5 Cattle Groups to Join on Facebook
By Markie Hageman Social media has been a way to connect and communicate with billions of people all over the world. Despite its many negative
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Cattle & Dairy
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5 Common Myths of Feedlots
By Markie Hageman Feedlots come under a lot of scrutinies for various reasons. Despite our need for cattle feedlots and feeder cattle, there are a
Markie
Cattle & Dairy
Not Giving a Cow Fart About the GND
Should Farmers Give a “Cow Fart” About the Green New Deal By Charles A Hice Earlier this year Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, along with other “fresh
Charles
Cattle & Dairy
Thinking About Dairy
Thinking about dairy Analysis & Commentary By Victor Martino For the past few years I’ve been thinking seriously about, writing about and, when wearing my
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Cattle & Dairy
California Dairy Farmers Looking to Canada
California dairy farmers look to Canada to help ease their economic struggle Analysis & Commentary By Victor Martino California dairy farmers are looking to Canada
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Cattle & Dairy
We’re Lost – A Dairyman’s Story
Lloyd Tiede never cries. “I have never seen my Dad cry besides when his father passed away,” said Adrianna Tiede, Lloyd’s daughter. But in a phone call with his daughter Thursday, Sept. 13, Tiede, 55, simply couldn’t hold back the tears any longer. And neither could she. “I could tell right when I picked up the phone that it wasn’t good news,” Adrianna said. “I answered and it was quiet on the other end.”
Charles
Cattle & Dairy
Dairies Still Hurting
Another month, another quarter, and another 300 dairy farmers call it quits. Its no question that the dairy industry has been hurting that last few years. This year’s trade policies and regulation overloads have done little to help the fledgling industry.
Charles
Cattle & Dairy
COOL or Uncool? Looking into specialized food labeling.
COOL stands for Country of Origin Labeling. This is a law in place that requires retailers, such as grocery stores and supermarkets, to label certain foods with what country they originate from. Let’s explore some of the pros and cons of this labeling, and how it affected certain industries. The US and Canadian trade relationship had at one time been particularly disrupted.
Charles
Cattle & Dairy
Dairies in Decay Across the US
Its no secret that California dairies are in a state of trouble. In the last 6 months alone we have seen smaller operations go out of business and even the closing of larger processing plants for the industry. But what are some of our neighboring dairy states doing to correct the problems for themselves, and can we learn something from them?
Charles
Cattle & Dairy
It’s Time to Reinstate COOL
It’s time to reinstate COOL By; Victor Martino Contributing Editor R-CALF USA, the largest producer-only cattle trade association in the U.S., is calling on President
Victor Martino
June is National Dairy Month
Who among us doesn’t love a cold glass of fresh milk and a few (just a few!) Oreo cookies? In 1937, National Milk Month was
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Research Looks Into Better Biofuels
Research Looks Into Better Biofuels, Less Greenhouse Gas and a Way to Fight Antibiotic Resistance The cow’s stomach microbiome is an underexplored resource, says UC
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