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A Cow's Breakfast.... Lunch and Dinner – Kind of Like Making a Smoothie

Think about the last time you had a smoothie. What were the necessary steps you took to make the finished product? You needed a recipe, a variety of ingredients, and a blender. Feeding dairy cows is very similar. Farmers [...]

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TAGS: Dairy Farming / dairy farmer / dairy cows / corn silage / cow / crops / animal health / animal care / agriculture / corn / TMR / feed ration / feed efficiency /
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June is Dairy Month

Did you know that June is a very special month for the dairy industry?     In many parts of the United States, the chilly spring days have become fewer and fewer and hot, humid afternoons cause farm [...]

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TAGS: june / dairy / agriculture / ask a farmer / farming / modern dairy farming / New York / planting season / NY / NY Animal Ag / NYAAC / local dairy / herd health / farmers / farmer / food / farm / dairy farmer / dairy cows / dairy cow / cow / calf care /
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Top 10 Things Farmers want the Public to Know

NYAAC works directly with NY farmers on a daily basis. We often talk with farmers about the perception and presumptions that the public and non-farming community have about farmers and the impact that agriculture has on [...]

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TAGS: agricultural communications / agriculture / dairyfarming / dairyfarmer / dairyfarm / dairycow / Dairy Farming / drink milk / farm / farmer / farm worker / farm labor / farming / farmkid / farmlife / farmers / food / milk / NY Animal Ag / NYAAC / women / rural / cow / cows / calf /
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Why Don't Cows Need Coats?

As you drive through the countryside during this chilly season, you may be wondering why the cows out in the pasture or standing in the outdoor paddock aren’t all bundled up…? You may even feel sad for them, [...]

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TAGS: calf / calves / caring for calves / agriculture / ask a farmer / Dairy Farming / dairycow / dairyfarm / dairyfarmer / dairyfarming / farm / farmlife / milk / farm labor / farming / NYAAC / snow storm / winter / cold weather / snow / cows / cow / herd / herd health / animal health / animal care / calf care / NY / New York / NY Animal Ag / dairy cow / dairy farmer /
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Caring for our Cows During the Cold Season

Remember the last time it was bitterly cold and snowing? Think about how many layers of clothing you or your children had to wear while being outside? Now, imagine yourself as a farmer and not only worrying about the [...]

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TAGS: agriculture / dairyfarm / dairycow / Dairy Farming / dairy cows / dairy / cows / cow / dairyfarmer / dairyfarming / farm / farming / winter / snow storm / farmlife / calfcare / calf / calves /

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