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1. 1006 PD: Editors Note: (From the Editor); Seasons, technology and change I can always tell when fall is finally here. Workdays begin in long, not short, sleeve shirts. Workweeks end with the excitement of football, both for hometown high school ...; Created on 02 October 2006
2. 1006 PD: Taking the bull by the horns: Charting your course to higher education: (From the Editor); College life. Now that is a statement that brings back many fond memories of trudging up and down Old Main Hill to a variety of classes at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. It is a place that changed ...; Created on 02 October 2006
3. 1006 PD: Supplement rations for optimum cow health, production and profitability: (Feed & Nutrition); When milk prices are down, independent nutritionist Greg Bethard has this advice for the dairy producers he serves: “Stay the course with your rations.” “The most important things a producer can do through ...; Created on 02 October 2006
4. 1006 PD: Airplanes and Cattle Trucks: (Baxter Black); It was a case of naked dedication. Dick had been to the state meeting. His committee had run late, and it was after midnight when he got back to the ranch. They were practicing fall calving in his part ...; Created on 02 October 2006
5. 1006 PD: Just dropping by ... The Things I Learned at the Door of Poverty: (Yevet Tenney); As I stare at my bank account on the computer using online banking, wondering where my next dollar is going to come from, I can’t help but ask, “Why wasn’t I born in the lap of luxury?” You know the place ...; Created on 02 October 2006
6. 1006 PD: Letters to the editor: (From the Editor); Dear Editor, It is time to give you and your magazine the boot. I am going to be 67 years old this year. I’ve seen a lot of changes in the dairy industry and farming. I remember when the land grant colleges ...; Created on 02 October 2006
7. 1006 PD: Idaho family dairy wins national recognition for artisan cheeses: (Organizations); When small-scale Gooding cheesemakers Stacie and Steve Ballard left the American Cheese Society’s July awards ceremony with a first-place ribbon for their Pepper Cheddar and a second-place ribbon for their ...; Created on 02 October 2006
8. 1006 PD: Effect of dry propylene glycol versus drenching: (Calves & Heifers); Negative energy balance (NEB) is a physiological challenge the Holstein dairy cow faces in the early postpartum period when dietary energy intake cannot meet with energy output in milk. Infectious diseases ...; Created on 02 October 2006
9. 1006 PD: Effects of nutrition on milk composition: A review of 25 years of research: (Feed & Nutrition); The basic driving forces for manipulating the composition of milk are much the same now as they were 25 years ago. They include: 1. improving the manufacturing and processing of milk and dairy products ...; Created on 02 October 2006
10. 1006 PD: Cracking a dairy cow conundrum: (A.I. & Breeding); Call it the high-producer paradox – as dairy cows’ milk production rises, pregnancy rates fall and reproductive difficulties increase. The most profitable, highest producing cows in a dairy herd can become ...; Created on 02 October 2006
11. 1006 PD: The Wild Australian Bullock: (Baxter Black); “I’ve finally caught the wild bullock,” Marian told Dave over the phone. “Bring a big gun!” she said. It was a bright summer morning when Dave pulled into Marian’s stock farm in the northern part of the ...; Created on 02 October 2006
12. 1006 PD: The View from Here: (Guest Blog); Reporting from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan … My assignment in Afghanistan is nearly half over. I will give you a general progress report in this article and include a few pictures. My adjustment to ...; Created on 02 October 2006