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I recently had the opportunity to visit with a fantastic group of people at the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. Most notably was the better part of a day I spent with Dr. Neal Martin, Center Director. Neal and I met over th...
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MSU farm open house features new Air Quality Research FacilityA new research lab dedicated to measuring air quality and information about the newly completed comprehensive nutrient management plan for the south campus farms at Michigan State University ar...
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New Bobcat loader radio remote control system offers operator comfort, efficiencyLoader operators who work in applications that require two or more people, or who want to minimize worksite environment discomforts now have a solution – the loader radio r...
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Calibration of manure application equipment is a critical part of routine farm management as manure management is being examined closely across the country. Knowing and managing how much manure along with its nutrients is being applied to a particular fie...
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For Lisa and Oliver Douglas of the old Green Acres TV show, country life or city life was an either/or proposition. Like the theme song said, the country offered “the chores” and “fresh air” while the city boasted of “the stores” and “Time S...
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When you travel through Vermont, tree-lined farms and hills dominate the landscape. Throughout this patchwork lies hundreds of producers that, until now, have been cut off from the advancing world of manure digestion, simply because people have said their...
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Do your continuing education opportunities keep you on top of emerging animal manure issues? The Livestock and Poultry Environmental (LPE) Learning Center was established to improve the connection between national experts and those advising animal produce...
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Agricultural practices have become more intensive to provide for the nutritional needs of an increasing human population and as a response to economic pressures on individual farms. Higher production levels are possible on farms through the use of chemica...
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Dog fighting is a touchy subject. Yet an NFL football player has been accused of fighting dogs. It’s in the news.
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Recent events have reminded me that we all share one very interconnected dairy world. Take the latest milk production statistics, for example.
In August, milk production was up 3.6 percent over last August with more than 11,000 more cows milking than in ...
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Aurora Organic Dairy signs consent agreement with USDA
The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has entered into a consent agreement with Aurora Organic Dairy in response to a Notice of Proposed Revocation issued earlier this year alleging viol...
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Editor’s note: The following are available market reports and futures data as of September 14, 2007.
Butter
Butter markets across the country are weak as the CME cash butter has recently declined steadily. Churning activity across the country is seaso...
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The saying goes, “You can’t have your cake and eat it, too.” Sometimes we’re faced with the tough decision of choosing one action or the other rather than getting everything we want. Fortunately, when it comes to making money and keeping cows heal...
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Editor’s note: In September, a federal judge halted the Department of Homeland Security’s schedule to send Social Security Administration “no-match” letters to more than 140,000 employers in the U.S. A no-match letter indicates that the Social Sec...
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Growers and producers have had to deal with an ever-increasing amount of regulations. The Social Security No-Match letter has the potential of becoming one of the most devastating challenges American agriculture has faced in decades. If this regulation is...
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A universal goal of progressive dairy producers is to maximize milk production from healthy cows. But when you ask these same producers what and how they feed their cows to produce that milk, the diversity becomes clear. Producers choose strategies that f...
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No longer can employers hire workers and expect to get motivated individuals. Learning how to motivate is now one of the most relevant and essential skills leaders can possess in today’s ever-changing workplace. This [article] provides some insights int...
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Editor’s note: The following is a follow-up article to last issue’s discussion about career opportunities for students interested in studying the dairy industry. The author has made his best attempt to update the average incomes for various dairy care...
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(http://www.progressivedairy.com/pd/features/2007/1007/1007_pe.html)
Exactly 18 months after its groundbreaking ceremony, Hilmar Cheese Company in Dalhart, Texas, hosted an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony in September.
“This is an exciting day...
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Now is the time to capitalize on high milk prices and make up for the low milk prices of 2006. By developing a marketing strategy to lock in long-term cash flows, producers can offset low milk prices that are certain to return following the effects of hig...
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