Production trends in ‘traditional’ and ‘modern’ dairy

Nov 14, 2023
Nov 14, 2023

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Editor’s note: The following was written by Jared Hutchins and Joe Janzen with the University of Illinois for the farmdoc daily website Oct. 30.

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Dairy-Trends-map — Courtesy University of Illinois farmdoc daily

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Dairy-trends production — Courtesy University of Illinois farmdoc daily

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