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Craig Schank honored as Veterinarian of the Year Craig Schank, DVM, was honored as the 2008 Dairy Quality Assurance Veterinarian of the Year at the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) annual meeting held September 24 through 26, in Charlot...
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The California Milk Advisory Board is, for the first time, letting consumers pick its next Happy Cow.
The board, in partnership with agency Deutsch LA, trotted out its latest herd of “wannabe” cows in four new TV spots that began airing Late in Octob...
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HerdStar, LLC, an animal technology company, has just released its second major version of Bintrac.com. www.bintrac.com is a web interface to HerdStar’s BinTrac PRO bin monitoring system
This new release features an all-new Feed Order Desk which provid...
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There they stood out on the loading dock at the back of the administration building. Huddled behind a dumpster to protect themselves from the biting wind, they shivered, occasionally glancing over their shoulders at the solid metal door.
People that walk...
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Per-cow production and culling activity will most likely determine if Idaho surpasses the nation’s current No. 3 milk-producing state, New York, by the end of the year. At the end of the third quarter, the total production difference between the two sta...
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Vic Robinson’s dairy, just outside of Richfield, Idaho, is reminiscent of the small, family dairies that were once the staple of Idaho’s dairy industry. It isn’t much to look at, and it lacks a lot of the modern equipment found in today’s high-tec...
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Monday, November 105 p.m. Producer & guest registration 6-9:30 p.m. Real Dairy Expo
Tuesday, November 11 8 a.m. Buffet breakfast 9 a.m. Keynote Speaker Jolene Brown 10 a.m. Dairy break with exhibitors 10:30 a.m. Speaker Ed Seifried 11:30 ...
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One of Tradeshow Week’s 50 fastest growing shows in North America, the Amarillo Farm & Ranch Show will expand in 2008 to include a brand-new Dairy Producers Conference and Expo held December 4 in conjunction with the 2008 show. The Dairy Producers Confe...
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After my stories earlier this year about my dad shooting that stray dog and about him losing 10 heifers to lightning, he’s asked me to stop writing about him (or at least write something good.) Unfortunately, I can’t do either. I do know that he took ...
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Editor’s note: The following article is the seventh in a series of nine articles.
The fifth priority of a feeder’s job is measuring dry-matter intake (DMI). With the first four priorities satisfied, the measuring of DMI becomes a powerful and meaning...
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Fall is a time of transition. Pasture nutrition is reduced and parasite loads can be magnified, making fall a critical time for sound parasite management.
“Fall is a lag time for cattle nutrition,” says Dr. Christine Navarre, Louisiana State Universi...
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If producers aren’t thinking about coccidiosis prevention and treatment, the fall weather may leave a chill in the air and on their pocketbook. Fall weather paired with weaning, confinement or other stressors can mean increased incidences of coccidiosis...
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The other day, someone at a store in our town read that a methamphetamine lab had been found in an old farmhouse in the adjoining county and he asked me a rhetorical question, ‘Why didn’t we have a drug problem when you and I were growing up?’
I ...
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In the past, phosphorus (P) has often been over-supplemented due to its once cheap cost and at the advice of many nutritionists and veterinarians. However, as more emphasis is being placed on meeting, not exceeding, mineral requirements to be both economi...
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At a summer picnic, graduation party or wedding reception, a neighboring dairy producer may sit down next to you to “talk farming.” You know how to talk this talk. It’s what you do every day. But have you been asked a tough question from a non-farm ...
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Editor’s note: The following is a summary of the briefing paper. The full report can be found at: http://future.aae.wisc.edu/publications/farm_bill/M&P_Dairy_6-1.pdf
The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 was enacted by Congress on May 22 a...
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A father passing by his son’s bedroom was astonished to see the bed nicely made up and everything neat and tidy. Then he saw an envelope propped up prominently on the pillow. It was addressed, “Dad.” With the worst premonition, he opened the envelop...
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Despite a general appreciation that a clean, dry, comfortable place to lie down for dairy cows is associated with improved milk production and health, there is reluctance by farmers to remodel existing facilities to achieve this goal. It is very easy to ...
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Most farms experience an increase in problems with fresh cows every summer. The following are the most common reasons and simple remedies:
1. Increased number of dry cows Due to the difficulty in getting cows pregnant during the summer, a disproportionat...
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High-producing dairy cows are most susceptible to metabolic diseases during the periparturient period. During the first few days of lactation, milk production increases more rapidly than dry matter intake (DMI). Maintaining high DMI is essential to attain...
Re: New Hire Julie Veldhuis Lund
Posted on Thursday, 11 October 2012 by Eddie Schaap.Congratulations Julie! Glad to see your involved on the Dairy Promotion...
Re: Dairy production ramps up on Hawaii’s Big Island
Posted on Wednesday, 03 October 2012 by Carol.So sad that we do not have an ORGANIC dairy farm here in the Islands. ...
Re: Yummy sprouts for dairy cows
Posted on Thursday, 27 September 2012 by Kyle Chittock.For anyone who has questions about pricing, systems, etc, please feel...