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Thank you. I no longer get "the bull vine" after some changes with our company and my becoming only "part time" has "cut me off" from some things we used to get as a member of the dairy industry. I have a couple of farmers I am going to talk to... NO WONDER the farmers are scared I will retire... I am the most direct line they have to being sure of what their cows are doing...
FDA Pulls Plug on Milk Testing: What You Need to Know Now
FDA halts milk safety checks amid staff cuts—dairy farmers face testing uncertainty. Critical lab oversight gap threatens industry standards. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The FDA suspended its Grade A milk proficiency testing program on April 21, 2025, citing staffing shortages from HHS workforce cuts...
I'm sorry.BIT#H of a morning.... my fluffy male cat got killed on the road last night... DS came up the road with the 2 guys that he gets to do some work... called me to ask if he was in the house... no, last night they were out in the yard and warmer nights they don't always fcome in... and they have been going across the road some... into the woods... I picked him up and laid him on the lawn near the road so the sister could sniff it... she was very skittish and came right to the house... not that it will make her stop going across the road but might help to deter it. I'll take care of him later...
Then DS just called again, a minute ago... found a calf dead in the field, about 4-5 days old maybe? No idea why... decided we will try to graft one of the twins on her this afternoon when he gets done from the working on fence they are going to do... He is going to get the twin heifer off the one cow, and lock it in the barn for the day so it will be hungry this evening... they are about a month but they are small... and we were just talking about selling the heifer twin since the other is a bull... let the momma raise the bull since she does not have enough milk to feed 2 for long, and sell the heifer. They were soooo little when born so left them to get a start, she is a good enough momma, and they were doing okay on the cow but as they get older, they will need more milk than she is going to produce.... so this evening we will try to get the cow to the barn and get the twin over on her... going to be a pita but at least there are not many cattle in the barn, and can use one side for her and the calf... maybe she will take it easily... she ought to need some relief from the milk pressure this evening too...
Going to take meters to the farm for tomorrow afternoon's test as they do the set up. Got the 500+ cow herd tomorrow morning...
What a way to start the day...
