Deadlines and Enrollment
Deadlines and Enrollment from Texas Dairy Dates: 13 articles for readers in Texas and beyond.
The 2026 Texas Dairy Calendar: Key Dates and Deadlines
Build a working 2026 calendar for your Texas dairy: enrollment windows, conferences, seasonal pressure points and who…
February 26, 2026: The Deadline for Dairy Margin Coverage Enrollment
A deadline checklist for Dairy Margin Coverage enrollment: what to finish, who to call and how to verify the closing…
December 11, 2026: The Deadline for 2026 Farm Program Enrollment
Our headline lists a December 11 farm program enrollment deadline. Here is a checklist to verify the date, gather…
The Best Time to Dry Off Cows in Texas
How to decide when to dry off a dairy cow, why the dry period matters for the next lactation and what Texas heat, feed…
The Best Time to Trim Hooves
When to trim hooves on dairy cows: why timing around dry-off and mid-lactation helps, what lameness signs to watch and…
The Best Time to Review Your Insurance Policies
When to review farm and dairy insurance, what to compare, how crop and livestock coverage differ and which questions…
The Best Time to Clean Your Milking Parlor
When to clean a milking parlor: after every milking, weekly deep cleans and seasonal resets, with a checklist Texas…
The Best Time to Maintain Your Water Systems
When to maintain farm and dairy water systems: seasonal checks for wells, lines, tanks and pumps, so Texas producers…
The Best Time to File Your Taxes
When to file farm taxes and how to plan the year around it: records, estimated payments, extensions and questions for…
The Best Time to Apply for a Farm Loan
When to apply for a farm loan: how seasons, records and lender timelines shape the best window, plus a checklist and…
The Timeline of a Heifer’s Growth to Maturity
Follow a dairy heifer from weaning through breeding, pregnancy and first calving, with plain notes on growth, feed and…
The Timeline of Milk’s Journey from the Cow to the Store
Follow a gallon of milk from the cow to the store shelf: milking, cooling, hauling, pasteurizing, packaging and…
The Timeline of Butter’s Churning Process
Follow butter from cream separation and ripening through churning, washing, working and packaging, with the timing and…