October 21, 2026

Chasing protein: Dairy’s next nutritional frontier

Protein is having a moment – high-protein diets, protein-fortified foods and even protein-fortified coffee. But it’s leaving dairy farmers and processors wondering why it’s not as easy to bump up protein in the bulk tank as it is to increase butterfat.

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Growing a family dairy farm

tecnavia

October 21, 2026

Many farmers who tell the story of their dairy farm have similar condensed versions about the operation’s origin: their grandparents purchased a farm,...

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Dynamics in beef on dairy

by Sally Colby

October 21, 2026

In the past, many dairy and beef producers had nothing nice to say about dairy progeny, which were usually purebred Holsteins, entering the beef suppl...

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Use the whole toolbox

by Enrico Villamaino

October 21, 2026

A good bull can make a cow/calf operation more profitable for years. A poor one can deliver a costly collection of calving complications, disappointin...

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Nonprofit Shelburne Farms is VT’s top free attraction

by Edith Tucker

October 21, 2026

HGTV recently reported that Shelburne Farms, 20 minutes south of its home city, is Vermont’s top free attraction. An “About the Farm” sign, posted at ...