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The following update is provided by Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), which manages the national dairy checkoff program, is a producer-funded, nonprofit domestic and international planning and management organization responsible for increasing sales of and dem...
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Last August, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued regulations regarding “No-Match Letters” from the Social Security Administration (SSA). The regulations said that for an employer to maintain the safe harbor protection of the I-9 form, the...
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While milk production is still the most important aspect of the dairy business, there are other considerations. Maximizing the value of a dairy cow includes making sure that when its usefulness for milk production goes away, the cow’s value is as great ...
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It’s not often you see the words sustainability and profitability in the same sentence.
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Q. What is the level of consumer interest in sustainability or carbon footprinting?
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Dairy producers have long recognized that bovine growth, reproduction and milk production depend on adequate feed intake. However, feed is only one component of proper nutrition.
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Have you ever calculated the amount of water and energy used to maintain your milking facility and each of the practices you have decided to employ? Water and energy are required for a myriad of daily functions in the milking parlor, including equipment c...
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A dairy producer’s work is never done. Whether it’s feeding the heifers, fertilizing the field or registering new calves, there is always something that needs to get done.
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Agriculture has changed dramatically, especially since the end of World War II. Although these changes have had many positive effects and reduced many risks in farming, there have also been significant costs.
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There are conflicting reports on the contribution of ruminants to greenhouse gas emissions (GGE). In these environmentally sensitive times it will help to put things in prospective.
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Everyone who raises calves has a major stake in how well calves obtain passive immunity from a dam during the first 24 hours of life. Calves receive passive immunity via intake of colostrum during the first 24 hours when their intestines are able to absor...
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The last year in agriculture has been a volatile one. We have seen rapid inflation of all commodities followed by rapid deflation. It has left me and many of my clients wondering how we can sustain food animal production agriculture in North America.
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Nothing quite stirs up an appetite like time outside on a cold winter day. And just as people need more energy when battling the cold, so do dairy calves.
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I think it was the winter after the rabbit plague in the 80s. Leo and his nephew David were hauling fairly steady to the ranches south of Mountain City, Nevada. Lyle and I were doing our best to keep the closer-to-home dairymen happy and in feed.
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Dear Editor,On the day that I recently hosted a Dairy Beef Quality Assurance program at my auction market facility, I was struck by the fact that on the front page of USA Today was an item that showed that 74 American Bar Association-approved law schools ...
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Eriginate Corporation announcesthe availability of eTattoo, an ultra-high frequency radio frequency identification (UHF RFID) cattle management eartag. The new technology allows the capture of data from multiple animals simultaneously with the added benef...
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A growing number of today’s consumers of dairy products are not your father’s consumers. Today’s consumer is increasingly socially-conscious and willing to pay more money for products that they believe contribute to improved care for themselves, the...
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The notion of sustainability, in regards to farming, has been bandied about for more than a decade; however, the way in which it is used often reflects the personal basis of whoever is using it. This is true in both the popular press and the scientific li...
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Going “green” is the “in thing” for our world today. But just what does that mean? What is a carbon footprint?
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Re: Idaho and New York Senators introduce dairy savings account legislation
Posted on Friday, 22 March 2013 by David Callister.I like the idea.
Re: Two dairymen are making profits with sprout fodder systems
Posted on Friday, 22 March 2013 by meganT.I think it smells like cucumbers.
Re: Two dairymen are making profits with sprout fodder systems
Posted on Friday, 22 March 2013 by Tom White.When we talk about water required to produce a lb of alfalfa hay, we do...