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Thursday, 07 June 2012 10:48 |
Featured dairy app: Dairy Source
Pam Boocher, member of Elanco Animal Health's U.S. Dairy Marketing Team, talks with Progressive Dairyman Editor Walt Cooley about Elanco's new app, Dairy Source. Click here to find out why Boocher calls it a "one stop shop for the dairy industry."
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What will you do for June Dairy Month on your farm?
Click here to see additional photos and links from Ohio dairy producer Brenda Hastings's HERd Management column. Get inspired by what she and her family are doing to educate others about the dairy industry.
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Trending topic article: Herd Health
Texas A&M's Ralph Bruno explained the causes and symptoms of the metabolic disease ketosis. Because this article has been so popular, we asked Bruno, "What is the most often overlooked way of preventing or reducing the risk of ketosis?" Click here to see the response.
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/MORE Progressive Events
Click here to see additional photos and video clips from the Indy 500 event, featured in the June 11, 2012 issue of Progressive Dairyman. Learn why Indiana dairy producers Dave Forgey and Duane Hill had an important job during the race.
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/MORE from Neubauer
Click here to see the video of Gary Neubauer, manager of veterinary operations for Pfizer Animal Health, discussing how a dairy can assess its risk to Salmonella pathogens. Neubauer authored the June 11, 2012 article, "Salmonella disease: Do producers know their risk?" |
/MORE Celebration
Click here to see photos from June Dairy Month events, including Tennessee's National MooFest, South Dakota's Mom's Day Out and Vermont's Strolling of the Heifers. Leave a comment on an article or email an editor to tell us about your favorite June Dairy Month events.
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Karma tries: Making ice cream
PD Contributor Karma Fitzgerald recently wrote an article about a June Dairy Month in Athens, Tennessee. She featured Rita Holt, who competes in an ice cream contest each year.
After seeing the recipe, Fitzgerald decided to give it a try. Click here to see her colorful experience in trying to re-create Holt’s recipe. |
Karma tries: Making a cardboard cow
Inspired by veterinarians at the University of California-Davis, Fitzgerald decided to recreate their educational cardboard cow. Click here to read why she says it's always good to have a friend on a project like this who responds enthusiastically to a text message that reads, "We're going to build a cow."
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Featured Proud to Dairy member: Melina Oliva
Tandil, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
How did you find us?
I found you through the Pfizer profile on Facebook. I am a veterinarian medicine student.
Click here to visit Melina's profile page on Proud to Dairy.
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Vote in the Flavor Faceoff
Week 1 of the 2012 Flavor Faceoff received 265 votes. This year's comeptition consists of 20 participants in four regions: East Coast, Midwest, Northwest and Southwest. Click here to vote for your favorites.
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Featured blog
Click here to see Erin Ehnle's infographic about ag productivity. Discover why Ehnle's Facebook page, "Keeping it Real: Through the Lens of a Farm Girl" has nearly 10,700 "Likes."
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