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1. Erin Ehnle: Ag productivity: (Guest Blog); While not technically a blog, Erin Ehnle’s Facebook page, “Keeping it Real: Through the Lens of a Farm Girl” is extremely popular. Her unique combination of photography and farm facts strikes a chord ...; Created on 11 June 2012
2. Courts, cops and hearings: (From the Editor); Media attention will turn toward the Supreme Court this month for two important rulings. Did you know the federal government used Supreme Court precedence involving a dairy processor and dairy farmers ...; Created on 08 June 2012
3. June 11, 2012 issue: Checkoff Watch: (Industry News); Click here to download a pdf of the latest Dairy Checkoff in Action provided by Dairy Management Inc.™ (DMI); Created on 07 June 2012
4. InFocus: Investing in agriculture with special-interest license plates:: (Industry News); When it comes to agricultural license plates,it’s tough to beat Wisconsin’s standard plate slogan,“America’s Dairyland.” Many other states, however,offer special-interest agriculture license plates. ...; Created on 07 June 2012
5. Connecting milk with health care: (Guest Blog); “DAIRY VICTORIOUS IN MILK DICTATOR SUIT OF WALLACE” read the headline on October 30, 1940 edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune. The lead says, “The attempts of Henry A. Wallace as secretary of agriculture ...; Created on 07 June 2012
6. What are your deal breakers?: (Management); If I worked at your dairy, what would it take for me to get fired? Normally, most people aren’t going to just come right out and ask you that. But the truth is that’s a real concern for a lot of employees ...; Created on 07 June 2012
7. Dairymen can learn lessons from baseball: (Management); It’s baseball season again! I love the game and look forward to the start of the season each spring. Sure, it’s just a game, but there are some lessons from baseball we can apply to dairy whether you are ...; Created on 07 June 2012
8. Successful dairy farms: What do they have in common?: (Management); Several readers of my last article emailed me with a question I have repeatedly heard from customers and audiences for many years: Are there traits or characteristics which are common to successful dairy ...; Created on 07 June 2012
9. Round and round, up and down: (Management); My wife and I were blessed with our fourth daughter last July. The fact that she is the fourth girl is by itself the source of much advice from customers, friends and family. Regardless, she adds ...; Created on 07 June 2012
10. I belong to... NMC: Jim Davenport: (People); Age: 51 Location: Ancramdale, New York My dairy’s history: Tollgate Holsteins started shipping milk in 1986. We’ve belonged to Agri-mark Co-op from the beginning. We ship 1.7 million pounds per year ...; Created on 07 June 2012
11. Collins’ new ‘great’ book a good choice for dairy producers: (Management); Editor's note: Click here to read Stewart-Peterson CEO Scott Stewart's review of Great by Choice. In January 2008, I sat next at the dinner table with a Colorado dairyman who was explaining the intricacies ...; Created on 07 June 2012
12. Dairy stockmanship: What is it and why is it important?: (Herd Health); For the last few years, agriculture has been discussing the terms animal welfare, animal rights, animal husbandry, animal handling and stockmanship. They all have unique meanings and nuances to different ...; Created on 07 June 2012
13. Having it both ways: Spousal irrevocable life insurance trust: (Management); My clients, Frank and Janelle, are dairy farmers in California. They have been married for 15 years and have three children: Jason, Katie and Fred. They milk roughly 3,000 head and farm 500 acres. Soon ...; Created on 07 June 2012
14. Letter to the Editor: Hope is not a strategy: (From the Editor); Editor’s note: The following is an open letter to the dairy industry submitted by Utah dairyman John Nye. We have been in the dairy business for more than 30 years. Half of that time was spent on a typical ...; Created on 07 June 2012
15. Indiana dairy producers play an important role in the Indy 500: (Event Coverage); Often touted as one of the most recognized award in sports, the milk bottle presented to the winner of the Indy 500 has a history almost as old as the race itself. In the 1930s, Louis Meyer requested ...; Created on 07 June 2012
16. Oakhurst Dairy marks 90th anniversary: (Event Coverage); Maybe it should come as no surprise that Oakhurst Dairy has continued to thrive amid a recession. After all, this is a company that survived the Great Depression. The Portland, Maine, company got its ...; Created on 07 June 2012
17. June was Dairy Month: (Guest Blog); Badger State license plates say it all, don’t they? Well, in my milky memory, they certainly did in a small, sedate Wisconsin village because, from the very first to the very last day of every June ...; Created on 07 June 2012
18. Dairy checkoff speeds efforts to connect farmers, consumers: (Industry News); Dairy farmers have a long-standing commitment to our nation’s health and wellness, starting with the creation of the National Dairy Council in 1915. In the nearly 100 years since, America’s dairy farmers ...; Created on 07 June 2012
19. National dairy group promotes USA logo: (Industry News); The National Dairy Producers Organization hopes to win over processors, grocers and consumers with a new logo that touts products made entirely in the U.S. The group’s “100 percent USA” seal was trademarked ...; Created on 07 June 2012
20. Alltech’s symposium addresses food production challenges: (Event Coverage); The 2012 Alltech International Symposium, held May 20-23 in Lexington, Kentucky, welcomed more than 3,000 attendees representing more than 70 countries. The 28th symposium focused on what the future ...; Created on 07 June 2012
21. Davis Dairy Plant: Providing more than just dairy products: (Organizations); Although South Dakota State University (SDSU) may be known for its diverse academic offerings and even its Hobo Day celebration, another source of recognition for the university is stemming from the ...; Created on 07 June 2012
