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1. 0108 PD: I’m giving away $180 to one of you: (From the Editor); It’s a new year, and a new Progressive Dairyman magazine. You won’t recognize it until January 22, but this year you will receive an issue from us every three weeks. That’s 18 issues a year. Many have ...; Created on 21 December 2007
2. 0108 PD: Ethanol production increases risk for dairy producers: (Management); It is well known that dairy producers face a variety of risks. These include biological factors, adverse weather, unusually large variations in both output and input prices, competition from foreign producers, ...; Created on 21 December 2007
3. 0108 PD: Avoid consumer concerns about safe dairy beef: (Herd Health); Billboards posted around the country by a national restaurant chain boldly proclaim: “Get antibiotics from your doctor, not your beef.” The words are emotional, and the rhetoric is not likely to go away ...; Created on 21 December 2007
4. 0108 PD: Four tips to maximize your time at trade shows: (Management); World Dairy Expo and World Ag Expo are like the Mall of America for dairy producers and dairy farmers. They are one-stop shops for all the needs of today’s dairy producer. Even smaller, regional trade ...; Created on 21 December 2007
5. 0108 PD: Goff Dairy: Why they register: (A.I. & Breeding); Last month Brandon Covey interviewed Randy Carpenter with the Holstein Association to get his view on the future of registered cattle. In this issue, we talk with Jason Goff, a producer with Goff Dairy ...; Created on 21 December 2007
6. 0108 PD: The World of Agriculture Means Business: (Event Coverage); With more than 1,700 exhibitors and 100,000 attendees from 67 countries all on 2.6 million square feet of showgrounds, World Ag Expo is the largest ag expo of its kind worldwide. During this year’s show ...; Created on 21 December 2007
7. 0108 PD: Dairy Technology Center debuts this year: (Event Coverage); There’s more room at World Ag Expo this year. A new venue, named the Dairy Technology Center, will house an extra 130 dairy exhibits under an indoor canvas tent on the southern side of the International ...; Created on 21 December 2007
8. 0108 PD: Milking water buffalo: Same game, different players: (People); How can someone who milks water buffalo win a contest sponsored by a magazine for dairymen with traditional milk cows? The answer for Kent Underwood is simple: Milking water buffalo isn’t much different ...; Created on 21 December 2007
9. 0108 PD: First-ever dairy cattle display planned at World Ag Expo: (Event Coverage); Live dairy cattle will be on display during this year’s World Ag Expo for the first time in show history. The exhibit, part of Semex’s “Walk of Fame,” will allow dairy producers to see and touch nine lactating ...; Created on 21 December 2007
10. 0108 PD: A bulkier ration leads to healthier cows: (Feed & Nutrition); Taller is better when Lawson Spicer formulates a close-up ration for Skyward Dairy.“We want a pretty bulky ration,” says Spicer, a nutritionist based in Claremont, California. “Our emphasis is on trying ...; Created on 21 December 2007
11. 0108 PD: Avoid new infections through proper dry cow management: (Calves & Heifers); Simply putting cows out to pasture during their dry period is a thing of the past. Today’s dairy needs a dry cow management program to ensure healthy cows and consequently, healthy calves. There are a ...; Created on 21 December 2007
12. 0108 PD: Give dry cows first-class treatment for future lactation success: (Calves & Heifers); On some dairy operations dry cows are “out of sight, out of mind.” While it’s important to keep the dry period as uneventful as possible, we still need to monitor dry cow activity to ensure cows have every ...; Created on 21 December 2007
13. 0108 PD: Eternal résumés: (Yevet Tenney); A few weeks ago, I taught my husband’s heavy equipment class of high school students how to write a résumé and cover letter and gave them information to prepare them for an interview with a potential employer. ...; Created on 21 December 2007
14. 0108 PD: Atlanta drought: (Baxter Black); The drought in the South made the news, not because North Carolina cattlemen’s pastures are drying up or Kentucky soybean crops are compromised, but because Atlanta is running out of tap water. Atlanta ...; Created on 21 December 2007
15. 0108 PD: Why do we need alternatives to antibiotics in calf management?: (Calves & Heifers); Preventative and low-level (feed) use of antibiotics in food animals have been incriminated as causes for antibiotic resistance in human pathogens. As a result of this concern, the European Commission ...; Created on 21 December 2007
16. 0108 PD: Idaho dairy management professor wins national teaching award: (People in the News); University of Idaho animal physiologist and dairy management Prof. Amin Ahmadzadeh works closely with Idaho’s rapidly growing dairy industry. He also puts a priority on educating future dairy leaders, ...; Created on 21 December 2007
17. 0108 PD: Do we need two dry cow groups?: (Feed & Nutrition); It is now recognized that defining and meeting the nutritional requirements of the dry cow can greatly impact animal health, production in the ensuing lactation, overall longevity and animal well-being. ...; Created on 21 December 2007
18. 0108 PD: The case for a quality dairy replacement program: (Calves & Heifers); Replacements are an investment in the future of a dairy, and they are significant, often representing 15 to 20 percent of the total cost of milk production, which is second only to dairy feed costs. The ...; Created on 21 December 2007
19. 0108 PD: The flying cowboy: (Baxter Black); A picture is worth a thousand words. The setting: A rodeo arena in front of the bucking chutes. The chute gate is opened flat against the fence. Spectators on the left side in the bleachers look mesmerized. ...; Created on 21 December 2007
20. 0108 PD: Tale of the two Tajiks: (Guest Blog); In a large room decorated with maps of Tajikistan, nearly 15 people gather for a day of training. These are Tajiks. They are agronomists. They speak Russian, and they are all men, except for two. This ...; Created on 21 December 2007