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1. What state are you in?: (From the Editor); Although you’re getting this magazine in your mailbox in early to mid-March, most of the writing, editing, design and production had to be done in early to mid-February. For the print version of the ...; Created on 15 March 2021
2. What happened? What’s next? - Lower uniform prices, negative PPDs return to start the year: (Industry News); In this column, Progressive Dairy summarizes issues in the news and attempts to describe how they might affect dairy farmers. Look for more extensive background and details at Progressive Dairy. Items ...; Created on 15 March 2021
3. Do you know: Guidelines set a course for dairy!: (Industry News); The farmer-funded National Dairy Council participates in every public process around the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), providing science-based evidence on dairy’s role in healthy dietary patterns. ...; Created on 15 March 2021
4. Ask a Vet: Clostridium vaccinations at dry-off for better calf passive immunity: (Calves & Heifers); A Progressive Dairy reader recently asked: “Would vaccinating cows at dry-off for clostridium give passive immunity to calves to help them for the first week or so until they are vaccinated?” The simple ...; Created on 15 March 2021
5. Keep in Check: Values: The critical link in successful farm transition planning: (Management); John was ready to start his succession plan. He was 63 and wanted to get the process done quickly. He had a plan. During our first meeting, we discussed history, core values and culture. John’s response: ...; Created on 15 March 2021
6. Let's Get Social: Featured dairy from social media: Vierra Dairy Farm: (People); Vierra Dairy is a multigeneration dairy operation owned by the Vierra family, milking more than 5,000 cows across three sites in California’s Central Valley. Their unique blend of commercial dairying ...; Created on 15 March 2021
7. Checkoff Watch: Dairy foods, plant foods really are better together: (Organizations); As a dietitian, the concept of consuming a balanced diet for better health is at my core. We understand different food groups provide unique nutrients, tastes and textures, and that there is plenty of ...; Created on 15 March 2021
8. The 3 key habits of top leaders on high-performing teams: (Management); The crossroads experienced over the last 12 months undoubtedly tested each and every person’s mindset, decision-making and leadership skills. All parts of dairy operations were impacted, especially the ...; Created on 12 March 2021
9. Pricing formula change’s unforeseen outcome skims producer profits: (Management); Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs) were created in the mid-1930s to bring order to milk marketed in the U.S. At the time, milk was primarily consumed in fluid form, which is classified in FMMOs as Class ...; Created on 12 March 2021
10. The State of Dairy 2021: The state of retail sales: Maintaining strength: (Industry News); Driven by the change in at-home versus away-from-home eating habits, dairy sales through grocery stores and other retail outlets showed significant volume and value growth in 2020. With more breakfasts, ...; Created on 12 March 2021
11. The State of Dairy 2021: The state of exports: Record volumes: (Industry News); The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) cites three noteworthy achievements in 2020: Export volume (on a milk solids equivalent basis) hit a record high of 2.1 million metric tons (MT). $6.6 ...; Created on 12 March 2021
12. The State of Dairy 2021: The state of the dairy herd: More cows, fewer heifers: (Industry News); Numbers contained in several USDA reports reflect some changing on-farm management practices and decisions. 1. The number of cows in the U.S. dairy herd has been growing. According to the USDA’s ...; Created on 12 March 2021
13. The State of Dairy 2021: The state of food service: A tough climb ahead: (Industry News); Restaurants, an important food service outlet for dairy product sales, were hit hard during the pandemic and have a long climb back to pre-coronavirus business and employment levels. According to the ...; Created on 12 March 2021
14. The State of Dairy 2021: Idaho: An apprehensive start to 2021: (Industry News); With prices falling drastically since the start of the year, Idaho dairy producers are apprehensive entering February 2021, according to Rick Naerebout, chief executive officer of the Idaho Dairymen’s ...; Created on 12 March 2021
15. The State of Dairy 2021: California: A family struggle: (Industry News); One thing too often overlooked in a discussion of the “state of dairy” is that dairy farmers are, first and foremost, people and family members. And while uncertainty in dairy markets is nothing new, ...; Created on 12 March 2021
16. The State of Dairy 2021: Southwest: Placing a tier on growth?: (Industry News); Uncertainty is becoming the predominant mood among dairy producers in Texas, a state where optimism and tremendous growth have prevailed for a number of years. Outside forces, including the market ...; Created on 12 March 2021
17. The State of Dairy 2021: Midwest: Pillars withstand quake of coronavirus: (Industry News); The Midwest’s natural resources, infrastructure and culture are pillars of strength for dairy in the region. That foundation was shaken in 2020. As the general manager of a Wisconsin-based cooperative ...; Created on 12 March 2021
