May 9, 2016
The rise in milk output from the typical dairy cow has been one of the constants in the dairy business for many decades, here in […]
May 2, 2016
In his role working with dairy producers for the Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program, Fabian Bernal can confidently say that animal care and farming […]
April 19, 2016
This article originally appeared in the April 19, 2016, issue of Progressive Dairyman. It was written by Walt Cooley. During the past several months, Progressive Dairyman readers have responded to […]
April 8, 2016
This past February, we announced an exciting new stage to an already prolific partnership. This year, the FARM Program and the beef checkoff-funded Beef Quality […]
March 28, 2016
This article originally appeared in the March/April 2016 edition of Pipeline, a publication from the Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Association. Dehorning is one of […]
March 24, 2016
The FARM Program’s animal care checklist contains dozens of best practices designed to optimize the well-being of the cows at the center of the program. […]
March 22, 2016
This article originally appeared in the Farm Credit East 2016 Insights and Perspectives report. It was written by Jamie Jonker, vice president of sustainability & scientific affairs, at the National Milk Producers Federation. “This […]
March 2, 2016
This post was written by Marie Goedert, a dairy farmer in Fort Morgan, Colo. June 6, 2015, was one of the hardest days of our lives. That […]
February 26, 2016
By Richard Wagner, a dairy farmer from California’s Central Valley. During the past five years, I’ve thought more about water than I care to admit. […]