The Calf-Tel XXL provides the most interior usable space for calves. This hutch is 49 percent larger than the existing Pro & Deluxe II hutches from Hampel and 21 percent larger than other XL hutches on ...
DeLaval strives to offer dairy producers effective, fast-acting teat dips to help them protect the milk quality and udder health of their herd.
With the launch of DeLaval Opti Blue – a pre-milk teat dip ...
Fit most loaders with one of the four new models of universal manure/silage/debris forks available from Worksaver, Inc.
Units accept bolt-on interfacing brackets to mate with most pin-on or quick-attach ...
Brad Barham
Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Business Development Specialist
American Jersey Cattle Association What education are you bringing with you to this position?
I have a bachelor’s degree in business ...
Terry Lyons
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Engineering
J&D Manufacturing
What education are you bringing with you to this position?
I obtained a bachelor’s degree ...
Idaho Milk Products, located in Jerome, Idaho, and owned by three Idaho dairy families, is the country's largest domestic producer of milk protein concentrates. The dairymen-owned milk fractioning plant ...
Ralph Fisher, a former Idaho state agronomist with the NRCS, explains the nine minimum requirements a dairy’s nutrient management plan must have during the Idaho Nutrient Management Conference in Jerome, ...
This issue we celebrate our 25th anniversary of the magazine. As one who has only been a part of the history of the magazine for 20 percent of that time, I am grateful to the many who came before me ...
In 1921, cooperatives and cheese factories in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, and surrounding areas created the Farmers Call Board. Weekly dealers would attend the meeting and bid on cheese. Dealers’ bids ...
As much as I’ve always enjoyed reading, my short attention span makes it impossibly difficult to finish really long books like Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations. And chances are you’ve never made it all ...
Nate Goldenberg McGregor, Texas Sales Manager Soy Best
What education are you bringing with you to this position? I have a master’s degree in agriculture from Oklahoma State University.
Please ...
I have been listening to all the discussions about the need for dairy producers to “market for a margin.” This approach to risk management was born out of the pain of 2009 and the desire to find some way ...
The cattle market, including dairy culls, is expected to see continued strength in 2012, with the potential for double-digit gains again this year – which is good news for dairy operators. The dairy industry ...
Do you have a business plan, a marketing plan or a liquidation plan? In general, agriculture has always been a price taker (in both inputs and outputs), and dairy is no exception, perhaps even the leader. ...
This article was #19 of the Top 25 most well-read articles on www.progressivedairy.com in 2012. to jump to the article. It was published in the March 21, 2012 issue. Click here for the full list of the ...
Planning for the year ahead with cash flow projections is a powerful business tool when done correctly. It is management’s blueprint on how to operate the business in the coming year based on what is known ...
Soon after being named editor of Progressive Dairyman more than five years ago, my first assignment was to travel with a bus tour through the Midwest en route to World Dairy Expo. I remember sitting ...
Senator Debbie Stabenow, chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, announced the committee will host four Farm Bill hearings in before April. The hearings will allow ...
The second of several scheduled Farm Bill hearings, focusing on conservation, was held on Feb. 28.
This hearing explored the Conservation Title’s important investment in America – the nation’s fundamental ...
When the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was passed in 1938, it provided federal restrictions on the employment of children in private employment, including agriculture.
The nonagricultural child ...
Prior to immersing myself in the U.S. dairy market as of 2009, I’ve had the opportunity to farm in three countries, as well as work with dairy genetic suppliers and farmers in at least 50 more through ...
Estate tax planning has never been an art of certainty, but the last two years have brought about a new era of uncertainty. Due to congressional indecisiveness, estate tax planners have been unable to ...
Livestock Gross Margin Insurance for Dairy (LGM-Dairy) is a subsidized insurance policy that provides protection to dairy producers against the loss of gross margin (market value of milk minus feed costs) ...
This year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it would soon be modifying extra-label use of cephalosporin drugs in cattle.
