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Directive will have limited impact on dairy.

The cow comfort role in nutrition and bottom-line production is often talked about, but more often, it is about the compromises.

Climate change is usually talked of as a negative, and it often acts accordingly through more weather volatility and more extreme weather events. Even so, climate change can give farmers a helping hand.

Critically review all discretionary ingredients, but don’t cut those that will result in less milk flow.

Timber stand improvement is a rarity among landowners, but a little care and maintenance could bring big returns.

Getting the next generation involved in the quest to feed 9 billion people by 2050.

Years like this one remind us that we need to always be looking for new alternatives in terms of feed resources to develop a cost-effective winter feeding program for beef cattle.

Chances are, if you are a farmer, your parents also farmed. And your grandparents. And your great-grandparents. And your great-great-grandparents...

Feed cost is one of the largest expenses on dairy farms.

The trend is clear - consumers want pumpkins. But 2015 may prove to be a struggle to meet the growing demand.