Articles Tagged with ''Michigan''

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Potatoes as an alternative source of feed

Cull potatoes can offer an affordable, high-energy feed option for cattle producers, but proper handling is necessary to reduce inherent risks and transport costs.
August 29, 2023
John O'Meara

Successful beef producers are constantly looking for ways to keep their cattle happy, healthy and well fed, while making sure to not break the bank. One way to ensure long-term profitability is to keep feed costs down.


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Assurance in quality and communication

Langeland Farms, the 2022 Beef Quality Assurance – Dairy Award recipient, uses hands-on training and regular team meetings to strengthen employee communication and their skill sets.
May 23, 2023
Rachel Ewing

The secret to this dairy’s success lies in their communication with one another.



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[Podcast] Brent and Nancy Wilson: MSU’s 2023 Dairy Farm of the Year

May 9, 2023

In this episode of the Progressive Dairy Podcast, Progressive Dairy Editor Jenn Coyne visits with Brent and Nancy Wilson of Wilson Centennial Farms in Michigan. The couple and their sons, Tyler and Ben, work in partnership on the dairy and crop farm operation. Over the years, the Wilsons have been recognized for their dedication to milk quality and production, as well as regularly participating in cutting-edge industry research trials.


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Mideast: Financial picture has an undercurrent

With ample water, the region has many advantages, creating opportunities for growth. Building on those strengths will require industry partnerships that can produce value and increase markets.
March 1, 2023
Dave Natzke

Beyond sharing Great Lakes’ shorelines, dairy producers in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio have a lot in common. Most were aided by the wave of higher milk prices in 2022, putting them in their best financial positions in years.


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Cocktails for the win: Creative ways to stretch your dairy forages

March 17, 2020
Melissa Hart
In the wake of difficult growing conditions that plagued the Midwest in 2019, stretching feed with creative forage solutions was the topic discussed by dairy producer and forage consultant Daniel Olson of Lena, Wisconsin, and dairy producer David Johnson of the Western Upper Peninsula at the recent Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference in Frankenmuth, Michigan.
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Family at center of Benthem Brothers’ commitment to quality

January 22, 2019
Dave Natzke
Like the stories of many Midwest dairy farm families, the Benthems’ history is one of steady growth and improvement, focused on quality while adopting technology, with family at the center of the circle and a vision of creating room in the business for future generations. Benthem Brothers Inc. of McBain, Michigan, was featured in a virtual tour during the 2018 World Dairy Expo.
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