18. The State of Dairy 2021: The state of risk management: 2021 DMC enrollment jumps: (Industry News); The latest update from the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) indicates about 80% of established milk production history is enrolled in the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program for 2021. Based on the ...; Created on 12 March 2021
19. The State of Dairy 2021: Indiana: Updated strategy, leadership: (Industry News); “Probably what I hear most from our producers is that they are cautiously optimistic about the year ahead, especially with the vast majority of our producers experiencing the very large negative PPDs [producer ...; Created on 12 March 2021
20. The State of Dairy 2021: Postcard from Ohio: Plenty of uncertainty: (Industry News); While uncertainty is the overriding mood, Buckeye State dairy producers enter 2021 with a mix of emotions, depending on their size and stage of career, according to members of the Ohio State University ...; Created on 12 March 2021
21. The State of Dairy 2021: Postcard from Kansas: Optimism is more difficult: (Industry News); An eternal optimist, Kansas dairy producer Lynda Foster is finding it harder to hold that feeling entering 2021. The impact of COVID-19 pandemic and a political shift in Washington, D.C., has added caution ...; Created on 12 March 2021
22. The State of Dairy 2021: I-29 Dairy Corridor: Connectivity and caution: (Industry News); “The I-29 Dairy Corridor continues to work on growing not only milk cow numbers and producers, but also securing additional milk processing capacity in the region,” said Tracey Erickson, South Dakota State ...; Created on 12 March 2021
23. The State of Dairy 2021: Postcard from North Carolina: Moving toward innovation: (Industry News); Even though it ranks just outside the list of “major” dairy states, North Carolina’s dairy producers and industry aren’t immune to the same forces affecting other states, noted Brittany Whitmire, North ...; Created on 12 March 2021
24. The State of Dairy 2021: Southeast: More than a fluid situation: (Industry News); The dairy producer mood emanating out of the Southeast is one of concern, a downturn from recent history. “Whereas each of the last two years have begun with cautious optimism, many dairy farmers in ...; Created on 12 March 2021
25. The State of Dairy 2021: Northeast: Proceeding with caution: (Industry News); The lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic have dairy producers in the Northeast cautious heading into 2021. Concerns not only center on dairy markets and prices but also on operation management ...; Created on 12 March 2021
26. The State of Dairy 2021: The caution signs are out: (Industry News); Almost immediately after Progressive Dairy put together its State of Dairy editorial package in February 2020 (and probably even before the magazine made it to your mailbox in March of last year), the ...; Created on 12 March 2021
27. Preparing for the best to avoid the worst when raising calves: (Calves & Heifers); Healthy calves and a successful group of youngstock teammates (employees) can set the tone for morale across the entire dairy. When the calves are happy, the owners are happy. Happy, healthy calves tend ...; Created on 12 March 2021
28. Calf health and nutrition: Today’s data and tomorrow’s research: (Calves & Heifers); We have gained tremendous momentum in dairy calf nutrition research, with publications tripling over the last 20 years. And rightfully so, since dairy calves are the future of the milking herd, and how ...; Created on 12 March 2021
29. On the shoulders of giants: (Feed & Nutrition); We take so many things for granted in agriculture we don’t even realize that, once upon a time, these things did not exist. Someone, somewhere, created or discovered each one – and over the years, we’ve ...; Created on 12 March 2021
30. Leading the Way: Work hard, play hard – share your talent: (Organizations); Jayden and Kennedy Kimball of Windham, Maine, are a force to be reckoned with on the softball field and in the show ring. These young dairy exhibitors are intense and dedicated with an incredible work ...; Created on 12 March 2021
31. We’re learning new things. Are you?: (From the Editor); First off, I’d like to say a big thank you to those advertisers who have sponsored this space. These advertisers are truly pioneers at trying to do things differently during these disruptive times. As ...; Created on 12 March 2021
32. Just dropping by ... Small and simple things: (Yevet Tenney); During the first part of the pandemic of 2020, I read a book called Atomic Habits by James Clear. It had such an impact on my thinking I read it twice. His books asserts that you do not change by setting ...; Created on 11 March 2021
33. Farm machinery digest: Testing your diagnostic skills: (Barns & Equipment); Situation No. 1 You are thinking about investing in another self-propelled sprayer for the farm. You do not want to buy a new one since this unit will only be used for foliar feeding and fungicide application. ...; Created on 11 March 2021
34. The Milk House: Legacies of 21st-century U.S. secretaries of agriculture: (Ryan Dennis); There’s always plenty of speculation of who might fill the Cabinet as a new U.S. president takes office, followed by a lot of jockeying for those positions and usually a fight in the Senate to get some ...; Created on 11 March 2021
35. Life on the family farm under an open heaven: What a way to go: (Guest Blog); There are many, many voices crying out in our world today, telling us which way we should go. These voices come from our schools, universities, governments and news sources, as well as many other places. ...; Created on 11 March 2021
