The intro note is short this week: Trent and his wife, Karen, are starting on a new venture with the birth of their son, Silas Arthur. Please feel free to send wishes and notes via Feedback@DairyCast.com.
This week is our local county fair. It is always a highlight of the year for me personally to see so many young people proudly displaying their months of hard work in an agriculture project. But it is also an excellent opportunity for all of us in agriculture to share our story with the public.
Cow AI Pregnancy Rates, part 2 Transcript of Dr. Cliff Lamb, University of Florida, providing information on how you can increase your artificial insemination pregnancy rates in your cows, part 2.
Cow AI Pregnancy Rates, part 1 Transcript of Dr. Cliff Lamb, University of Florida, providing information on how you can increase your artificial insemination pregnancy rates in your cows, part 1.
After a trip to Chicago last week, I am reminded once again how great the distance is between consumers and the farm. While the mileage from downtown Chicago to the nearest farm may not be long, the distance in understanding of consumers and food production is continually growing.
We need to establish education as one of our top priorities and work diligently to close this education gap that exists today. So I challenge each of us to do a little more to help consumers better understand our story of producing their food.
The dairy industry is taking a hit because of the actions of one former employee at Conklin Dairy Farms Inc. in Ohio. The actions of one person have created the impression that all dairies treat their dairy cows poorly. And this is certainly not the case!
The question for those of us in the dairy industry is "what do we do next?"
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