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1. 0806 PD: Growing, inside and out: (From the Editor); When we started putting together this edition of Progressive Dairyman, I initially thought along the lines of the physical expansion of the dairy industry. Many producers have expanded operation size over ...; Created on 23 August 2006
2. 0806 PD: Assessing critical labor process issues during dairy expansions: (Management); Editor’s Note: The following is the first of a three-part series which discusses labor issues for the progressive dairy. Dairy farming is evolving and changing, like every industry. Average milk production ...; Created on 23 August 2006
3. 0806 PD: How to be the kind of employer you would want to work for: (Management); It’s a sad fact that many agricultural businesspeople have gotten too good at what they do. If this statement sounds wrong to you, examine the theory behind it. In many cases, producers have gotten better ...; Created on 23 August 2006
4. 0806 PD: Managing personnel for milking parlors on large herds: (Management); Over the past 65 years, the number of dairy farms in the United States has decreased from approximately 4.5 million to 74,000. During the same period, the number of cows per dairy farm increased from five ...; Created on 23 August 2006
5. 0806 PD: The right person for the right job: (Management); A 2003 Vermont study found approximately 50 percent of farms have at least one nonfamily employee. A Wisconsin study of farm characteristics found that 63 percent of Wisconsin dairy farms utilize only ...; Created on 23 August 2006
6. 0806 PD: Evaluating expansion plans: (Management); As much as dairy producers and their advisers may try to eliminate the risks associated with dairy expansions, it cannot be done. The key to a successful dairy expansion is to anticipate, reduce and control ...; Created on 23 August 2006
7. 0806 PD: Tips for constructing grooved concrete flooring for cattle: (Barns & Equipment); Take care when constructing concrete walking areas for animals. Concrete serves dairy producers well as a material that is durable and economical. It can conform to irregular places and be given a surface ...; Created on 23 August 2006
8. 0806 PD: What will the Southeast dairy industry be like in 2015?: (Industry News); What will the dairy industry in the Southeast look like in 10 years? What will it look like in five years? I don’t pretend to know, but past history suggests the Southeast will continue to lose cow numbers ...; Created on 23 August 2006
9. 0806 PD: Relocation and expansion planning for dairy producers: (Management); Relocating or expanding a dairy facility is a process that requires a tremendous amount of time and planning. Owners or managers of dairies will go through a number of steps including: •writing a business ...; Created on 23 August 2006
10. 0806 PD: Milking across the Pacific: One herd's five-day journey aboard a cargo shi: (People); When there’s any excuse to visit Hawaii, most people take it. Dairy cattle and herd genetics broker Marty Mickelson used his excuse to visit the island four times one summer. His trips, however, were barely ...; Created on 23 August 2006
11. 0806 PD: Australian Ingenuity: (Baxter Black); The sign in the health food store in New Sydney, Wales, said, “Sheep Placenta – On Sale! Half Price!” It was also printed in Chinese. My first thought was, ‘Do they eat it? Rub it on? Make party favors ...; Created on 23 August 2006
12. 0806 PD: I Remember Stories Mama Told: (Yevet Tenney); When I was a little girl, my mother told me stories by the hour. They were wonderful stories that her grandmother had shared with her. I could feel and see the images as if I had been there. I wonder now ...; Created on 23 August 2006
13. 0806 PD: Matching forage resources with animal needs: (Feed & Nutrition); Forages are the foundation of sound, economical and animal-healthy rations. In most situations, home-produced forages are the most economical source of fiber, protein and energy in the dairy ration. A ...; Created on 07 August 2006
14. 0806 PD: Hypocalcemia: Biological effects and strategies for prevention: (Herd Health); Milk fever is a disorder affecting about 6 percent of dairy cows each year in the United States. Subclinical milk fever, defined as blood calcium (Ca) concentration falling below 8 milligrams per deciliter ...; Created on 07 August 2006
15. 0806 PD: Diagnostic testing: (Herd Health); So often in veterinary medicine, as in other medical fields, we are looking for diagnostic tests to aid in treatment and to prognosticate for various diseases. Both infectious and noninfectious diseases ...; Created on 07 August 2006
16. 0806 PD: Treatment of calf scours: (Calves & Heifers); What causes calf scours? As new calves arrive, so does the threat of the common condition known as calf scours or neonatal calf diarrhea. Infectious agents such as viruses and bacteria cause this condition. ...; Created on 07 August 2006
17. 0806 PD: Four control points in replacement heifer management: (Calves & Heifers); The goal for management when feeding dairy replacement heifers is to produce high-quality replacement heifers at a low cost. It is difficult to detail all of the business and biological aspects of developing ...; Created on 07 August 2006
18. 0806 PD: Comfortable, content cows give more milk: (Barns & Equipment); Cow comfort has a direct impact on daily health and milk production. Rick Grant and other scientists at the Miner Institute in New York have studied the daily routine of high-producing dairy cows housed ...; Created on 07 August 2006
19. 0806 PD: Clean colostrum: Letting biology work for you: (Calves & Heifers); It is always easier to achieve a goal when working with biology, rather than against it. By taking advantage of important characteristics of bacterial growth, we can better achieve our goal of feeding ...; Created on 07 August 2006
20. 0806 PD: Mycoplasma in young dairy calves: (Calves & Heifers); Diseases caused by mycoplasma continue to emerge and remain frustrating to all segments of the dairy industry. In cows, several species of mycoplasma can cause mastitis, pneumonia, arthritis, abortion, ...; Created on 07 August 2006
21. 0806 PD: Airplanes and Cattle Trucks: (Baxter Black); We were sitting in the Los Angeles airport waiting for a flight, just watching the local fauna when Will observed the striking similarities between airports and feedlots. We were in a seating area, confined ...; Created on 07 August 2006
22. 0806 PD: Oregano as a treatment for E. coli scours?: (Calves & Heifers); Treatments for diarrhea caused by disease-causing organisms is a big deal to all calf raisers. It seems that we spend a tremendous amount of our time dealing with baby calves, working to feed them appropriate ...; Created on 07 August 2006
23. 0806 PD: The View From Here: (Guest Blog); Reporting from Bagram, Afghanistan . . . The construct of plant growth can be described as very simple or rather complicated. Today, I write of my work in terms of crop production in the developing world. ...; Created on 07 August 2006