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Use dairy in your dips this holiday season PDF Print E-mail
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Written by PD Editor Karen Lee   
Tuesday, 18 December 2012 08:46

webtoolsAny good party includes at least one type of dip to delight in. As yet another way to boost the consumption of dairy products, the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) has created a microsite based solely on dips made with dairy.

Heather Porter Engwall, director of National Product Communications at WMMB, shares all that this site has to offer. Click here to check it out.

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Site aids milk haulers in reducing dairy's carbon footprint PDF Print E-mail
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Written by PD Editor Karen Lee   
Thursday, 29 November 2012 07:39

webtoolsUnder the leadership of Ruan Transportation Management Systems, a team of industry experts customized the EPA SmartWay assessment tool to develop USDairy.com/FleetSmart, a free online resource provided by the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy.

Jim Mulvenna, senior vice president and general manager of the Dairy and Bulk Food Transport Division at Ruan Transportation Management Systems, explains how this tool can help dairy fleet managers measure and improve their fuel efficiency.

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Web Tools: JD-RAP PDF Print E-mail
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Written by PD Editor Walt Cooley   
Monday, 19 November 2012 00:00

webtoolsEarnest Hovingh, an dairy extension veterinarian with Penn State University, discusses the development of a new website, JD-RAP, to help producers evaluate their herd's risk profile for Johne's disease. The link for the website is: http://jdrap.org/

Q. Why was this site developed?

The Johne's Disease Integrated Program, or JDIP, a USDA/NIFA-funded project, recognized that it would be beneficial for dairy producers to have a tool which would introduce them to a risk-assessment-based approach to managing Johne's disease.

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Web Tools: Online calculator helps to select the best inoculant for your operation PDF Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 29 August 2012 12:05

webtools.jpgPD Editor Walt Cooley recently invited DuPont Pioneer to discuss their new Inoculant Value Calculator. Responses are from Kyle Whitaker, senior sales and marketing manager in the DuPont Pioneer Global Forages Group.

What is the web address?
www.pioneer.com/ivc

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Web Tools: Online feed purchasing: An emerging marketplace PDF Print E-mail
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Written by PD Editor Walt Cooley   
Tuesday, 26 June 2012 14:18

webtoolsWithin the last year, two new websites have established online domains to connect dairy producers directly to feed suppliers.

Both were inspired by their sponsors’ own experiences in trying to broker or purchase feed. They both aim to grow the number of dairy producers and vendors using their sites.

Getting the whole picture
One year ago Tom Wedegaertner, the director of cottonseed research and marketing for Cotton, Inc., needed to purchase a load of cottonseed for his checkoff program’s recent video promotion contest winner.

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Web Tools: What’s manure worth? PDF Print E-mail
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Written by PD Editor Karen Lee   
Monday, 21 May 2012 08:24

052912_manuretoolDeveloped by the University of Minnesota, the web-based manure value calculator is an online tool to compare the economic value of manure from alternative manure application rates and methods. It can also be downloaded and used as an Excel file. Jose Hernandez with the University of Minnesota explains more.

What is the web address?

HERNANDEZ:
The calculator can be found here.

For additional information, click here.

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