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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. 2018 Issue 11, 2018: July 1, 2018 Issue 10, 2018: June 12, 2018 Issue 9, 2018: May 25, 2018 Issue 8, ...; Created on 29 June 2018
2. Learning to transition: (From the Editor); “Well Em, today is the first day in 48 years that I haven’t owned a dairy cow,” Dad said to me as we wrapped up our annual New Year’s Day dinner with the family. He said this with a hint of a smile and ...; Created on 13 January 2015
3. Reuters investigates antibiotic use; Zoetis responds: (Industry News); Reuters, an international news agency headquartered in London, recently investigated the use of the antibiotic ceftiofur in the U.S. dairy industry, stating that “the frequency at which it’s used improperly ...; Created on 13 January 2015
4. Names in the News: Hugh Byron: (People); Hugh Byron, a retired dairy farmer from Kentucky, was recently interviewed by Reuters as part of a series investigating the use of antibiotics in the food supply. The article included a section about ...; Created on 13 January 2015
5. HERd management: Generation why: Understanding millennials: (Management); Generation Y, referring to the generation born between the 1980s and early 1990s, is full of questions about food animal production. Why are farmers using antibiotics? Why are cows housed inside rather ...; Created on 13 January 2015
6. Export Watch: Weak prices expected through first half 2015: (Industry News); Two global trade analyses published in December foretell continued downward pressure on international commodity pricing through at least the first half of 2015. Supply and demand relief will come – but ...; Created on 13 January 2015
7. Vita Plus marks 20 years of successful dairy summits: (Event Coverage); Dec. 9-11, 2014, marked the 20th annual Vita Plus Dairy Summit. More than 200 producers and industry professionals were in attendance. The event, held in Red Wing, Minnesota, kicked off with farm tours ...; Created on 13 January 2015
8. Someday is not a day on my calendar: (Guest Blog); I’m sure you may have heard a farmer say, “Someday this farm will be his,” or “Someday we will get to the lawyer’s office, but we have work to do.” My sister, Barbara Edie, wrote the headline, “Someday ...; Created on 13 January 2015
9. Planning for success one calf at a time at Ruedinger Farms Inc.: (Calves & Heifers); Over the past five years, Ruedinger Farms Inc. in Van Dyne, Wisconsin, has increased its herd size by 400 head. They now have 1,400 cows and 210 calves.On average, the farm is milking 1,200 cows each day ...; Created on 13 January 2015
10. Focus on rumen development to help improve lifetime profit: (Calves & Heifers); To get calves off to a fast start and achieve early growth goals, calf and heifer raisers invest in newborn and pre-weaned calf nutrition. Despite the extra attention on pre-weaned calf performance, it ...; Created on 13 January 2015
11. What’s the value of serum-based colostrum replacers?: (Calves & Heifers); It’s always exciting when new calves arrive. You want to do everything you can to help your newborns thrive and grow. One of the critical first steps in ensuring overall health is to feed enough high-quality ...; Created on 13 January 2015
12. Are milk and colostrum even related?: (Calves & Heifers); “That depends,” you say. “Are you talking about comparing the two liquids or whether colostrum feeding affects future production?” Both, I say. Comparing colostrum to milk components Colostrum is notorious ...; Created on 13 January 2015
13. New Technology: Calf treatment decreases scours dehydration: (Calves & Heifers); Scouring is one of the common diseases that will affect a calf. It is well-known that keeping calves healthy can have a major impact on their future production. Stellar calf-care protocols can help ...; Created on 12 January 2015
14. How important is calf energy balance during the first week?: (Calves & Heifers); When walking through calf barns and hutches during the winter, it is somewhat difficult to differentiate sickness behavior from cold-stress behavior. Interestingly, calf behaviors are quite similar when ...; Created on 09 January 2015
15. The use of whole-egg antibodies in dairy production: (Herd Health); As any producer knows, a healthy calf grows into a healthy heifer. Healthy heifers will have fewer problems and are more likely to reach their genetic potential. Every little bit counts when it comes ...; Created on 09 January 2015
16. Calf group housing: Is it worth it?: (Calves & Heifers); So which came first, the chicken or the egg? In her presentation at the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin’s Calf Care Connection event last October, Dr. Sandra Godden, a professor at the University ...; Created on 09 January 2015
