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Tuesday, 18 June 2013 10:35 |
Storage of cow manure is a common practice on dairy farms. Each additional installation of a manure pit increases the probability that a fatal accident will result.
Tragically, experiences in several states indicate that when an accident does occur, it is likely to involve two or three fatalities. Also, there have been several cases of large numbers of livestock perishing due to manure gases.
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Written by John Frey, Center for Dairy Excellence
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Tuesday, 18 June 2013 10:12 |
 In 1945, 80 percent of U.S. jobs were in businesses that made things. The remaining 20 percent were in service related industries.
In his latest column, John Frey talks about how this has changed and the risks and rewards associated with the dairy business. PD
Click here for the column.
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Tuesday, 18 June 2013 09:59 |
When planning a hose system or pipeline, we must know what the capabilities of our pump are and what the losses in our system will be. In a previous article "Understanding pump performance curves" we learned how to determine the capabilities of a pump.
The pump provides energy as Total Dynamic Head (TDH) that supplies the system. Remember, TDH is measured in feet and can be converted to pressure as PSI by dividing by 2.31.
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Written by Dan Huyser
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Thursday, 13 June 2013 09:22 |
Manure can have value if managed correctly. This value can be spread out over multiple years.
The first year, 30 to 40 percent of the nitrogen (N) is available along with almost all of the phosphorus (P) and potassium (K). The second year, 10 percent of the N from the first year's is available and P and K not used in year one will still be useable. Year three has 5 percent N and any remaining P and K available for use.
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Friday, 07 June 2013 08:04 |
 Do you love our parody video, "Ice Cream Baby?" Well here's your chance to give it a shot! Click here to download an mp3 file of the song, "Ice Cream Baby."
Then check out the lyrics below. Lip sync, dance around like a fool and get plenty of footage of your dairy. Use your favorite movie program to put everything together and then upload to YouTube.
Send your link to
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by Friday, July 12. We'll help embed the clips here on www.progressivedairy.com starting Monday, July 15. The winner will be announced August 1.
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