The Secret Sauce to Strong Partnerships
In personal and professional life, picking the right long-term partner is no easy task. On the personal side, before marrying my husband last summer, about […]
Dynamic Dairy
One of the best parts of working in the dairy industry is sampling cheese, ice cream, milk and my favorite, yogurt from different areas. Flavors […]
Almond ‘Milk’
The farmer wakes up early and walks out to the almond barn to shovel fertilizer around the base of each tree. He then walks over […]
Industry Repercussions after Fair Oaks
Many of us have seen or heard of the recent Fair Oaks undercover videos showing disturbing animal abuse at a Northern Indiana.
Dairy Farm Social media […]
A Case for On-Farm Microbiological Testing
Mastitis caused by infections in dairy cows contributes to an overall loss of $550 million dollars annually, according to the United States Dairy Association (USDA). […]
Australian Droughts and the Impact on the Dairy Industry
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Across different regions we often see farmers and Quality departments squeezed first during difficult times. This is the case in Australia where droughts […]
Dairy vs Almond Drink for Child Development
We live in a new world where whoever can pay the most for advertising can directly influence public opinion. Sometimes this new world of mass marketing […]
Financial Effects of Inaccurate Sampling
Dairies are closing at a rate of eight to fourteen percent per year and have been for the last four years. In the media, a day […]
Building Translatable Trust & Understanding
Everyone has experienced communication challenges from traveling, watching an international film or trying to talk with a young child. Very quickly you learn either to […]
The New Speed of a Recall
Food safety in the United States has improved dramatically over the last 40 years.
Leaps in the last 12 years have transformed the process of protecting […]