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Daily financial monitoring gives Kelly Farms a competitive advantage After several years of below average milk prices, and an even bigger drop in the first quarter of 2018, many farmers are beginning to watch every penny. However, this level of monitoring is business as usual for Allen and Mary Kelly
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At Butterville Farms, healthy and comfortable cows are the top priority. For twelve hours a day, cows relax, lying on foam mattresses bedded heavily with recycled paper. There is fresh food available 24 hours a day, and cows take turns eating their fill. Three times a day, each cow is
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Gervais Family Farms has been producing high quality milk for decades, and they recently became a pioneer in a new program aimed to ensure that all of their farm’s milk and meat is safe. The below was written by Kati Lawyer-Hale, a partner at Gervais Family Farms, about the
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Change is never easy, and the shift from conventional milking in a parlor to robotic milking is anything but simple. However, for Dan Barnes of Barnes Black and White Farm in Shoreham, Vermont, the addition of robotic milking to his dairy operation has come with big rewards. Barnes Black and
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As margins grow tighter, simply following major management recommendations isn't always enough for a dairy farm to stay competitive. That’s why every detail is a big deal at Dimock Farms in Peru, New York. Dimock Farms was founded in 1971 by Don and Martha Dimock. Today, Don