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Unwrapping the bale: Look, smell, flake

A forage test will quantify crude protein, fiber fractions, mineral balance, digestibility and sugar levels – essential benchmarks for ration formulation. Smell, texture, flake integrity, dust and the presence of mold or foreign material are equally decisive, and in a competitive hay market, buyers demand forage that tests well and passes a rigorous sensory check.
December 23, 2025
Carmen Willmore

Hay test results provide critical insight into forage quality, but numbers alone don’t capture the full picture.


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Southeast: The employees you never see

December 23, 2025
Katie Mason

Understanding how to support the “microbial workforce” in the rumen is key to improving feed efficiency, herd health and overall profitability.


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Improving land and cattle at Plateau Cattle Company

John Smith and Laura Laing are carrying on a family legacy of working with Mother Nature to develop a healthy and profitable ranch.
December 23, 2025
Heather Smith Thomas

John Smith and his wife, Laura Laing, recipients of Alberta’s 2025 Environmental Stewardship Award, are the third generation on their 450-head cow-calf operation west of Nanton, Alberta. John’s maternal grandparents, John and Shirley Hay, started the ranch in 1959.


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Maintaining a low somatic cell count is a ‘whole-farm challenge’ at Shiloh Dairy

A dairy-wide dedication to routine helps Wisconsin dairy maintain 77,000 somatic cell count.
December 23, 2025
Matti McBride

When Travis and Gordon Speirs of Shiloh Dairy set out to improve milk quality in their Holstein herd, they were aiming for a somatic cell count (SCC) below 120,000. The dairy currently runs a SCC of 77,000. Their secret sauce? Milk quality isn’t a parlor issue.


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Cow, milk increases evident in USDA November estimates

November U.S. milk production decreased from October but is up about 4.5% from USDA’s estimates a year earlier.
December 22, 2025
Audrey Schmitz

Twenty states including California, Kansas and Idaho boosted milk production a combined 863 million pounds in November.


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Dairy risk management calendar: January 2026

Progressive Dairy provides monthly updates to important dates, reports and advice affecting risk management decisions.
December 22, 2025
Jenn Coyne

The past year provided ample opportunities for dairy producers to capitalize on market conditions with both longstanding and new risk management strategies.


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InFocus: Butter consumption hits new all-time high in 2024

December 22, 2025
Audrey Schmitz

USDA data show Americans’ per capita consumption of dairy is up 0.6% over the past five years, 8% over the past 15 years and 12% over the past 30 years.


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JBS, Tyson announce major closures at beef facilities

December 22, 2025
David Cooper

Two major beef production companies announced closures at beef facilities to take place in 2026 in the headwinds of lower cattle supplies.


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The Outside Circle: Rosin jawbo

December 22, 2025
Gus Brackett

The rosin jawbo is unique to ranching, but the concept is universal in agriculture. There is a long list of jobs in agriculture that require a rosin jawbo ... a handy kid.


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Hay considerations for small ruminants

Sheep and goats have smaller rumens than cattle, limiting intake and increasing dependence on highly digestible forage. They need greater fiber digestibility and energy density, especially in lactation, making hay analysis distinct from cattle standards.
December 22, 2025
Rebecca Kern-Lunbery

Sheep and goats share ruminant anatomy with cattle, but their smaller rumens and distinct grazing behaviors demand higher-quality, more digestible forage to meet energy needs.


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