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Have you ever had to deal with conflict on your farm? Do you have a preparedness plan in place the next time a crisis hits? Or do you just feel like going somewhere that doesn’t have snow in the middle ...
“Think global, act local.” This advice has again become popular in the dairy industry as exports have grown in importance to the U.S. market. The goal of this article is to provide actionable and usable ...
Editor’s note: The following article is the final article in a series from the author after a recent trip to observe China’s dairy industry.
China was a significant importer of milk powder, accounting ...
When faced with the facts, it’s hard to argue that production agriculture is not a dangerous line of work. Recently, I read a Forbes article that ranked farming and ranching as the fourth most deadly occupation ...
With the growing costs of utilities, more dairy owners across the nation are turning to renewable energy alternatives. There are many benefits to using renewable energy, such as the long-term savings, ...
Producers nationwide know well the California Mastitis Test and the California Net Energy System. These now-commonplace industry tools began as research at the University of California, says Deanne Meyer, ...
It can be a challenge to keep cows healthy on a dairy with common diseases such as mastitis, lameness, metritis and others negatively impacting herd profitability. A review of existing research shows that ...
These protocol sheets were assembled by members of the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC).
Programs are intended to promote sustainable food production by the dairy industry through sound reproductive ...
Things aren’t just black and white at Majestic Crossing Dairy. For brothers Dean and Darren Strauss, a three-way crossbreeding program has added colors to their barn, components to their milk and cash ...
Editor’s note: Balchem Corporation sponsored a post-conference seminar focusing on milk protein production following the 2015 Penn State Extension Dairy Cattle Nutrition Workshop held recently in Grantville, ...
Take a moment and make a mental picture of the most profitable cow in your barn. Is she the stylish, large-framed and open-ribbed 2-year-old who catches everyone’s eye?
Perhaps, when you picture the ...
Automated activity monitoring systems are now the backbone of many herd reproductive management systems. This technology is helping herds achieve reproductive results that seemed impossible only a decade ...
Precision agriculture is a term often used to describe crop management – but in a recent Progressive Dairyman article, Robert Fourdraine, vice president of research and development for Cooperative Resources ...
Chronic diarrhea. Weakness. Low bodyweight. Loss of appetite. Death.
For decades, Holstein calves not responding to treatment left animal health professionals perplexed while costing dairy farmers worldwide ...
There’s a great deal of industry buzz around programs and technology that promise to create healthier cows for your herd, but don’t forget about the tool you already have available.
Now is the perfect ...
Dairy cow fertility has improved significantly over the past 10 to 15 years. Recent USDA data show that on most farms, 21-day pregnancy rates are on the rise, with many herds achieving 20 percent or better ...
You spend time and effort measuring and monitoring animal performance metrics on your dairy. Just as football or basketball coaches pour over player stats to help improve team success, dairy producers ...
Animal welfare is more than simply understanding animal health; however, by learning what it means to farmers, veterinarians, customers and consumers, you might find it’s also not as complex as some people ...
We often get questions from dairy farmers about how they can become more effective at telling their story to build and convey trust and confidence in dairy to consumers.
These questions often focus ...
A single bolus – that is all a cow may require to increase her milk yield and longevity, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Dairy Science.
Researchers from Kansas State University ...
Dairy producers need to focus on numerous objectives when effectively managing the transition period. Successfully managing this life stage means there is no trade-off between cow health and milk production. ...
Dairy cows experience a state of negative energy balance (NEB) during the transition from pregnancy to lactation when the energy demand of milk production cannot be met by feed intake alone. The drop in ...
When it comes to hoof trimming, are you getting precision balance – or are you just getting smaller hooves?
Hoof comfort has a major effect on milk production, reproduction, longevity, cull rate and ...
The buzzwords in the industry right now are animal welfare, lameness and cow comfort. The general public and food retail giants such as Walmart and Tim Horton’s that purchase our dairy products want more ...
The state of California has been battling a drought for the past four years which has emptied reservoirs, fallowed orchards and dried up thousands of domestic wells. It has also led to new groundwater ...
Management of manure is growing in importance for dairymen given a variety of issues that range from the inherent desire to protect the environment to the need to ensure profitability.
It’s why more ...
In the weariness of winter, I start to think about planting my garden. I know it is way too early to put seeds in the ground, but peat cups and potting soil are my friends. I plant my tomatoes, peppers ...
Winter is an ideal time to follow these maintenance tips to keep your equipment running like new, season after season.
1. Consider a certified maintenance inspection Certified maintenance inspections ...
I can’t say no. Because of it I’ve ended up on top of a crane, on a tour bus with strangers and semi-kidnapped by a punk gang. It has led to some good stories. Many I use as party tricks. Someday, though, ...
It was a sunny morning, and I was already running behind. I pushed back a bit of frustration as I hastily put on my boots to head to the dairy. It was one of those days winter doesn’t spoil you with too ...
As a dairy farmer, I am always thankful for the human body’s need for vitamin D, disposable latex gloves and the fact that it doesn’t snow here in Florida. Never has – except on that cold winter day of ...
“I believe in the future of agriculture …”
If you donned a blue corduroy jacket during your high school days, those words hit a special place in your heart. They mark the beginning of the FFA Creed, ...
Oh, fresh cows, why are you so hard to figure out? One of the things we have constantly battled is learning the best way to use all of the numbers from the robotic system to manage fresh cows optimally. ...
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