Sometimes I am puzzled at the respect we pay to the idea of falling in love. We watch television, movies, read romance stories and listen to songs in the media.
They always are filled with glorious ...
The nature of agriculture has changed consistently through the decades, becoming largely a global phenomenon.
The events farmers experience on one side of the planet, from weather to low prices, often ...
Last year, your Progressive Dairyeditors chose to have a common theme for their work. We adopted the goal to be “confidently curious.”
We have some seasoned editors on our staff and some bright, young ...
CDCB hosted its fifth annual industry meeting at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin, on Oct. 1, drawing dairy producers and representatives from artificial insemination (A.I.), genomic nominators, ...
You’re busy milking cows, thawing water pipes and attending dairy conferences. With that in mind, Progressive Dairy looks at issues in the news impacting you and your dairy business.
In recognition ...
Like milk prices, no one can accurately predict the direction of interest rates in the future. That being said, I firmly believe farm loan interest rates will rise (and possibly sooner rather than later), ...
The dairy community is creative and innovative. Dairy Strong brings farmers and industry professionals from diverse management philosophies together to focus on what matters by providing content that is ...
Last year, the USDA released the 2017 Census of Agriculture. The agriculture census is taken every five years going back to 1840. Many, including me, filled out and returned a 2017 census form, providing ...
Imagine what the dairy business and agriculture will look like in 30 years. We all recognize that dairy and everything else is changing at unprecedented rates. In this article, I suggest leadership, team ...
When I was a youngster, I had a hot temper and was involved in more than my share of fights. There’s a story in my family about the time an older, bigger kid took a donut from me.
The ensuing brawl ...
The production of high-quality proteins, either meat or milk, has never been under greater scrutiny. Social media has virtually unbounded people’s ability to share their voice with the world.
The days ...
Taking steps to positively impact the dairy cow reproduction system is always a smart economic move. One of those steps is managing inflammation related to calving.
The transition period is one of ...
Harmful pathogens lurk everywhere on a dairy. Taking a whole-farm approach to pathogen reduction can break the cycle of infection and re-infection that may prevent your herd from performing at its best. ...
Have you ever wondered why calves don’t grow as well in the winter as they do at other times of the year? Understanding some basic concepts on how colder temperatures impact calf growth will help you counteract ...
We try to be faithful recyclers around the house. I make regular runs to town with the pickup full of newspapers, bottles, aluminum cans, cardboard boxes and tin.
I take old pipe and steel to the scrap ...
In myth and legend, there is no other food that compares to the respect given to milk. Milk was known to the ancients as the “food of the gods,” the premier source of power and strength. The heroes in ...
Fifteen years after Fair Oaks Farms opened its doors to the public to showcase modern agriculture and innovation in the industry, the farm’s founders, Mike and Sue McCloskey, held a ribbon cutting ceremony ...
When making decisions on feed and management for calves and heifers, it’s easy to choose the cheapest option. However, we need to view these costs as an investment and think about how the decisions we ...
If you raise cattle, you likely know about and have dealt with dystocia or calving difficulty. How dystocia is scored and assessed can prove quite variable.
A study published in 2001 looked at over ...
We expect a lot from heifer calves in today’s modern dairy world, which requires more efficiency and consistency for success. Populating the milking herd with any heifer is no longer viable.
Calves ...
Earl Creech, Utah State University extension agronomist, recently related a story you need to hear. I’ll let him tell it in his own words:
When I returned to Utah, I bought some farm ground next to the ...
“My husband came in at lunch and told me the statistics on farmer suicide. He told me how hopeless he felt. I was scared to let him go back to the field.”
“I am always so angry. I yell at the kids and ...
Capturing calf growth potential is one of the greatest benefits of automatic calf feeders. But by the time weaning comes around, we tend to take our eyes off the ball in a hurry to move calves out the ...
Have you chosen to put your breeding strategy in high gear? If so, that means beef semen may be a part of your genetic planning process.
Creating those black, beef-looking calves can generate a premium ...
Created on 11 April 2019
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