The New Holland Agriculture equipment company was established in the 1890s and was named for its location: New Holland, Pennsylvania. After much growth and many mergers, the company is now part of CNH ...
Editor’s note: This is the final article in a two-part series about how to monitor and, if necessary, change a herd’s reproductive management. Click here to read the first part in this two-part series. ...
We’re staying busy here at Progressive Dairyman. The magazine continues to grow, and we attribute that success to your loyal readership.
I often view a deadline to deliver our magazine to the printer ...
A popular cable show, “Chopped,” routinely appears on the Food Network. In this show four chefs of varying experience, training and positions vie for the title of Chopped Champion and a prize of $10,000. ...
Whenever I see a squad car in the distance, my first reaction is usually to tap my brakes. Mainly, it’s because I’m speeding, but also because it’s a force of habit. And as much as I dread getting pulled ...
Profit margins for dairy producers have improved significantly over the past quarter since our last update in October, due primarily to an increase in the value of milk. While feed costs did come down ...
On Nov. 3, Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry, held a public hearing to review the implementation of Phase II of ...
At what age should you start to save for retirement? For most of us, we would say the answer would be next year, as soon as the kids are out of diapers, as soon as they are in school, as soon as they are ...
Dan Glickman hasn’t left Washington, even though his last public service office as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture during the Clinton administration (1995-2001) ended in 2001.
Glickman has since served ...
Catharine Kuber
Arlington, Virginia
Membership Services Manager
Animal Agriculture Alliance
What education are you bringing to this position?
I obtained a bachelor of science degree in agricultural ...
Phillip Tobin Des Moines, Iowa Regional Sales Specialist Balchem Animal Nutrition & Health
What education are you bringing to this position? I hold a bachelor of science degree in business administration ...
Of all the tasks on a dairy producer’s to-do list, where does marketing fit? For some, it ranks up there with calculating rations or managing employees. For others, it is an inconsistent effort that gets ...
Bruce Whitmire is doing everything he can to stay off “The List.”
The list in this case is made up of dairies that have attempted to sell cows for slaughter that have unsafe drug residues in their tissues. ...
Dairymen can still legally sell Grade A milk in the U.S. if their herd’s average somatic cell count (SCC) is greater than 400,000 after August 1, but their options may be more limited without some effort. ...
Here are some of the new products or updates to previous products that have been announced as of January 19, 2012. Return to this section of the Progressive Dairyman website periodically to find out what ...
Inserted inside this edition of Progressive Dairyman is a pull-out poster that showcases the dairy-related exhibitors and events planned at World Ag Expo in Tulare, California, Feb. 14-16.
The poster ...
Note: The following are opinion commentaries.
No: The Dairy Security Act of 2011 and other sideshow plans are just another way for everyone to make money off of milk, except we farmers who produce it. ...
As group calf feeding becomes more prominent in the U.S., dairy producers and calf raisers are looking for a selection of systems to choose from.
A few companies have introduced computerized or robotic ...
This article was #15 of the Top 25 most well-read articles on www.progressivedairy.com in 2012. to jump to the article. It was published in the January 21, 2012 issue. Click here for the full list of ...
When winter strikes in the northern climate, barn doors are pulled shut and curtain sidewalls are rolled up.
The chill in the air keeps most people from thinking of cooling strategies in place on the ...
Have you been thinking about cow comfort within your freestall barns? One dairyman’s idea could help you cut down fan usage, your electric bill and keep air flowing at a high rate for cow comfort.
Kevin ...
Sustainability is a topic on the mind of today’s society.
“You almost can’t read anything without seeing something about climate change and water use,” said Dr. Jude Capper, Washington State University. ...
Simple changes can greatly reduce odor and pollution while improving the cow environment and preserving the nutrient value of manure. Sources of ammonia
Ammonia emissions into the atmosphere occur primarily ...
This article was #22 of the Top 25 most well-read articles on www.progressivedairy.com in 2012. to jump to the article. It was published in the January 21, 2012 issue. Click here for the full list of ...
Last year, I visited a large, progressive dairy in Vermont with the “Agriculture and the Environment” class taught by Steve Kramer. Our host was very gracious and gave us a guided tour of the farm where ...
HOW WE MET: I had a free pass to a gym called Charter Fitness, where a good friend of mine is a personal trainer. I bumped into Megan several times while working out at Charter Fitness that same day. ...
Not long ago, I wrote an article that was perceived as a political ploy and an attack on the Catholic church. I was horrified when I read the critic’s message and realized how I had been so totally misunderstood. ...
Most equipment used in dairy production – including milking and feeding machines, tractors, skid loaders, tillers, bale choppers and even manure digesters – contains several hydraulic hose and fitting ...
Doug Maddox, a California dairy producer and national dairy leader, passed away December 19, 2011, at his office in Riverdale. Born on January 2, 1936, to Rufus and Annie Maddox in Hanford, Doug grew ...
A radio sits in the crux of two pipelines at the top of the parlor. It’s mostly tipped to its side and tentatively secured by a piece of baling twine. Dust clogs the speakers and the quality of the reception ...
I looked at my schedule for the first week in December – Jamestown, North Dakota; Denver, Colorado; Laramie, Wyoming and Springfield, Ohio. I asked my secretary why she couldn’t book me in Victoria, Texas, ...
Recent world events in the Middle East and outbreaks of Foot-and-Mouth disease (FMD) in South Korea suggest we should continue to update ourselves about possible threats to our food system. For livestock ...
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part article.
Replacement heifers, whether they are raised on the farm, purchased from other dairies or contract-raised by growers, are critical to herd productivity ...
In the previous two parts of this series, the extreme importance of drinking water for dairy cattle was emphasized. Click here to read the first part of this series and here to read the second part of ...
The sex sorting of semen is a relatively new technology that has been commercially available to U.S. dairy producers since early 2006. The process of sorting semen by gender was developed in the late 1980s ...
I don’t know you but I know that hat. I wore a hat just like it.
Back in the days when men were men. You bet the pot and played to win
And if you lost you tried again. You bet your life I know that hat. ...
Reporting to you from South Sudan, Africa …
I am in Yambio, the capital city of Western Equatoria state. South Sudan, the 54th country in Africa and the newest country of the world, is divided into 10 ...
The theme at the 2010 ADSA Transition Cow Discovery Conference could have been “Lean Is In.” Jim Drackley from the University of Illinois, Mike Allen from Michigan State University, and Phil Garnsworthy ...
Understanding the basic concepts of growth helps improve calf and heifer management.
Early postnatal growth is the most efficient time to develop skeletal growth, muscle growth, deposit protein and ...
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