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The North American Cargo Securement workshop was held in March to continue the process of moving hay from the general freight category to a commodity-specific status.
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Three things must be present for a machinery fire to occur: air, material to burn and a heat source.
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Properly managing petroleum, pesticides and other agricultural chemicals is important for protecting water quality as well as farm family, employee and livestock health.
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Hay is the most popular method for storing alfalfa because it stores well for long periods and is better suited to cash sale and transportation than silage.
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Silage is the feedstuff produced by the fermentation of a crop, forage or agricultural byproduct of generally greater than 50 percent moisture content.
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Way back when the earth was still drying up after the great flood I was seeing the Northwest through the windshield of a Freightliner truck.
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Alfalfa is a long-lived, deeply rooted perennial that requires proper management to reach its full potential.
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A successful harvest of high quality forage starts with the proper use and set-up of the mower-conditioner.
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Case IH WindrowersChoose from two cabs, depending upon model.
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I’m excited for June Dairy Month again this year. This month I hope to be riding in a truck throwing out candy to the children of local dairy producers and their employees in a parade held in Wendell, Idaho. The free dairy products, including ice cream,...
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2006 dairy exports reach record levelsRecently released market data shows 2006 U.S. dairy exports were valued at nearly $1.9 billion, up 13 percent from 2005. For the first time, on a milk solid bases, U.S. dairy export volume more than doubled the level ...
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Editor’s note: The following are available market reports and futures data as of May 18, 2007.
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Imagine a dairy cow that gave 15,000 liters (33,000 pounds) of high-quality milk year after year after year at a high level of efficiency, a cow whose milk had health benefits for the consumer, a cow that got in calf when you wanted her to; a cow that was...
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The following article is the fifth in a series of articles summarizing the “Supervisory Skills for Managers” DVD collection produced by Jim Henion. The series provides helpful management hints for owners and managers working with employees on dairy op...
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Copper, according to internationally renowned dairy scientist Jesse P. Goff, is “the trace mineral where deficiency is common and toxicity is also common.”
That observation, combined with the wide array of bodily functions in the dairy cow that invol...
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Editor’s note: The following benchmarks have been compiled using data reported by dairies enrolled in Alta Genetic’s AltaAdvantage program, a progeny testing program. More than 182,500 cows in 175 herds participate in the program nationwide.
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Ask 10 dairy producers their definition of a profitable cow and they’ll likely give you 10 different answers. From a reproductive standpoint, profitable cows are cows that calve in healthy, get bred back in 80 to 120 days in one or two services and stay...
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Peering down from metal amphitheater seats to the glass encasing below, Rita Moenck’s small class of third-grade students shushed each other as they watched the highlight of their field trip unfold. For most of the students, it was the first time they h...
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Let’s look at the facts. Grain commodity prices are the highest in recent memory. Marginally producing hay plots could quickly be plowed to grow corn this year rather than alfalfa or grass hay. If this occurs, can you guess where the price of hay is hea...
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A broad-based interest in soil conservation began in the 1930s as a result of the devastating “Dust Bowl” era when the shortcomings of the then current agricultural practices became apparent. This trend has continued on many fronts, and the most visib...
Re: purebred guernseys
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Re: HERd management: Tackling the tough questions
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