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1. Market Watch: Cattle: (Organizations); Click a link below to see updates on Cattle from a specific issue of Progressive Dairyman. 2020 Issue 2, 2020: January 19, 2020 Issue 1, 2020: January 1, 2020 2019 Issue 20, 2019: December 12, ...; Created on 16 October 2019
2. Alex Rindler: Dairy’s downward spiral a consequence of broken biofuels policy: (Guest Blog); Author of this post Alex Rindler is a policy associate with the Environmental Working Group, a non-profit organization working toward protecting public health and the environment. EWG’s blog site can ...; Created on 31 December 2012
3. Walt missing in action; Congress lacking any of it: (From the Editor); Happy New Year! Two months have passed since I last wrote on this page. Some of you have responded with advice to my last published editorial titled: “Do I really need to loosen up?” One reader wrote ...; Created on 30 December 2012
4. Producers share their stories during holiday season: (People); Consumer outreach comes in many forms for dairy producers, who understand the value of building relationships with their local communities. The holiday season provides an opportunity for producers to share ...; Created on 29 December 2012
5. Chobani’s grand event: (Event Coverage); Chobani celebrated the opening of their yogurt manufacturing facility in Twin Falls, Idaho, on December 18. Hundreds were in attendance to listen to remarks from Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter and ...; Created on 29 December 2012
6. New Year’s Resolution #1: Stop procrastinating: (Management); And just like that, it’s 2013. It’s early in the year, so I figured now’s a good time to ask the question: How’s your New Year’s resolution/to-do list going? Have you even started? Of all the bad habits ...; Created on 29 December 2012
7. Changes coming to who calculates, distributes genetic evaluations: (A.I. & Breeding); The USDA has calculated and distributed some form of dairy cattle genetic evaluations since 1926. These genetic evaluations have played a major role in the average annual milk production of a U.S. dairy ...; Created on 29 December 2012
8. Improve employee performance: Consider what drives them: (Management); If you struggle to motivate your milkers or are frustrated by your middle managers’ track record for solving problems, Drive written by Daniel Pink might be a book for you to consider reading. Drive ...; Created on 29 December 2012
9. Dairy industry adapting strategically to video probes: (Management); Animal protection groups have refined their use of undercover video investigations to effectively bring more public attention to their cause and influence food company policies. Fortunately, the food animal ...; Created on 29 December 2012
10. The end of the old U.S. dairy price cycle: (Management); Whether it’s the fluctuating stock market, the roller coaster of real estate or changing interest rates, Americans have become used to the concept of price cycles. While U.S. dairy producers have experienced ...; Created on 29 December 2012
11. Managing the risk managers: (Management); A great awakening is happening across the dairy industry as many dairy operations are beginning to engage in price risk management. It’s a whole new management frontier to explore. And it’s another ...; Created on 29 December 2012
12. DVM Systems adds new bolus software feature: (Products & Services); DVM Systems has added a new feature to its rumen bolus temperature monitoring software: ovulation detection. CEO Kevin Wild and Dr. Wade Webster, DVM’s director of science, discuss the development of ...; Created on 29 December 2012
13. Six heavy-hitting dairy seminars scheduled: (Event Coverage); Six heavy-hitting dairy seminars scheduled Progressive Dairyman will present six dairy-specific seminars at World Ag Expo in 2013. Half of the seminars will be video farm tours of successful dairy farms. ...; Created on 28 December 2012
14. New products at World Ag Expo: (Products & Services); Progressive Dairyman asked several companies exhibiting at World Ag Expo to highlight a few of the new products that will be on display. UV milk filter This filter has been used in large dairies in ...; Created on 28 December 2012
15. Texas dairyman markets raw, fluid and artisan dairy products: (People); Ask dairyman Todd Moore what type of milk he enjoys selling most and he’ll probably tell you he doesn’t really care, so long as it comes from a good-looking Guernsey or Jersey cow. And a registered ...; Created on 28 December 2012
16. Dairies share their tips for on-farm communication success: (Management); When it comes to working with Hispanic dairy employees, never make an assumption. That was the key message and theme behind the panel discussion, “Managing Hispanic labor … is it about the culture or ...; Created on 28 December 2012
17. Why in the world would I need to develop a budget?: (Management); I have been a proponent of annual budgeting for quite some time. When my clients first hear me advocating the development of annual budgets, they usually have one of the following reactions: 1. They look ...; Created on 28 December 2012
18. Establishing KPIs: The key to managing your robotic dairy: (Management); “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” This is a very popular, well-known quote and the root of its meaning is critical to a robotic milking operation. Like other industries, it’s absolutely ...; Created on 28 December 2012
19. What are realistic expectations for amino acid balancing?: (Feed & Nutrition); The balancing of amino acid (AA) levels in dairy rations has been in the news, useful commercial products have been introduced and formulation software has been updated. What are realistic expectations ...; Created on 28 December 2012