Effective April 5, 2012, veterinarians can continue to ...
There are enough teat dips and different teat dip formulations on the market to make your head spin (and kudos to whomever can pronounce the names of all the ingredients listed on a teat dip label). ...
In some cases, the CIP system isn’t the only culprit when PI and standard plate counts are high. So it was with a Utah producer who called, desperate for help, because high PICs and SPCs were robbing ...
Scientists at the USDA have found that a commercial vaccine is effective against leptospirosis in cattle.
A widespread zoonotic disease, leptospirosis is transmitted naturally from domestic and wild animals ...
Left abomasal displacement (LDA) is a common and economically important disease in high-yielding dairy cows. Since the first description of LDA in 1950, many techniques for surgical correction of this ...
The World Holstein Conference is an international event held every four years by the World Holstein Friesian Federation (WHFF). The first was held in 1964 in the Netherlands. In 2012, the 13th conference ...
Jamesway Farm Equipment introduced a radical new design of Lagoon Pump.
The patented Pumpeller hybrid turbine takes much less time and fuel to agitate the toughest lagoons without the need for a gearbox. ...
Advanced Instruments, Inc., recently introduced the Delta Instruments CombiScope FTIR 600 – the fastest and most accurate dairy analyzer on the market today for analysis of cow, goat, sheep, and buffalo ...
Cattlemen and veterinarians primarily use commercially licensed vaccines to immunize livestock against common diseases. These commercial products are manufactured in USDA-licensed facilities, have been ...
After more than 28 years working as a hoof trimmer in the dairy industry and, like many others, seeing the many changes within the dairy industry, a simple question must be asked: “Why is lameness increasing ...
When the Professional Nutrient Applicators Association of Wisconsin (PNAAW) formed a decade ago, it identified road and bridge issues as one of its top three priorities. The problem is that all types of ...
When it looked like electricity prices were about to skyrocket in 1985, the Hurst family of Lititz, Pennsylvania, decided to manage that risk by installing an anaerobic digester.
They consulted with ...
Agricultural equipment manufacturers have risen to meet the needs of today’s growing industry; however, local town and county roads where this equipment travels have not changed.
Based on the results ...
According to the U.S. EPA’sAgSTAR program, anaerobic digesters are technically feasible at more than 2,600 U.S. dairy operations, but many early adopters of methane digester systems find they are not supported ...
I did not grow up on a dairy farm. People always ask me, “Did you know what you were getting into?”
They often have concerned looks on their faces. After more than six years of dating before we got ...
HOW WE MET: I met Rachel a few years ago through mutual friends when I was looking for someone to watch a little person very near and dear to me. I see Rachel a few days every week.
While she knows ...
The Garden of Eden was a glorious place. The grass spread like a carpet under Adam and Eve’s feet. They never encountered a thorn or a weed. The fruit and nuts hung from trees in abundance. Adam and Eve ...
Operating a loader, or any other type of machine, can be a dangerous activity if certain guidelines are not followed. A good understanding of working environments and machine capabilities is critical ...
I can’t remember exactly how he had gotten here, which may be a testament to how long he was a common sight on the bank near the barn. Since both my mother and aunt taught life sciences at local schools ...
Dear Editor,
The “unrealistic expectation” of making supply management work in this country, sadly, is very divisive because most states east of the Rockies are producing below processor capacity and ...
As part of the government’s stimulus program they are offering $500 million worth of grants to create and train “Green Jobs.” I’m not sure how they define “green,” but there is certainly one job description ...
Cowboy poetry is one of my efforts. I do my best, but sometimes when I am in the corn belt or entertaining the Western Pistachio Growers, I’m asked why I don’t do more farmer poetry.
I try to explain ...
Reporting to you from Eastern Equatoria state, South Sudan, Africa …
I am located in Torit, the capital of Eastern Equatoria state, for the third time in three months. I spend nearly every day working ...
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