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1. Breaking down macros, myths and (fake) meats: (From the Editor); 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 ...; Created on 26 May 2020
2. Ask a Vet: Prevent flies before they become a problem: (Herd Health); 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 ...; Created on 26 May 2020
3. Keep in check: How to select the best candidate for managerial roles: (Management); 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 ...; Created on 26 May 2020
4. Checkoff Watch: Today’s crisis won’t deter us from tomorrow’s goals: (Organizations); 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) ...; Created on 26 May 2020
5. What happened? What’s next? - CFAP details should be available soon: (Industry News); 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 ...; Created on 26 May 2020
6. Significant change in ownership of fluid milk processing plants in the works: (Management); 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 ...; Created on 26 May 2020
7. Technologies, food trends to impact agriculture beyond 2020: (Management); 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 ...; Created on 26 May 2020
8. Dairy advocacy: A panel perspective: (People); 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 ...; Created on 22 May 2020
9. In the hardest of times, dairy farmers continue sustaining communities: (Industry News); 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 ...; Created on 22 May 2020
10. Busting the top 6 myths about serving milk to kids: (Management); 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 ...; Created on 22 May 2020
11. The importance of macros and where dairy fits in: (Management); 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 ...; Created on 22 May 2020
12. What you should know about alternative meats: (Management); 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 ...; Created on 22 May 2020
13. A week logging physical activity from a dairy farmer: (Management); 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 ...; Created on 22 May 2020
14. Fat feeding heat stress with lactating cows: (Feed & Nutrition); 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. ...; Created on 22 May 2020
15. Making high-quality TMR: Tips to protect your finished feed: (Feed & Nutrition); 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 ...; Created on 22 May 2020
16. The 2019 corn crop: A quality conundrum: (Feed & Nutrition); 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 ...; Created on 22 May 2020
17. A focus on immunity: The impact of nutrition: (Feed & Nutrition); 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 ...; Created on 22 May 2020
18. Nutritional intervention improves feed efficiency and saves money: (Feed & Nutrition); 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 ...; Created on 22 May 2020
19. Corn silage uNDF: Potential impact factor relative to feed conversion efficiency: (Feed & Nutrition); 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 ...; Created on 22 May 2020
20. Life on the family farm under an open heaven: Great opportunities arise: (Guest Blog); 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 ...; Created on 22 May 2020
21. Just dropping by ... Metaphors to make a difference: (Yevet Tenney); 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 ...; Created on 22 May 2020
22. Understanding forage quality: Reducing ash content: (Barns & Equipment); 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, ...; Created on 22 May 2020
23. Leading the Way: Hope: (Organizations); 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.; Created on 22 May 2020
24. 2020 June Dairy Month - Recipes: (Guest Blog); 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 ...; Created on 22 May 2020
25. HERd Management: Story time is a blessing: (Guest Blog); “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 ...; Created on 22 May 2020
26. The Milk House: The coronavirus-caused escape: (Ryan Dennis); 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 ...; Created on 22 May 2020
27. 2020 June Dairy Month - Ice Cream Calendar: (Industry News); 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. ...; Created on 22 May 2020
28. Fish farmers eye dairies and their lagoon storage to raise perch: (Industry News); 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 ...; Created on 21 May 2020
29. Dear dairy employee: Thank you from our family to yours: (People); 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 ...; Created on 21 May 2020
30. el Lechero: The Milking Routine: (Training Tools); 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. ...; Created on 21 May 2020
31. Cereal grains provide flexible forage options: (Feed & Nutrition); 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 ...; Created on 21 May 2020
32. Forage quality counts: (Feed & Nutrition); 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 ...; Created on 21 May 2020
33. Consider the grape: Why dairy should embrace the crushing: (Guest Blog); 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, ...; Created on 21 April 2020
34. Feeding calves ‘dump’ or ‘surplus’ milk: What every producer needs to know: (Calves & Heifers); 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 ...; Created on 13 April 2020
35. 3 factors to consider before dropping to 2X-milking: (Management); Across the country, milk processors and co-ops are calling for dairy farms to reduce the amount of milk they ship, in some cases by as much as 20% of their current volume. Dairy consultant Pauly Paul, ...; Created on 10 April 2020
36. Rumen insights for managing component efficiency: (Feed & Nutrition); 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 ...; Created on 09 April 2020
37. Eat this, not that: 7 dairy-packed and nutritious alternatives to up your snacking game: (Guest Blog); 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 ...; Created on 06 April 2020
38. Cocktails for the win: Creative ways to stretch your dairy forages: (Feed & Nutrition); 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 ...; Created on 17 March 2020
39. Managing financial information: Keep your eyes on the road: (Management); 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 ...; Created on 16 March 2020
40. Vir-Clar Farms takes control of costs with automated feed center: (Feed & Nutrition); 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