Current Issue of PD: November
(site updated 11.1.07)
News and Business
In the news
Market reports
A producer’s view on dairy labor: ‘We need a solution’
Embrace change to make your dairy profitable
Multiple programs make CWT more effective
Balancing work and family
Focus on fertility evaluations: What progressive dairy producers should know
Progressive Events: World Dairy Expo
Feed area and water space design, Part II
Industry news
Issue Focus: New Technology
Producer’s company markets dairy methane
New technology simplifies cow monitoring
Biotechnology in the barnyard: What will it look like in 2050?
Buying and selling tractors on eBay: Differences from in-person auctions
Quarterly Feature: Herd Health
10 tips to better handling and administering of vaccines
A flowchart for evaluating dairy cow freestalls
PD Departments
Editor's notes
Yevet Tenney: Rejoice in thanksgiving
Baxter Black: The Horse Clinician
Tales of a Hay Hauler
Northwest/Southwest Editions
It’s about the cows
UC–Davis Dairy adopts electronic animal ID
Avoiding hip or knee replacements:
Protecting joints and conserving energy
Handling sand-laden manure
Proper parasite control in lactating dairy cows
Plant-produced protein eases dairy cow infection
Colostral management: Enhancing dairy calf health
Principle-based mastitis prevention
Impact of an old technology on profitable dairying in the 21st century
Use of ethanol distillers byproducts
in lactating dairy cow diets
Protein and fertility
Johne’s-positive cows demonstrate hidden losses
Baxter Black: Animal care giver versus animal activist
Overall Wit & Wisdom
The View From Here