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Nov 13, 2025 | News, Top Herds
Nov 13, 2025 | News
Nov. 12, 2025, WAUPUN, Wis., and LANSING, Mich., — CentralStar Cooperative, which supports dairy and beef producers across the upper Midwest and surrounding states, recently recognized exceptional team members during its annual CentralStar Team Member Awards...
Oct 27, 2025 | News, Newsletters
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Sep 7, 2025 | Educational Blog
In a recent University of Florida postpartum study by Santos et al. (2025)*, researchers evaluated the effects of applying a single dose of FerAppease® – a unique analogue of the naturally occurring Maternal Bovine Appeasing Substance (mBAS) – on health, pain and milk...
Aug 24, 2025 | Educational Blog
In a world where genetic-selection intensity is at an all-time high to meet growing consumer demands with fewer resources, maintaining genetic diversity remains a key focus. At CentralStar, we offer a diverse lineup of sires that deliver industry-leading performance...
Aug 13, 2025 | Educational Blog
The transition period from three weeks pre-calving through three weeks post-calving has been researched and discussed greatly. Rightly so, as this phase accounts for significant health costs and determines production and reproductive success for the current lactation...
Aug 7, 2025 | News, Top Herds
Aug 5, 2025 | News
In continued support of the next generation of agriculture professionals, CentralStar Cooperative’s Board of Directors is awarding $1,000 scholarships to six students pursuing agricultural degrees at colleges across the upper Midwest. “These scholarships reflect...
Jul 28, 2025 | Educational Blog
Reproductive efficiency is a key component of profitability. A well-managed program increases milk production by extending lactations and maximizing genetic gain. It also supports timely culling, maintains herd-size consistency, and ensures a steady supply of...
Jul 20, 2025 | Educational Blog
Every season brings its own challenges, but summer turns up the heat on issues like dehydration, reduced feed intake, heat stress, and reproduction. Even the best programs often need extra support this time of year. That’s why we asked our team to share product...
Jul 13, 2025 | Educational Blog
With so many genetic indexes out there, it’s no wonder you’re asking: Which one should I trust? Which fits my herd best? These are fair questions, especially when each index comes with a promise to improve your herd in slightly different ways. At the heart of...
Jul 6, 2025 | News, Top Herds
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Apr 18, 2025 | News
Select Sires Inc. held their annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio on March 26. The meeting was well attended by the federation of cooperatives, industry partners, team members from around the world and farmer-owners from across the U.S. Various sub-committees met during...
Apr 14, 2025 | Educational Blog
The dairy heifer replacement inventory continues to drop. In fact, it’s the lowest we’ve seen in the USDA’s 22 years of projection.¹ To help balance the low heifer inventory, you focus on breeding long-lasting profitable cows, built from an elite heifer crop. While...
Apr 8, 2025 | News, Top Herds
Apr 6, 2025 | Educational Blog
DHI data fills the gaps, giving you a complete picture of each cow’s performance. With high-risk stakes during transition, accurate, precise data to make good management decisions is crucial. Although, many herd-wide decisions such as ration changes may be made based...
Mar 30, 2025 | Educational Blog
Manure lagoons are not only waste pits, but pits of unharnessed opportunity and value. As the first-of-its-kind powdered manure additive, SOP™ Lagoon can help transform the manure cows produce into an asset that boosts your bottom line. Help savings grow deep SOP...
Mar 23, 2025 | Educational Blog
More than 350 division-one schools are vying for an invitation to the NCAA tournament in March, but only 68 will get one. This sets the stage for millions of people to attempt to predict the tournament’s outcome, yet no one in the tournament’s history has ever filled...
Mar 16, 2025 | Educational Blog
Mastitis is a costly and persistent issue for dairy producers, with clinical cases in early lactation leading to significant financial losses. While preventing mastitis remains a primary focus, there’s often less discussion about the specific pathogens behind the...