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From time to time, many of us are called to give back in some way to the industry that has given us so much. Sometimes, it is in giving back that we gain even more.
Recently, I was just one of more than ...
World market prices pull back in first quarter After a year of historically high world commodity prices that led to record U.S. export volumes and record U.S. milk prices, global prices have pulled back ...
AgCareers.com is the leading online job board and human resources service provider for the agricultural, food, biotechnology and natural resources industries. They conduct sever market research projects ...
More than 1,000 junior high school students attended Ag Career Days at Pagel’s Ponderosa Dairy in Casco, Wisconsin, to learn about the breadth of agricultural job opportunities in Kewaunee County.
Situated ...
With more than 15 percent of the nation’s milk production (on a total solids basis) exported in 2013, the U.S. is a global dairy marketer. Milk production in New Zealand, the European Union (EU) or other ...
It is quite likely that as a child you were exposed to a game known as “Musical Chairs.” A room full of children would race around an ever-declining number of chairs assembled back-to-back while a song ...
Two dairymen who have been test-driving web-based margin projection software since the start of the year say they are now getting a better handle on their real-time operating margins. Dan Brick of Brickstead ...
Here’s the story of one methodical, unflappable guy whose relentless pursuit of calm and order means “no surprises” and that confident feeling of being prepared for anything.
As I write this column, ...
There has been a lot of talk about the Margin Protection Program (MPP) introduced in the new farm bill. As the saying goes, “Out with the old and in with the new.” The MPP replaces the Milk Income Loss ...
“Down cows are one of the unfortunate realities of dairy production,” according to Robert Leder, DVM, chairman of the Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association’s Dairy Welfare Committee.
“When a cow goes ...
You may know that cull cows and bob veal calves are the dairy industry’s drug residue vectors, but how much do you really know about tissue violations and what are you doing to prevent them?
When it comes ...
A cooperative team effort is required to keep your herd healthy, producing to potential and profitable. You, your staff, your nutritionist or feed adviser, other professionals and your veterinarian are ...
Metritis is a common fresh cow disease that can affect up to 30 percent of a dairy herd. It can have serious impacts, including reduced fertility, lower milk production, a greater risk of culling and increased ...
What you don’t know can hurt you, and it could hurt your cows, too.
As an associate professor with the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Gary Oetzel is training the next generation ...
The critical period prior to calving is often considered a time to reduce stress for the ladies in waiting, but at what point do factors like re-grouping and stocking density negatively impact fresh cow ...
Dr. Rodrigo Bicalho of Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine recently published promising new research indicating the possibility for a future vaccine that would be effective at preventing ...
With the use of sexed semen firmly established in the dairy industry, dairy farms have been presented with an opportunity to improve herd-level genetics through heavier culling of animals with lower genetic ...
Estrus detection has always been one of the most important topics to discuss when implementing an A.I. program in a dairy herd.
With the changes physiologically correlated with the modern, high-producing ...
Cow monitoring technologies bring real-time data to the dairy, finding their place as a tool for both reproductive management and herd health.
Three dairymen who installed rumination and activity monitoring ...
The negative effects of heat stress are well known and documented on dairies today. Rising temperatures and humidity are associated with a decline in milk production and reproductive performance. Solutions ...
Heifers are generally the most fertile animals on a dairy. Research shows that the mean U.S. conception rate for dairy heifers is 57 percent, so it’s not unusual for dairy heifer reproductive performance ...
A dairyman recently asked, “What is the true value of a mating program?”
This common question certainly deserves some attention. Many producers around the world employ a mating program within their herd ...
Recent scientific developments have opened up unprecedented opportunities to improve dairy cattle genetics … and production.
A friend and dairy client of mine, who has a noted, high genetic merit purebred ...
Mother’s Day was a few weeks ago, and we bought flowers, cards and trinkets to honor our mothers, but I wish I could once more honor my grandmothers, who gave so much. They were the pioneers who, quietly ...
There are a variety of equipment styles and different techniques for the hay and forage process, but regardless of your philosophy, the old adage still applies: Make hay while the sun is shining. Whether ...
It was 9 p.m. when we arrived at the Cowshed Café, but since they knew we were coming, they still waited. I had convinced Matt, a Canadian friend, to go on an “agritourism trip” through Iceland with me. ...
If cows could understand me, we would have countless conversations. It would make my job simpler and less stressful.
These would be some of the discussions bound to happen.
First, I would introduce ...
Stephanie Roggenbuck of Harbor Beach, Michigan, has been chosen as the 2013-2014 recipient of the Harold and Lillian Gremel endowed scholarship through the Michigan Dairy Memorial and Scholarship Foundation ...
DeWolf & Associates upgrade Electric Hoof Knife
The Merlin Hoof Trimming Tool has been re-branded the Electric Hoof Knife and has undergone a redesign to make it more durable and effective for use in ...
If it weren’t so ridiculous, it would make you cry. The Endangered Species Act has popped up again like a stinky diaper at day care. This time it is the Plains spotted skunk, one of four species of spotted ...
I am visiting a young dairy farmer today. He has purchased the farm, the equipment and the herd from an older gentleman who now lives in a rest home. With an engineer colleague, we are spending the middle ...
It’s nice to hear that my friends Chet and Dale are still holding up the reputation of the “mounted cowboy” in the land of Lincoln and John Deere. Due to a case of porphus ileades (Latin for poor facilities) ...
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