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1. 3 open minutes with Jennifer Giambroni & Mike Marsh: (Industry News); Earlier this year the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California, opened a new exhibit about climate change. The exhibit originally encouraged visitors to reduce their consumption of milk and meat ...; Created on 11 June 2010
2. India: The world’s largest milk producer: (Industry News); This article was #6 in PDmag's Top 25 most-well read articles in 2010. Summary: At the American Dairy Products Institute (ADPI) annual conference this spring, Harish Damodaran, an agribusiness journalist ...; Created on 11 June 2010
3. Will an E.U. request force a new de facto U.S. SCC standard?: (Herd Health); If you haven’t heard about the E.U.’s latest request for the U.S. dairy industry, you probably will soon, especially from your co-op. Several processors sent letters to their dairy producer members in ...; Created on 11 June 2010
4. Homogenize, pasteurize . . . ostracize?: (From the Editor); Heading into June Dairy Month and the dairy promotion season, I’m concerned by two recent conversations I've had with dairy consumers. I share these backyard barbecue conversations, both of which were ...; Created on 08 June 2010
5. A fight for the right to unite: (Management); In 1910, E. Tucker, a Kentucky farmer, and three others sued a tobacco buyer for breach of contract. They were not suing for themselves, but an association of tobacco farmers. These men made up the negotiating ...; Created on 08 June 2010
6. Market cycles … fix ’em or follow ’em: (Management); It seems that every time the market moves from high prices to low prices, there is some sort of discussion that follows regarding how we can fix the market and return back to better prices. Consequently, ...; Created on 08 June 2010
7. Image is (almost) everything: (Management); Whenever I travel to big cities and foreign countries, I’m reminded of how fortunate I am to live in rural America. There are so many reasons I could list, but simply, it’s the pride we have in the appearance ...; Created on 08 June 2010
8. Food safety and feed safety go together: (Feed & Nutrition); Each day over 50,000 producers in this country go about their business producing the safe, nutritious and affordable dairy products that consumers enjoy. In our society, we expect perfection when it comes ...; Created on 08 June 2010
9. How to sell your dairy farm: (Management); Many dairymen are considering selling their dairy farms due to huge losses in equity that have taken place in the last 18 months. Once the dairyman has made the decision to sell his dairy farm, the producer ...; Created on 08 June 2010
10. No free lunch, but incentives help: (Barns & Equipment); There’s a famous saying that there’s no such thing as a free lunch, and they – whoever “they” is – are right. And while it’s a well understood cliché, in this recession, most people would be happy with ...; Created on 08 June 2010
11. Demand for a ‘sustainable’ dairy industry on the rise: (Industry News); Recent market research by the U.S. dairy industry shows that a growing number of consumers care about the health and environmental impact of the products they buy. As a result, there is a growing demand ...; Created on 08 June 2010
12. Minnesota student has passion for promoting dairy: (People); When Caitlin Kasper tried her hand at showing Jerseys in the 10th grade, little did she know it would ignite a passion for promotion that would lead to a whirlwind of activities. Caitlin grew up on ...; Created on 08 June 2010
13. 5 Things I can't do without: Darin Dykstra: (People); This article was #18 in PDmag's Top 25 most-well read articles in 2010. Summary: In 2003, Darin Dykstra of Dykstra Dairy moved two-thirds of his family’s dairy cows from Chino, California, to a new ...; Created on 08 June 2010
14. What it takes to become Alice: (People); Each May six finalists are put to the test in one of the country’s most rigorous job interviews to see if they have what it takes to become the next Alice in Dairyland. As a full-time public relations ...; Created on 08 June 2010
15. Taking a dairy promotion and running with it: (Guest Blog); One day a few years ago, my son brought home a sport’s bag he got at school in freshman gym class. On the bag was a new, at least to me, dairy slogan: Milk – The Ultimate Sports Drink. One Google search ...; Created on 08 June 2010
16. In your own words... What one thing wouldn't you change about your relationship with your dairy clients?: (Herd Health); “Being a solo practitioner gives me many opportunities to interact with dairymen. Not every time that I go to the dairy do I find the dairyman, the owner, but most of the time they are around when I visit. ...; Created on 08 June 2010
17. Are you maximizing the expertise of your veterinarian?: (Management); We all understand the value of maximizing our time and resources, and that includes the people in our lives. Friends and family members are quick to lend a helping hand and make our lives easier, but do ...; Created on 08 June 2010
