Magazine

The January issue of Progressive Dairy focuses on genetics and reproduction. Maximize returns from your beef x dairy breeding program in 2022, and learn five ways monitoring systems can modify your repro protocol. Also included is calf and heifer raising. Read about the impact of feeding whole milk versus milk replacer, and get some pointers on keeping calves growing during cold weather. Lastly, make non-family partnerships thrive on your dairy operation with effective communication.

The February 25, 2022 issue of Progressive Dairy focuses on hoof care and fresh cow health. See if your footbath is really effective, and get some pointers on treating and preventing hypocalcemia. Also included is animal welfare. Learn about pain management for dams and calves at calving. Lastly, see how barn cameras in maternity barns can help at calving time.

The February 25, 2022 issue of Progressive Dairy focuses on hoof care and fresh cow health. See if your footbath is really effective, and get some pointers on treating and preventing hypocalcemia. Also included is animal welfare. Learn about pain management for dams and calves at calving. Lastly, see how barn cameras in maternity barns can help at calving time.

The April 19, 2022 issue of Progressive Dairy focuses on cow comfort. See why overstocking does more harm than good in the long run, and read about a dairy that has invested in rubber mats to improve cow comfort. Also included is genetics and repro. Find the true cost of an open heifer, and discuss the relationship between genetics and environment. Lastly, learn how to use facility design as a cooling strategy.

The May 25, 2022 issue of Progressive Dairy celebrates June Dairy Month. A Minnesota butter sculptor looks back on 50 years of work, and Wisconsin celebrates 75 years of Alice in Dairyland. Also included is feed and nutrition. Get some pointers on navigating the high price of fat supplements, and find out what’s new with transition cow nutritional recommendations. Lastly, see if small grains silage is a good opportunity for your forage program.

The July 1, 2022 issue of Progressive Dairy highlights this year’s Sustainability Award winners, discusses potential problems beef-on-dairy calves can cause in the supply chain, and compares feed additives for stress. Learn how one Pennsylvania dairy makes a profit from an older herd, and how using time-lapse cameras can improve dairy performance.