Fewer cows giving more milk was the promise when bovine somototropin was introduced in the late 1980s. It worked, changing dairy management. But now that retailers have taken it away, expect a larger environmental footprint from dairies and a changed management strategy.
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BST became a part of the national dairy scene, and consumers, mostly, forgot about it until just a few years ago, when niche dairies - mostly smaller bottlers who were trying to capture the spending power of consumers disenchanted with what they perceived as corporate agriculture - began alternative marketing strategies. Click here for full story.Planter-maker to produce full-time in Ithaca
People looking for negatives when a Kansas-based planter maker sets up shop in Ithaca might have to search a long way, and even then they might not find it. Click here for full story.New wolf policies won't play the numbers game
In a society obsessed with numbers, the wolf stands in defiance. It doesn't count points on a buck's rack or worry about how many deer will sustain it through the winter. It just eats. Click here for full story.Falling numbers upset wheat growers
With so many things out of a farmer's control, it seemed logical, back in April, that farmers should do whatever they could to control wheat problems. Click here for full story.Ten-acre rule bites Michigan farmers
Once again, unintended consequences of Congressional action have come back to bite some Michigan farmers. Click here for full story.