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I recently returned from attending the Western Dairy Management Conference in Reno, Nevada. Attendance at the event exceeded that from 2011 – the last time the conference convened. This was encouraging ...
It’s that time of year again, and graduation is in the air. The AmericanVeterinary Medical Association conducts an annual survey of fourth-yearveterinary medical students. As this year’s group of students ...
The 11th annual Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference took place in Frankenmuth, Michigan, on February 7-9, 2013.
The conference had one of the best attendance numbers, with more than 400 attendees ...
Any progress that has ever been realized throughout history is the direct result of change. While this is an indisputable fact, many people say they just don’t like change.
Here is how psychologist ...
I spend a lot of time on the road, traveling from dairy to dairy, hotel to hotel. And I’ll admit, I don’t always eat as healthy as I should. It seems that every time I have lunch, I have one hand on the ...
The fiscal cliff has come and gone, and the nation has survived. I’m sure many of you were up late on New Year’s Eve glued to the TV awaiting a decision from Congress on a plan that would save the country ...
No matter how you look at it, Pennsylvania’s dairy industry is unique. The Keystone State has ranked among the top five dairy-producing states ever since the USDA started tracking milk production in 1964. ...
Many dairy businesses today are utilizing dairy advisory teams as sound management tools for improved idea generation, enhanced communication and superior decision-making. However, some teams aren’t as ...
The author who brought us Black Swans (unexpected events with big consequences) is back, and he’s raising a very thought-provoking question every dairy producer should ask in this era of market volatility: ...
From the devastation of the Dust Bowl in the ’30s to the historic droughts that parched much of the country last year, weather disasters have played a significant role in the story of American agriculture ...
In the social media realm, Michele Payn-Knoper of Cause Matters Corp. is regarded as an expert of all things “agvocate.”
She has spent more than a decade as a professional speaker training farmers and ...
Professional speaker and “agvocate” trainer Michele Payn-Knoper has written and released a book intended to bring many voices from across the food chain together for a civilized conversation about what ...
In 1989, with the use of checkoff dollars, the National Pork Board developed the Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) program, a producer education and certification program to reduce the risk of violative animal ...
A safety leader can set the tone for safety in your dairy operation, especially when aligned with management. The safety coordinator directs planning and monitoring and is a key player in a successful ...
When it comes to “game changers,” the dairy industry has seen its fair share.
The science behind creating a gallon of milk continues to change rapidly, thanks to new technologies, and with the push for ...
The Professional Dairy Managers of Pennsylvania and the Center for Dairy Excellence worked in conjunction to host the seventh Pennsylvania Dairy Summit February 6-7, 2013. The summit offered encouraging ...
Editor's note: Dr. Roy “Mike” Watkins passed away March 3, 2013. This is the last article he submitted for publication during a decades-long career.
Hot, dry, drought conditions in the summer of 2012 ...
As the producer of a product you know is safer and less expensive than (and superior to) its closest competitors, a dairyman or woman must find it frustrating to lose market share to slick-marketed beverages, ...
The new Congress has brought with it a rather significant shift in political attitudes toward a comprehensive immigration reform package. Before the November elections, immigration was not on the radar ...
, held February 6-7 in Stratford, Ontario, brought together dairy producers from five different countries. Hailing from North America, South America, Eastern Europe and Western Europe, the dairy producers ...
The other day, after addressing a large agricultural group in St. Cloud, Minnesota, a young producer stated that the livestock cycle is still alive and well, despite comments from other attendees to the ...
Respiratory disease in calves continues to be an issue dairy producers across the country are dealing with.
According to the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) Dairy 2007 study, respiratory ...
The following information was presented at the National Mastitis Council Annual Meeting in January 2013. Click here to visit NMC online.
To assert that dairy farming is a rapidly changing business in ...
The milk quality premium has long been the standard in the U.S. dairy system. Producers are rewarded for producing milk with lower somatic cell counts with dollars that are over and above the flat price ...
When making the decision to use a modified-live vaccine (MLV) or a killed vaccine specifically for infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) and bovine viral diarrhea (BVD), it’s important to balance risk ...
If dairy veterinarians still viewed their primary role as treating individual sick animals, many in the profession would be obsolete.
The 60-cow stanchion barn no longer dominates the culture of the ...
This article was #8 of the Top 25 most well-read articles on www.progressivedairy.com in 2013. It was published in the March 21, 2013 print issue.
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Pre-fresh health in dairy cows is more than a feed ration adjustment and a pen move. It’s all the little things that prepare a cow for calving and lactation. Pre-fresh health is similar to flipping on ...
Imagine what our landscape must have looked like, not really all that long ago. Tens of millions of bison roamed the American plains in clusters so large one could have seen them from space.
These immense, ...
Question: What is the purpose of freestall bedding? Answer: To provide a cow a clean, dry resting surface.
Especially, this means creating an environment where exposure of teat ends to attack from mastitis-causing ...
Along the banks of the Mississippi River in the driftless area of western Wisconsin lies Buffalo County. It is home to valleys of unsurpassed fertility, bordered by towering bluffs on all sides.
Nestled ...
I often wonder what our children are losing in this everything-at-your-fingertips society. We watch the television, Internet and movies, where every aspect of the story is spelled out in surround-sound, ...
Tier 4 regulations for off-road diesel engines in order to create cleaner air is not a new issue. We’ve all watched the agricultural equipment industry – specifically tractor manufacturers – change their ...
Thinking about farm succession is a scary thing.
On both sides of the fence, this is an intense and stressful process. It is hard to imagine turning something over that you have worked so hard to build. ...
Age: 47 years old
Location: I live in Jonesboro, Arkansas, with my wife, Stacy, and my children, Will and Delaney.
My background in agriculture includes ... before being elected to Congress, I began ...
It’s been an interesting season for those of us in agriculture. Several shifts in the world’s social gyroscope have come to light that will affect the public’s perception of our farming world.
For years ...
Over the years I have heard story after story of accidents related to calving season. I have researched the subject with a couple of guys at the sale barn, a purebred breeder and a retired cow vet. I came ...
I have often written about Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans, or CNMPs. I do so again in this article by providing three comments, which address how we might make them better.
Why? I am assigned ...
Progressive Dairyman editors Walt Cooley and Dario Martinez attended World Ag Expo in Tulare, California, Feb. 12-14, 2013.
In addition to hosting video farm tours and seminars, the duo walked about ...
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