by Laura Hardie | Feb 6, 2024 | Dairy, Farmer Spotlight, Feed & Forage Management
In today’s world, where global networks dictate prices paid to farmers, staying in business and being profitable isn’t easy. That’s why it takes strategic investments to be successful. “We felt like we could really expand our production...
by Laura Hardie | Nov 30, 2023 | Dairy, Farmer Spotlight
The farmer-owners at Monument Farms Dairy in Weybridge, Vermont, are preparing to tackle one of their biggest challenges – and it’s a problem most business owners wouldn’t mind having. “We’re always faced with having more people wanting our product than we’re able to...
by Phoenix Feeds Staff | Jun 13, 2018 | Dairy
INTRODUCTION A Google Search for the term “stress” will bring up a variety of articles. If these publications are true, a lot of people are feeling stressed, including: couples planning weddings, couples getting divorced, school teachers, retirees, poor people,...
by Phoenix Feeds Staff | May 17, 2018 | Dairy, Farmer Spotlight
Family farms in Vermont come in all varieties and sizes, but there aren’t many that can boast the pedigree of the Pine Valley Farm in Shrewsbury. Standing in the kitchen of her 1800s farmhouse, Julanne Smith Sharrow is proudly displaying a genealogical chart she’s...
by Phoenix Feeds Staff | Jan 15, 2018 | Dairy, Nutrition
It is understandable how proteins—or more specifically amino acids–impact milk production, since they make up a portion of the milk protein fraction. When the supply of amino acids is inadequate, we observe not only lower milk protein yield, but also milk fat yield...
by Phoenix Feeds Staff | Sep 12, 2017 | Dairy, Farmer Spotlight
“I start at 5 a.m.” “I’m usually here at 5:30.” Chris Lourie and Jeff Grennon are used to early mornings and the 12 to 14 hour workday. As herdsmen for Pleasant Valley Farms in Richford, Vermont, they’re responsible for the health of the dairy’s 3,000 cows. Forget...