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FROM THE FARM REPORT: FAT CHANCE: FUELING DAIRY CALVES WITH EXTRA ENERGY TO COMBAT THE DEEP FREEZE
As winter settles in, farmers face significant challenges in maintaining the health and growth of their young stock. The plummeting...
Jan 163 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: SELENIUM IN TRANSITION COWS: IMPACT ON REPRODUCTION & IMMUNITY
In mid-October I attended the 86th Cornell Nutrition Conference in East Syracuse, NY, an event renowned for its wealth of information and...
Jan 164 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE FARM
The first few weeks into the New Year have been feeling more like winter with snow and temperatures in the single digits. The cows are...
Jan 163 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: BUILDING A WHOLE-FARM NUTRIENT MASS BALANCE
In last month’s issue I introduced the concept of the whole-farm nutrient mass balance (NMB) for dairy farms as a nutrient management tool
Jan 163 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: UNDERSTANDING MASTITIS IN DAIRY COWS & ITS IMPACT ON MILK PRODUCTION
Mastitis is one of the most prevalent and costly challenges in dairy farming, directly affecting milk production and herd health. This...
Jan 162 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: COULD A COMPUTER PROGRAM BE THE SILVER BULLET FOR SUSTAINABILITY?
When I engage in conversations about the sustainability of the dairy industry with people at the community arts studio I frequent, I walk a
Jan 153 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: LET'S MAKE THIS A BETTER YEAR
Happy new year! The new year is usually replete with an aspiration for a new beginning, and a renewed hope to continue life’s journey. A...
Jan 153 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: CARRYING ON WILLIAM MINER'S VISION OF SCIENCE IN THE SERVICE OF AGRICULTURE
During the early 1920s William Miner envisioned that his Heart’s Delight Farm would “become an agricultural and research college focused...
Jan 152 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: GETTING BEYOND RELATIVE MATURITY
Ever since man started breeding different varieties of crops and comparing them there’s been an effort to describe the differences...
Dec 19, 20243 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: HOW CAN WE HELP DRY THEM UP?
I was talking to a dairy farmer who had recently purchased boluses he was planning to use for aiding dry off. He asked me if I had any exper
Dec 19, 20244 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT INSIGHTS WITH THE WHOLE FARM NUTRIENT MASS BALANCE
Many of our current strategies for nutrient management on farms focus on how to manage nutrients only once they are a part of the farm.
Dec 19, 20242 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: WHAT DIFFERENCE CAN MYCOTOXINS MAKE?
There are four rations on a typical dairy farm: the ration formulated on paper, the ration mixed and fed by the feeders, the ration the cows
Dec 19, 20243 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE FARM
Winter is approaching, bringing with it colder temperatures and seasonal challenges that we face on our farm.
Dec 19, 20242 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: FROM BARN TO BULK TANK: HOW TRAINING IMPACTS DAIRY FARM OUTCOMES
Milk is the core of dairy farms. It is the primary product, and the reason why dairy farms exist. The harvesting of milk is one of the...
Dec 19, 20243 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW
Dutch Rovers, a Chazy farmer who left us far too early, used to plant about a dozen guard rows around the corn fields intended for high...
Dec 19, 20242 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: IS BLANKET BETTER? COMPARING DRY COW THERAPIES
It normally takes a couple of days for the teat end to create a natural seal; in the meantime, cows may leak milk, allowing potential...
Dec 19, 20243 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: NEW RESEARCH INTERN
I began my journey with Miner Institute in 2023 as a student in the Summer Experience in Agricultural Research program.
Dec 19, 20243 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: SIZING UP HEIFER HOUSING
While at the Penn State Dairy Nutrition Workshop in early November I attended a session by Penn State Extension Agricultural Engineer John T
Dec 19, 20243 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: A GIFT FOR LOVED ONES
The hustle and bustle of the holiday season is here, bringing with it many cherished traditions: decorating the Christmas tree,
Dec 19, 20243 min read
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From the Farm Report: IMPLICATIONS OF SUGAR INCLUSION IN DAIRY DIETS
Sugars are non-structural carbohydrates that are soluble in water. They can be classified as simple sugars or monosaccharides, having one...
Nov 14, 20243 min read
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