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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. 2020 Issue 2, 2020: January 19, 2020 Issue 1, 2020: January 1, 2020 2019 Issue 20, 2019: December 12, ...; Created on 16 October 2019
2. Editorial: You don’t have time to read everything: (From the Editor); We’ve been surveying readers lately – both in print and in person. One of the most intriguing things I’ve learned is: You don’t have much time to read, if you have any time for it at all. Most of this ...; Created on 18 April 2017
3. Foundation Watch: Donations help recruit the next generation of dairy leaders: (Event Coverage); See A Need “I don’t want to be a dairy farmer.” These are not the words dairy farmers want to hear from their children. “We have spent a lifetime building our dairy business, and now we do not know ...; Created on 18 April 2017
4. PDPW Business Conference celebrates 25 years: (Event Coverage); More than 2,000 dairy farmers and allied industry representatives from 39 states attended the Professional Dairy Producers 2017 Business Conference, March 15-16 in Madison, Wisconsin. The theme for ...; Created on 18 April 2017
5. Farmers: A surprise showing at South by Southwest Festival: (Event Coverage); One of the most beneficial outreach strategies we can do as a dairy industry is to put ourselves into situations where people aren’t expecting us to be. I recently joined eight other dairy farmers ...; Created on 18 April 2017
6. Labor: What will change under Pres. Trump’s executive orders: (Management); Immigrant labor is a necessity on today’s dairy. From small farms that employ one milker to dairies with hundreds of workers, producers are watching the Trump administration with caution and facing the ...; Created on 18 April 2017
7. More plant capacity needed to handle growing milk supply: (Management); Last year, the nation’s dairy farmers produced in excess of 30 billion pounds more milk than they produced 10 years ago. In a recent publication (Agricultural Projections to 2026), the USDA suggests milk ...; Created on 18 April 2017
8. Are you preparing your successors?: (Management); To start your farm succession plan, you’ve formed a limited liability company (LLC), signed your estate plan and maybe even transferred some interest in the LLC to your successors. Hopefully, you have ...; Created on 18 April 2017
9. Holistic risk management eliminates holes in your game plan: (Management); If you watched the men’s or women’s NCAA basketball tournaments, you witnessed extreme strategy at work. Coaches game-planned to attack opposing defenses and put points on the board while shutting down ...; Created on 18 April 2017
10. How can I make sure next year’s tax season isn’t a nightmare?: (Management); What do the words “tax return” bring to mind? For many people, fear, dread, disgust and overall dislike are the first thoughts. Accompany these feelings with the average person’s innate inclination of ...; Created on 18 April 2017
11. Earn your spot: (Management); Too often, farm kids return home to the farm because they’ve been told there is always a place for them. However, this can create a sense of entitlement. They feel they are entitled to a spot on the farm ...; Created on 18 April 2017
12. Quality counts: Keep your milk quality on track: (Management); When identifying milk quality issues, a standard plate count (SPC) test isn’t enough. Elevated SPC could indicate dirty equipment, poor cooling, contaminants from the environment or a variety of other ...; Created on 17 April 2017
13. Your milk quality program: 6 ways to discover what makes it and breaks it: (Management); As I was standing in the headlocks of the hospital barn, holding an IV bottle in my hand while it was draining, I remember staring at the treatment cart with four more IVs to give. I looked at the ...; Created on 17 April 2017
14. High-quality milk requires multiple management strategies: (Management); The definition of “high milk quality” and standards for acceptable udder heath are continuously becoming more rigorous, and dairy producers who wish to remain competitive must meet or exceed these evolving ...; Created on 17 April 2017
15. Genomic giants: How two herds excel at breeding elite genetics: (A.I. & Breeding); Making it to the top in the ultra-competitive world of Holstein genomics is a tough game. Do it once, and they might call you lucky. But rank among the best year after year? That’s another thing altogether. ...; Created on 17 April 2017
16. 2 questions that will transform the way you breed your herd: (A.I. & Breeding); There’s no other dairy farm in the world exactly like yours. So it should be logical that no single standard genetic index will fit the goals of all dairy producers. You could use one of the U.S. industry ...; Created on 17 April 2017
17. Breed for less mastitis, lameness and fresh cow diseases: (A.I. & Breeding); Genetic selection is not a quick fix for reducing occurrences of prevalent diseases facing today’s dairymen. Nevertheless, it demands to be a part of the discussion. Genetic selection should be viewed ...; Created on 17 April 2017
18. Don’t let mycotoxins diminish reproductive performance: (A.I. & Breeding); If you feed dairy cows, at some point, in some way, you will deal with the negative effects of mycotoxins on animal health and performance. The challenge often lies with the degree, since symptoms of mycotoxin ...; Created on 17 April 2017
19. Back to the basics: Understanding genetic traits and indices: (A.I. & Breeding); Genetic theories are complicated. Choosing a package of genetics to create more profitable cows doesn’t need to be. The dairy genetics industry has done a nice job creating an overwhelming number of traits ...; Created on 17 April 2017
20. Four ways to boost in vitro fertilization and ET success: (A.I. & Breeding); Today, there are many tools a dairy producer can use to influence the rate of genetic change and have lasting effects on the performance of their herd. Over the last decade, the use of assisted reproductive ...; Created on 17 April 2017
21. Monitor heifers to tighten reproductive performance, cut cost: (A.I. & Breeding); With no let-up in the need to cultivate profitability, dairies constantly seek ways to manage expenses while increasing income opportunities. As a result, most farms emphasize getting heifers bred ...; Created on 14 April 2017
22. ‘Why aren’t my calves growing?’: (Calves & Heifers); On average, only 36 percent of calf raisers in the U.S. weigh calves to determine rate of gain. Since rate of gain can provide valuable insight into how well your calf program is working, many dairy producers ...; Created on 14 April 2017
23. Dollars in your pocket: Dairy heifer nutrition: (Calves & Heifers); Feeding practices affect the performance of the dairy heifer and the time necessary for the animal to be bred and to attain an optimal size, age and mammary development. It is extremely important that ...; Created on 14 April 2017
24. Just dropping by... The million-dollar prayer: (Yevet Tenney); When I was young, back in the time of the dinosaurs, we had this saying: “You can’t get a million-dollar answer to a 10-cent prayer.” That is so true, but what is a million-dollar prayer, and how do I ...; Created on 14 April 2017
25. Mechanics Corner: Just stop it!: (Barns & Equipment); Whenever I am around a group of high school-aged boys, eventually the subject of pickup trucks seems to arise. Which one is best? Whose is the stoutest? Which one do I prefer? After all the cussing ...; Created on 14 April 2017
26. The Milk House: Born to be broke: (Ryan Dennis); What was the first thing the farmer did with his lottery winnings? Farm until it was gone. If I had a dollar for every time I heard that joke, I could buy a pocketful of lottery tickets myself. Farming ...; Created on 14 April 2017
27. HERd Management: What I learned by attending a Fuel Up to Play 60 event: (Guest Blog); A couple of months ago, I had an amazing opportunity. On a beautiful February morning I got up early and headed to Ford Field. For those of you unfamiliar with what Ford Field is, it is where the Detroit ...; Created on 14 April 2017
28. The Manure Spreader: Coupon savings: (Tim Moffett); Last week, I opened the mailbox to find an entire envelope of coupons, just for me. Apparently, these select merchandisers were giving discounts to their favorite customers. I opened the coupons as fast ...; Created on 14 April 2017