22. Groundwater nitrate workshop looks at agriculture’s impact: (Manure); A California groundwater study focused on nitrate levels has placed the agriculture industry – and more specifically the dairy industry – in the spotlight. One of the key findings in the study points ...; Created on 07 June 2012
23. Training program helps prepare future ultrasound technicians: (Herd Health); According to a 2007 survey conducted by the USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System, someone other than a veterinarian performed approximately one-third of pregnancy exams on dairies in the West, ...; Created on 07 June 2012
24. Tri-state conference highlights role of nutrition and health: (Feed & Nutrition); The 21st Annual Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference was held in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on April 24 and 25, 2012. This annual conference provided its 450 attendees the opportunity to learn about a wide ...; Created on 07 June 2012
25. Part 2, Detection of bovine mastitis: A new ‘gold standard’: (Herd Health); Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series. Click here to read the first article. I wrote in the first part of this series that it is important for the dairyman to first find out what he’s ...; Created on 07 June 2012
26. Using your ‘sixth sense’ or superior intelligence: (Herd Health); In the field of post-mortem examination, experienced pathologists develop a sixth sense. I encountered that sixth sense while a first-year resident at Cornell University, in the middle of a winter morning. ...; Created on 07 June 2012
27. Meet your Consumer: Jessie Potterton: (People); HOW WE MET: Jessie and I met in college. We were both members of the Association of Women in Agriculture, lived in the association’s house and became close friends. After college, we tried to stay in ...; Created on 07 June 2012
28. Just dropping by: Socialism vs. charity: (Yevet Tenney); I have a couple of eighth graders who are starting to take an interest in politics. Sometimes they ask me soul-searching questions that cause me to dig in and search for answers. “Why isn’t socialism ...; Created on 07 June 2012
29. Mechanics Corner: Shop talk: Taking a look inside shops: (Barns & Equipment); “There is a lot you can tell about a person just by looking at their shoes.” If this saying is really true, I believe there is a lot you can tell about mechanics by looking at their shops. Recently, I ...; Created on 06 June 2012
30. How I tried to milk cows faster: (Guest Blog); I grew up on a typical dairy farm in northeastern Wisconsin, where we milked 35 to 40 Holstein cows from 1940 through 1969. We were somewhat atypical in that we also raised potatoes for the commercial ...; Created on 06 June 2012
31. On the Edge of Common Sense: The compassionate cowman: (Baxter Black); Willie is a great example of the compassionate cowman. He should be a poster boy for St. Francis of Assisi, except St. Francis is in Kansas and Willie lives in Colorado. During calving season he observes ...; Created on 06 June 2012
32. Behavior’s role in nutritional management of dairy heifers: (Calves & Heifers); Replacement heifer feeding programs must be designed to allow heifers to be bred efficiently, calve out by 24 months old and produce to their maximum potential. To achieve this, heifers must be fed to ...; Created on 06 June 2012
33. On the Edge of Common Sense: Pink slime controversy: (Baxter Black); Rick and I were discussing the uproar about “pink slime.” He said, “Well, I don’t know much, but I’m sure not gonna buy any of their CDs!” It’s all in a name – Pink Floyd, Pink Panther, Pink, Pinko Commie, ...; Created on 06 June 2012
34. The View from Here: Examining development and entitlement: (Guest Blog); I am within three weeks of completing my six-month tour here in South Sudan. So begins the examination of what worked, what did not and where we could improve. The word “we” refers to the U.S. government. ...; Created on 06 June 2012
35. What will you do for June Dairy Month on your farm?: (Guest Blog); My husband, Lad, and I operate Hastings Dairy, which is located in northeast Ohio approximately 40 miles east of Cleveland and 20 miles south of Lake Erie. Our farm is in Geauga County, which is a ...; Created on 06 June 2012
36. Salmonella disease: Do producers know their risk?: (Herd Health); Managing Salmonella disease is all about reducing risk. No dairy will ever be exempt from disease exposure, because Salmonella is sneaky and can enter a dairy herd through a number of ways. Recent cattle ...; Created on 06 June 2012
37. University takes hands-on learning inside its cardboard cow: (Organizations); Sometimes, pictures just aren’t enough. For several years, staff members at University of California – Davis’ Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center took pictures of vets doing their jobs ...; Created on 06 June 2012
38. Promoting dairy through social media: ‘It’s not that hard,’ says Shelley Colson: (People); Shelley Colson didn’t grow up on a farm, but when her now-husband, Matt, took her to his family’s 65-cow operation on their first date, she knew she was in for an education. “I had never been around ...; Created on 06 June 2012
39. Celebrate dairy: Events nationwide pay tribute to June Dairy Month: (Event Coverage); Last year, Progressive Dairyman sent out a call to our readers to learn more about how you celebrate June Dairy Month in your communities. Since then we received notice of 80 different events held ...; Created on 06 June 2012
40. Strolling in appreciation: Vermont event honors farmers: (Event Coverage); Orly Munzing says she felt a little guilty strolling through her neighbor’s apple orchard. So, one day, she stopped him while he was working on his farm. "I said, 'I’m walking through these beautiful ...; Created on 29 May 2012
41. /MORE: Links to trending topic articles: (From the Editor); For our readers' convenience, we've compiled a list of all of the trending topic articles features. July 1, 2013: A.I. company hand-picked its preferred activity monitor system June 11, 2013: Flavor ...; Created on 30 December 2011
42. Market Watch: Cattle [2012]: (Industry News); Click a link below to see updates on Cattle from a specific issue of Progressive Dairyman. Issue 18 2012: December 11, 2012 Issue 17 2012: November 21, 2012 Issue 16 2012: November 1, 2012 Issue ...; Created on 27 December 2010