Who could have imagined a June Dairy Month where there weren’t Breakfast on the Farm events? Where farm tours and dairy camps and giant ice cream sundaes were canceled or postponed?
It may look a lot ...
With warmer weather on the horizon, the thought of flies around the farm starts to become a concern. Flies not only spread disease-causing bacteria but also can lower milk production.
Here are some ...
Gallup has found that “companies fail to choose the candidate with the right talent for the job 82% of the time.”
This astounding statistic is one business owners should avoid at all costs, because ...
We’re living through some of the most challenging, unprecedented times in our lives as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. To help farmers nationwide weather this crisis, Dairy Management Inc.
(DMI) ...
You’re busy milking cows, trying to find a market for some cull cows, finishing up planting and harvesting some forages. With that in mind, Progressive Dairy looks at issues in the news impacting you and ...
In November 2019, the nation’s largest fluid milk processor, Dean Foods, declared bankruptcy. Recently, the bankruptcy court received bids from interested parties to purchase the Dean Foods plants and ...
For many, the year 2020 was a symbol of the future. Now that it is our present, we must look beyond today to position agriculture for a new future.
In the keynote presentation at the Western Canadian ...
For the hardcore advocates, every month is dairy month. These individuals wear all kinds of hats and come from all walks of the dairy world – from farmers in the field to enthusiasts to highly esteemed ...
On a normal day, over 40 million Americans struggle to provide enough food for their families. The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified this need, with food banks across the country experiencing more people ...
Editor’s note: Have you ever had a conversation where someone caught you off guard with a myth about milk? It’s especially hard to know how to respond when it involves feeding our children.
We asked ...
Hello readers! I’m Emily Shaw, and I’m a Pennsylvania dairy girl who now resides in the sunny state of Florida. I am currently an online personal trainer through my business Dairy Girl Fitness.
I grew ...
Cows are unnecessarily getting a “bad rap,” and the alternative meats controversy opened the door, according to Allison L. Van Eenennaam, an animal biotechnology and genomics specialist at the University ...
Historically, farming was filled with manual tasks and labor that took a lot of physical effort and fortitude. Today, though, many of those tasks have changed because of technology and machinery.
We ...
Ruminants are particularly affected by heat stress for several reasons. First, the heat from rumen fermentation is a plus during colder weather because it operates as an “internal furnace” for ruminants. ...
Total mixed rations (TMRs) as we know them today are an invention of primarily the last 50 years. Prior to TMRs, dairy herds were fed predominantly forages with a limited amount of grain delivered at milking ...
At first glance, the 2019 corn crop looks very similar to the 2018 corn crop.
Based on over 1,600 samples from a commercial feed lab, the crude protein (CP), soluble protein, neutral detergent fiber ...
For the last few months, it seems immunity has been at the forefront of our thought process – not just for the dairy industry but worldwide.
While everyone has been focused on staying healthy and has ...
The cost of feed is by far the main expense for a dairy operation, representing around half of the cost to produce milk on a dairy.
The reduction in forage supply and quality over the last six months ...
Lignin in corn silage and forage has been compared to the rebar in concrete, providing the structural integrity and strength to hold the road or driveway together. This added strength is great for your ...
Sometimes in life certain things just naturally happen that turn into great opportunities to teach children great lessons they will remember the rest of their lives. Such is what happened here unexpectedly ...
While talking to God in the burning bush, Moses asked God what he should call Him. God said unto Moses, “I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me ...
Forage quality is critical to a producer’s operation. The quality of forage – good or bad – will affect an operation’s bottom line.
And while most producers can agree on the importance of forage quality, ...
There is no better word to describe this issue’s Leading the Way article than HOPE.
Click here or on the image above to view it at full size in a new window.
Celebrate June Dairy Month with these tried-and-true recipes straight from the kitchens of real farmwomen and Progressive Dairy staff members who use real dairy products as a staple ingredient. Find a ...
“Sometimes blessings come in ugly wrapping paper.” —Robbie Norton
This quote pretty much sums up how I feel right now. COVID-19 is some of the ugliest wrapping paper I have ever laid my eyes on. It ...
A small pack of dogs sat on top of the hill and watched us speed by. Everywhere in Bolivia, there are dogs.
An hour before that, my girlfriend and I were still in bed. She was the only one of us who ...
We had so much fun with our cheese advent calendar last Christmas that we decided to compile a June Dairy Month version, featuring 30 days' worth of ice cream flavors from creameries across the country. ...
A projected shortage of perch available to naturally harvest in the Great Lakes has the aquaculture industry looking for help from former dairy farmers.
Fish farmers envision the outdoor lagoon storage ...
We would like to start this letter by introducing ourselves. Our names are Mireille Chahine and Mario de Haro-Martí. We are husband and wife, and we both work at the University of Idaho Extension, supporting ...
Remember: Personal safety first. Wear the appropriate gear.
Recuerde: Seguridad personal primero. Use el equipo adecuado.
Click here or on the image above to view it at full size in a new window. ...
In recent years, there has been an increased interest to harvest cover crop cereal grain forages such as rye or triticale in spring to help supplement inventories.
The use of cereal grain forages as ...
Looking back to the 2019 forage year, it was a disaster for some dairy farms and a challenge for most. It was almost a perfect storm; several factors that could go wrong happened somewhere.
Winterkill ...
Man, it is a tough time for the dairy industry. Things haven’t been great the last couple years and then bang! COVID-19 strikes and milk prices plummet.
I think we are all feeling crushed. It’s hard, ...
Currently, producers throughout the U.S. may be asked to either dump loads of milk or reduce production as dairy markets respond to decreased demand for dairy products caused by changes in the restaurant ...
As outside pressures continue to limit production and cow numbers, dairies across the country are striving for maximum efficiency across their organizations. When we're limited by these factors, we must ...
Who doesn’t love a good snack? It doesn’t matter if you’re my 4-year-old daughter literally trying to climb into the refrigerator to forage, or you’re somebody like my husband who’s topping off the gas ...
In the wake of difficult growing conditions that plagued the Midwest in 2019, stretching feed with creative forage solutions was the topic discussed by dairy producer and forage consultant Daniel Olson ...
If you compare operating a dairy farm to driving a truck, ask yourself where your eyes are focused when you’re behind the wheel. Are you looking ahead, scanning for information both near and distant? Or ...
A 2,000-cow dairy near Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, has elevated the accuracy of feed storage, mixing and delivery with an innovative feed center featuring an automated kitchen and on-site grain storage that ...
Created on 05 December 2019
advertisement
Serving Dairies Nationwide
Progressive Dairy regularly delivers relevant industry news, cow health and dairy management info to you at no cost.