17. Say goodbye to NPEs in teat dip: (Herd Health); Iodine-based teat dips containing nonylphenol ethoxylates, or NPEs, were once the standard throughout the dairy industry. As possible side effects of NPEs have become known, use has gradually decreased ...; Created on 09 January 2015
18. Staph aureus, Strep agalactiae: Epidemiology and prevention: (Herd Health); Highly contagious, both Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus agalactiae are considered major mastitis pathogens that can significantly impact dairy producers economically. For the most part, these ...; Created on 09 January 2015
19. The role of employee education in mastitis prevention: (Management); In 2013, researchers from Michigan State University, Penn State, Mississippi State University and Florida A&M set out to formulate a quality milk assessment for the prevention of mastitis and reduction ...; Created on 09 January 2015
20. Mastitis: The milking machine as the delivery mechanism: (Herd Health); Mastitis remains the most costly problem in the dairy industry after decades of research with intense focus on management practices and the introduction of modern equipment. Published research reveals ...; Created on 09 January 2015
21. Technology, prevention methods will highlight NMC meeting: (Event Coverage); Memphis, Tennessee, will host the 54th annual National Mastitis Council meeting Feb. 1-3, 2015. Attendees will have the opportunity to see the famous Peabody ducks, as the meeting is being held at Memphis’s ...; Created on 09 January 2015
22. Timing is everything in milk prep procedure for Michigan farm: (Barns & Equipment); When talking to Brett Feldpausch, manager and partner of his family’s dairy farms, Rich-Ro Dairy Farms in central Michigan, you can tell he takes his job seriously. “We have good employees, but we want ...; Created on 09 January 2015
23. Just dropping by ... Writing your memories in advance: (Yevet Tenney); So often, I just let life happen; I go from one task to another, one phone call to the next, one meal at a time from the fridge to the table. No thought. No planning. Just living one minute to the next ...; Created on 09 January 2015
24. Mechanics Corner: Welding tips from the ‘experts’: (Barns & Equipment); Oftentimes we put the professional experts in this column – those with Ph.D.’s and other title acronyms behind their names. We appreciate them. We depend on them. They present instruction refined through ...; Created on 09 January 2015
25. The Milk House: Losing Champ: (Ryan Dennis); One of the biggest news stories last year was undoubtedly missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. The Boeing 777 left Kuala Lampur International Airport on March 8 heading towards Beijing and in mid-flight ...; Created on 09 January 2015
26. The Manure Spreader: Quilting: (Tim Moffett); Lesson learned. If you think you can skip just one farm-related meeting, you are wrong. Whether it is a co-op, local FFA, fundraiser or church business meeting – you have to be there. I missed one last ...; Created on 09 January 2015
27. The View from Here: Soil health is in the news: (Guest Blog); Soil health is in the news. My agency, NRCS, is investing significant resources in soil health. I am pleased.The term soil health has multiple meanings, but we all can agree the term is rooted in the systems ...; Created on 09 January 2015
28. On the Edge of Common Sense: The Food Age: (Baxter Black); According to a food scientist at the University of Arizona, more than 100,000 plant and animal varieties have become endangered over the last quarter-century. In addition, it is commonly believed that ...; Created on 09 January 2015
29. Using and troubleshooting calf scales efficiently: (Calves & Heifers); Dairymen, veterinarians and nutritionists are increasingly asking for weighing solutions as a way to monitor their heifer growth and efficiency goals. University research suggests heifers should experience ...; Created on 17 September 2014
30. Producers say farm tours, networking are key benefits of DCHA membership: (Organizations); Founded in 1996, the Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) has been a supporting foundation and educational resource for dairy calf and heifer growers across the nation. The association welcomes custom ...; Created on 10 September 2014
31. Building the heifer-raising strategy that best fits your farm: (Event Coverage); Three Midwestern dairy producers discussed the trial-and-error, cost analysis and strategic thinking that influenced their heifer-raising decisions at the recent Vita Plus Dairy Summit. Attendees heard ...; Created on 17 December 2013