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Best Practices for Dealing with Downed Cows
Best Practices for Dealing with Downed Cows Handling a sick cow is challenging. Handling a down cow takes the task to another level. Because this is a situation that can happen quickly and anywhere , even a well-conceived down-cow protocol can make a response challenging. Though each scenario needs to be evaluated at the moment,having […]
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Dairy Labor Challenges and Solutions: How Dairies Attract and Retain Employees
Dairy Labor: A Crucial Issue for Many Dairies Good employees are often hard to find and keep, and this is a huge problem for agriculture today, especially in the dairy industry; it is difficult to attract and keep dependable workers. Small family-operated dairies often get by with one or two extra people, but larger dairies […]
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SDSU Student Earns Dairy Foundation Scholarship
SDSU student Grace Sargent receives Central Plains Dairy Foundation scholarship New Prague, MN (March 29, 2024) – The Central Plains Dairy Foundation (CPDF) awarded its $500 Tonneson Scholarship to Grace Sargent from Pierre, S.D., who is a sophomore studying agricultural communications and agricultural leadership at South Dakota State University (SDSU). Annually, this scholarship goes to […]
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Tips for Fly Control for Cattle
Use these tips to sift through fly control options for cattle on pasture. Article courtesy of Purina Animal Nutrition LLC Arden Hills, Minn. [March 27, 2024] – Pesky horn flies can become prolific during the grazing season. However, there are control tactics that can help keep horn fly populations under wraps. When uncontrolled, horn flies […]
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