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Prevent Heat Stress

Dr. Mike Hutjens has some useful tips on keeping cows cool and comfortable during the hot summer months.
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USMCA Needs Enforcement

The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is designed to usher in significant changes to U.S.-Canadian dairy trade, restore certainty to U.S.-Mexico trade relations and establish important protections for common name cheeses. But as Chris Galen from the National Milk...
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Staying Cool and Comfortable

Optimal air quality and flow tie directly to cow productivity and profits. The Dr. Nigel Cook from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine tells us the different types of ventilation that dairy farmers use to keep their animals cool and...
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Operating Globally, Regionally, Locally

Dr. David Kohl, owner of Homestead Creamery and Stoney Brook Farm in Wirtz, VA, and Professor Emeritus at VA Tech, discusses alignment of production and consumer shifts as we go through the phases of a global pandemic (on a recent PDPW Dairy Signal):
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Dairy Price Boost

There was a lot of dairy news to sift through this last week, from a huge jump in the milk price to more government aid on the way. HighGround Dairy's Lucas Fuess sorts it out with Lee Mielke:
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June Class III: $21.04

The Agriculture Department announced the June Dairy Month Federal order Class III benchmark milk price Wednesday at $21.04 per hundredweight, up a spectacular $8.90 from May and $4.77 above June 2019. It is the highest Class III price since November 2014 and boosts...
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Darigold Announces Carbon-neutral Goal For 2050

Darigold, Inc. and the Northwest Dairy Association (NDA) announced their goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Read More
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Why Vaccines Fail

Vaccination programs are an important part of herd health, but sometimes a vaccine can fail. This month's "Ask the Vet" segment, Dr Ryan Leiterman explores why this happens and the importance of booster shots, or repeat vaccinations.
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Milk Price Recovery

Last Wednesday's Hoards Dairyman DairyLivestream program examined the current recovery in milk prices. Managing editor Corey Geiger talks about it with Lee Mielke on today's Dairy Radio:
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The Power of Magnesium

Dr. Mike Hutjens tells us all about magnesium in this week's Feed Forum Friday:
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The Heat Is On In D.C.

by | Sep 6, 2018 | Chris Galen, Dairy Radio Now, News, Policy Thursday | 0 comments

The Heat Is On In D.C.

The heat is on in our nation’s capital. Not only the recent triple-digit temperatures but also some hot dairy policy topics to discuss. Chris Galen, Sr VP of Communications with the National Milk Producers Federation gave Dairy Radio Now listeners an update on confirmation hearings, farm bill conference, and the sign up for the Market Facilitation Program. Listen here:

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