Dairy Diary
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Pumpkin Spice Craze Makes Its Way to Dairy Cows
What happens to leftover pumpkin patch pumpkins? Some dairy farms use the pumpkins as an ingredient in food for cows.
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Cows Milked at Their Leisure by Robots
The process of how cows are milk has changed dramatically on dairy farms over the years.
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Meet the 2019 Dairying for Tomorrow Award Winners
Dairy farmers were recognized in three key categories: Animal Care, Community Outreach and Environmental Stewardship.
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From Butter to BTU's and Fertilizer
Dairy farmers try not to let anything go to waste. Not even butter.
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No-Till: At the Root of Farming
Dairy farmers are working toward getting soil as healthy as possible with no-till and cover crops.
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Dairy Farmers Fall for Honey Bees
Bees are responsible for every three to four bites of food we eat.
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Woodstock 50th Anniversary: A Dairy Farmer Reminisces
Peace. Love. Music... and a passion for dairy farming.
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Campers Connect with Cows and Farming
Rohe Farms Summer Day Camp centers around teaching children about agriculture, animals and nature.
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Virtual Farm Tours: Students Connect with Farmers in Real Time
Virtual Farm Tour helps students make the connection of where their food comes from and how it is produced, without having to leave the classroom.
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Retiree encourages farming family 'Do what you love'
Farmer's passion for dairy holds strong into retirement
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Generations Bond With Father's Day on the Farm
Their strength, their fortitude, their passion for dairy farming - it's what makes our Men of Steel so undeniably devoted.
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A Farmer, Football and the Future
Dairy farmer Claire Burdette joined the Fuel Up to Play 60 Touchdown School event in Baltimore and reflected on how these kind of events can help shape the future.
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Tree Planting at Dairy Farm Helps Protect Waterways
Dairy farmers are joining forces with the environmental community to plant trees beneficial for the farm and for waterways.
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Earth Day: The Focus for Farmers Every Day
From using cover crops to recycling food waste, dairy farmers practice environmental stewardship every day.
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Students Take Virtual Field Trip to Dairy Farm
Virtual technology is bringing dairy farms into classrooms, enabling students to make a farm-to-school connection.
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Farmers, Environmentalists Find Common Ground
Environmental community learns first-hand about dairy farmers’ commitment to stewardship, both in the classroom and on the farm.
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Cows Dig More Daylight
Cows dig more daylight from Daylight Saving Time especially since their routines go uninterrupted... How do farmers do it?
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Dairy Princess Days Remembered
A former New York State Dairy Princess offers advice for Pageant contestants
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Delivering Milk the Old-Fashioned Way
In the modern age of groceries being delivered from local stores to your doorstep, some dairies are offering customers nostalgia and convenience through home milk delivery.
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Dairy Farmers Show Commitment to Environmental Sustainability
Dairy farmers are good stewards of their land. See 6 innovative ways farmers are demonstrating their dedication to environmental sustainability.
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Technology Helps Farmers Farm Efficiently
What tech trends are helping farmers more easily manage the farm and care for cows?
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Red Plaid Barn Celebrates Century Farm
Dellavale Farm's restyled barn resembles a famous Cabot Cheddar. Where along the NYS Thruway can it be spotted?