20. The profit puzzle: How do you put together all the pieces?: (Management); Since dairies come in all shapes, sizes and profit levels, it is nearly impossible to predict what profitability “looks like” at a glance. Is the most profitable business the one with the highest production? ...; Created on 28 December 2012
21. Wisconsin dairy teams up to tackle reproduction: (A.I. & Breeding); Editor’s note: Names have been omitted to protect the innocent and allow discussion to flow freely within the team. We assure you this is a real farm with real cows, real owners, real team members and ...; Created on 28 December 2012
22. Progressive panel: A.I. and breeding: (A.I. & Breeding); This article is the second in a series of roundtable discussions where three forward-thinking producers share protocols and lessons learned. This article features: Greg Hooker of Diamond H Dairy in ...; Created on 28 December 2012
23. Milk-based pregnancy tests: A new trend in 2013?: (A.I. & Breeding); Although some dairy producers have a tried and true method of pregnancy diagnosis on their dairies, new and emerging technologies are in the works to help improve efficiency in this area of the reproductive ...; Created on 28 December 2012
24. What progressive producers need to know about inbreeding: (A.I. & Breeding); Concerns associated with inbreeding have recently received more airtime than usual due to genomics. Read on to find some of my answers to frequently asked producer questions about this topic. What is ...; Created on 28 December 2012
25. How to dehorn calves using genetics: (A.I. & Breeding); If you ask most consumers what breeds of cows have horns, many disconnected from agriculture would respond that bulls have horns and cows don’t. This seems logical and hard to disprove because most ...; Created on 27 December 2012
26. Breeders’ Circle [December 2012]: (A.I. & Breeding); Read the latest from several genetics companies and the changes to their genetic offerings and current lineups of dairy sires, following the release of the USDA dairy sire evaluations in December 2012. ...; Created on 27 December 2012
27. HERd management: It takes leadership: (Guest Blog); I’m passionate about agriculture and enjoy being around others who share the same enthusiasm.I believe it’s important to actively participate in agriculture organizations. I currently serve as the ...; Created on 27 December 2012
28. Meet your dairy consumer: Mike Hansen: (People); HOW WE MET: I met Mike on a flight from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was on his way to his nephew’s wedding there. Mike’s extended family owns a landscape business near the Hallmark ...; Created on 27 December 2012
29. Just dropping by ... One more gift to give your children: (Yevet Tenney); A couple of months ago, I promised I would share more gifts you can give to your children – not from the perspective of changing the child so much as changing the parent. These are not textbook theories; ...; Created on 26 December 2012
30. MECHANICS CORNER: A Top 10 New Products winner for mechanics: (Barns & Equipment); One of the New Product winners from the upcoming World Ag Expo in Tulare, California, was Hammer Works Manufacturing of Visalia, California. They’ve developed the Quick Release Battery Connector. According ...; Created on 26 December 2012
31. The Milk House: The mind of a body: (Ryan Dennis); Milk flashes into the claws, crashing against the plastic windows in steady pulses. The inflations squeeze each teat that they hold, gently, and then release them in perfect unison. Yellow hoses shake ...; Created on 26 December 2012
32. I belong to... AFBF: Dean Norton: (People); Age: 45 Location: Elba, New York My dairy’s history: Oak Orchard Dairy/Norton Farms is a fifth-generation dairy farm located in western New York. It dates back to 1906 when my great-great grandfather, ...; Created on 26 December 2012
33. I belong to... AFBF: Will Gilmer: (People); Age: 33 Location: Sulligent, Alabama My dairy’s history: My grandfather bought his parents’ farm in the early 1950s and shifted its focus from corn and cotton production to dairy. Today, the farm is ...; Created on 26 December 2012
34. I belong to... CFBF: John Vevoda: (People); Age: 60 Location: Ferndale, California My dairy’s history: It’s first generation. I started it in June 1974, right out of Cal Poly University in San Luis Obispo. I brought 30 cows home with me from ...; Created on 26 December 2012
35. On the Edge of Common Sense: Pellets vs. piles: (Baxter Black); Henry David Thoreau wrote a whole book about a pond and never got wet. He simply took the time to ponder. I, too, find myself pondering life’s mysteries, like: What is the purpose of a dewclaw? To measure ...; Created on 26 December 2012
36. On the Edge of Common Sense: Kayo and the mare: (Baxter Black); Getting bucked off is always a possibility in the life of a journeyman horse trainer. They take on horses to break and ride. Kayo (an alias to protect the guilty) had gained a good reputation for skilled ...; Created on 26 December 2012
37. The View from Here: Managing and conserving carbon: (Guest Blog); I have been thinking about carbon. This particular atom is profoundly important for organic life and the sustainability of life. In plants, carbon is about half of the total dry weight. Carbon dioxide ...; Created on 26 December 2012
38. Dairy producers find ‘Strength in Numbers’ at Dairy Summit: (Event Coverage); Approximately 350 dairy producers and industry partners found “Strength in Numbers” at the Vita Plus Dairy Summit Dec. 5-6 in Merrillville, Indiana. This was achieved in many forms: In a tour that ...; Created on 19 December 2012