18. Use data to monitor reproductive performance: (A.I. & Breeding); The 2009 dairy industry crisis caused everyone to re-think previously held dogmas, analyze all inputs for value and return on investment and seek alternatives to business as usual. When I started in a ...; Created on 08 June 2010
19. Animal-handling tips: (Management); Many farm people have never stopped and actually analyzed why animals behave as they do and, more importantly, what this behavior may mean to their own personal safety. Often animal handling practices ...; Created on 08 June 2010
20. Get more comprehensive value from your vet: (Herd Health); On a dairy farm, only the cows produce income. Everything and everyone else – veterinarian included – is an expense to the bottom-line profit margin. How a veterinarian works with a dairy is based on whatever ...; Created on 08 June 2010
21. Save cost on heat abatement; intensify your energy: (Herd Health); As we learn more about the negative impact heat stress has upon cattle, technological advances provide options to make your dairy operation more profitable during summer heat. Some technologies include ...; Created on 08 June 2010
22. Are you getting the most out of your labor?: (Management); With the financial crunch being experienced in the dairy industry, many farms are analyzing every aspect of their business to see where money can be saved. The cost of labor and its impact on the overall ...; Created on 08 June 2010
23. Metrics (goals) and extraordinary productivity: (Management); Ask yourself the following question: • Why do the United Way and essentially all other fundraising efforts set a specific fundraising target rather than raising as much as possible? The answer is that ...; Created on 08 June 2010
24. Just dropping by... Find the power to make miracles happen: (Yevet Tenney); Causative faith has been on my mind lately. Causative faith is the power that makes miracles happen. That kind of faith is needed to heal the sick, ward off destructive powers and change the outcome of ...; Created on 08 June 2010
25. Letters to the editor: The cost of production: (From the Editor); Demand cost of production Dear Editor, Farmers why do you think you don’t deserve the cost of production for your milk? Don’t let the co-ops, government officials or anyone else for that matter tell ...; Created on 08 June 2010
26. On the Edge of Common Sense: The border gap in understanding: (Baxter Black); People who live in Chicago, Washington, D.C., or San Francisco inner cities lock their doors at night. They are careful where they travel within the city. They all have friends who have been mugged, had ...; Created on 08 June 2010
27. Herd management tips for summer: (Herd Health); August and September are the times of year when dairy cows in some areas are dry or close to going dry. Now is a good time to review your overall management program, but especially for dry cows. Pregnant ...; Created on 08 June 2010
28. Solving conflicts between business associates: (Management); Conflict is a daily reality for everyone. Some conflicts are relatively minor and easy to handle. However, others of greater magnitude require a strategy for successful resolution or else they will create ...; Created on 08 June 2010
29. Keys to successful reproductive performance: (A.I. & Breeding); I have had the privilege to visit dairy herds which consistently achieve high milk production and excellent reproductive performance. Some major common characteristics among these herds are: 1. Commitment ...; Created on 08 June 2010
30. Behavioral responses to heat stress: (Barns & Equipment); Heat stress is an economic cost for U.S. producers. It is estimated that hot weather costs dairy farmers $900 million per year in reduced milk production and reduced fertility. In addition, heat stress ...; Created on 08 June 2010
31. Improving business communication skills: (Management); Good relations among members of a business are critical for success. Good communication skills are an important element for the development of good relationships. Poor communications starve a relationship ...; Created on 08 June 2010
32. Farmers at increased risk of skin cancer: (Management); As the growing season approaches, farmers will be hard at work outdoors. Farmers face many potential hazards in their line of work, from machinery injuries to chemical exposures from fertilizers and pesticides. ...; Created on 08 June 2010
33. On the Edge of Common Sense: Loading bulls the cowgirl way: (Baxter Black); Most inventions or new ideas result from a problem for which there is no commonly prescribed answer. Women often have more need to find an alternative solution because, unlike their macho counterparts, ...; Created on 08 June 2010
34. The View from Here: Working myself out of a job: (Guest Blog); In a war zone of diplomacy and development, successes can be far and few between. When we do have one, all the spent effort seems worthwhile, and the terms of success are sustainable. I often write in ...; Created on 08 June 2010
35. ARS scientists work to reduce spread of cattle viruses: (Herd Health); Cattle value reduced by virus exposure Fever, pneumonia, diarrhea and compromised immunity are among the telltale signs of infection with the group of viruses that cause bovine viral diarrhea, an economically ...; Created on 08 June 2010