that fosters excellent farm practices and a culture of continuous improvement. Each provincial milk board is responsible for training, administering and validating the proAction program.

Weekly Digest: Cow facial recognition technology coming to dairy farms

February 6, 2018

Dave Natzke

Digest Highlights: Proposed legislation would refund unused MPP-Dairy premiums. CDFA denies milk price hike hearing. Global dairy product prices get a boost. Find a summary of this and other news here.

AGI launches first foot score research EPDs in the U.S. beef industry

February 6, 2018

Clint Mefford

Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI) recently announced the release of two new foot score research EPDs, the first of its kind in the U.S. for beef cattle.

Just Dropping by... Money isn’t everything

February 6, 2018

Recently, I finished my book Burn the Boats – Finding the Treasure in Marriage and Family Life. It was ready for publication when I realized I did not have a chapter on one of the most important aspects of marriage and family life: that horrible monster, finances.

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