36. On the Edge of Common Sense: Progress: (Baxter Black); Imagine you were a livestock man in medieval England a thousand years ago. It’s early spring. Snow on the ground, mud in the cow lot. You walk the small pasture where the heavy heifers are kept. It’s hard ...; Created on 11 March 2021
37. Beat the heat: Heat stress in dairy cows: (Herd Health); While the first 85ºF day is a blessed event for beachgoers and sunbathers, it is equally unwelcome in the dairy production sector. From parlors and pens to fields and farms, heat stress is a major challenge ...; Created on 11 March 2021
38. 3 tips to reduce heat stress in dairy cows: (Herd Health); Warmer weather is nearly here, and with it comes high temperatures, high humidity and increased chances of heat stress. According to a 2019 Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research study, the U.S. ...; Created on 11 March 2021
39. Is day-to-day variation in bunkers worth correcting?: (Management); Everyone knows that feed from haylage and corn silage bunkers will vary in composition from day to day. What is not so clear is the magnitude of this variation, and whether it might be worth it, economically ...; Created on 08 March 2021
40. Greenhouse gas footprint tools on farms: (Management); Carbon footprint, carbon neutral, net zero, greenhouse gases, methane emissions; what does it all mean? The phrase “carbon footprint” is a little misleading. The carbon footprint of a person, a farm, or ...; Created on 08 March 2021
41. Double-cropping with forage sorghum and forage triticale in New York: Best timing for sorghum harvest and triticale planting: (Feed & Nutrition); Double-cropping with both warm- and cool-season forages in New York can have many benefits, including providing a source of forage yield in the spring that potentially leads to greater total season yields ...; Created on 08 March 2021
42. Food waste coming on the farm? Consider where the nutrients go and manure processing for nutrient export: (Manure); OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOOD WASTE ON DAIRY FARMS Public policy is increasingly evolving to reduce or divert waste from limited landfill space. One way to accomplish this is by reducing the many tons of organic ...; Created on 08 March 2021
43. Soil organic matter as a nitrogen source: (Feed & Nutrition); Plants need nitrogen to grow and produce high-quality crops. How much will be required is difficult to predict with absolute certainty. What we do know is that the soil in crop fields can be a very important ...; Created on 08 March 2021
44. Biological control of corn rootworm with native N.Y. entomopathogenic nematodes: (Feed & Nutrition); In 2021, the level of corn rootworm (CRW) resistance to the current Bt-RW corn varieties will increase another significant level with associated yield losses. Throughout the corn-growing regions of ...; Created on 08 March 2021
45. Del Rio Dairy: Sustaining for the next generation: (People); When Rocky and Liz Gingg started in the dairy business west of Phoenix, Arizona, they weren’t sure if they wanted to build a house on the farm or in town. Liz, a city girl from Tempe, Arizona, asked ...; Created on 05 March 2021
46. One dairy farmer’s thoughts on improving government payments: (Guest Blog); As 2020 drew to a close, there was a confluence of things on the farm and in my life, combined with my off-the-farm work experience, that got me to thinking about some things I would have considered pretty ...; Created on 24 February 2021
47. 5 tips to attract the right employee to your farm: (Management); On any farm, sometimes it is more about having “enough” employees than it is about having the “right” employees. Seeking out and hiring that quality person who possesses the optimal skill set, positive ...; Created on 19 February 2021
48. Virginia dairy couple ties the knot on family farm: (People); “Jerseys or Holsteins?” The message initially sparked the interest of third-generation Holstein farmer, Isaac Hammock, though he never thought it would lead to marriage with his now wife, Katie Hammock. ...; Created on 12 February 2021
49. Build immunity to start calves right: (Calves & Heifers); A newborn calf is the most vulnerable animal on a dairy. Born with an immature immune system, the calf can’t effectively handle pathogen challenges in the environment until 3 to 4 weeks old. In the meantime, ...; Created on 08 February 2021
50. Calf rumen development: Is roughage beneficial?: (Calves & Heifers); Extensive calf rumen development studies were done in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s at Iowa State University, at Cornell University and at the United Kingdom National Institute for Research in Dairying. R. ...; Created on 13 January 2021
51. Breeding for type and champions at Ratliff Jerseys: (People); In the city of Garnett, Kansas, sits the registered Jersey cattle herd of Ratliff Jerseys, started over 20 years ago by Ron and Christy Ratliff, with the help of Christy’s brother Mike Kennedy. Together, ...; Created on 14 December 2020
52. Four strategic seasons and how to use them effectively on your dairy: (Guest Blog); How would you like to have complete control over the seasons? How might our lives and our businesses change if we had the ability to decide when each season would begin and end and could change the length ...; Created on 16 November 2020
53. Three farms share their experience hosting a virtual farm tour: (Event Coverage); Consumer awareness is top of mind for many people working in agriculture. Given the technology available, farmers are now in a unique position to connect directly with consumers and share their knowledge ...; Created on 17 September 2020