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1. Issue 11 2011 (July 21): Export assistance watch: (Industry News); Click here to download a pdf of the latest Export Assistance Watch update, provided by Cooperatives Working Together. PD; Created on 20 July 2011
2. Issue 11 2011 (July 21): Export watch: (Industry News); Click here to download a pdf of the latest Export Watch update, provided by the U.S. Dairy Export Council. PD; Created on 19 July 2011
3. Catastrophic failure by next issue?: (From the Editor); By the time you receive this July 21 issue of the magazine, Congress and the President will be at a make-or-break moment on a bargain to raise the debt ceiling and avoid default on American debt, which ...; Created on 15 July 2011
4. Batten down the hatches against ‘freak’ waves: (Guest Blog); The Cunard Line’s Queen Elizabeth II, like all cruise ships, is an entertainment venue on the high seas. Center stage for the QE II is the Grand Lounge, a two-story room with a stage at one end. Passengers ...; Created on 15 July 2011
5. Your biggest opportunity (or threat): (Management); Chances are, you attended at least one seminar this past year where one of the speakers gave advice on how to improve your business management skills. It always seems that these “experts” essentially say ...; Created on 15 July 2011
6. Profit margin outlook strong through end of 2011: (Management); Dairy producers have continued to see favorable profit margins since the end of the first quarter. While feed costs have been climbing, this has been more than offset by higher milk prices so that the ...; Created on 15 July 2011
7. Is it a pet peeve, costing you money or costing everyone?: (Management); Often in our dairy lives we meet with different situations that you can label either irritating or costly. Some of these irritations (pet peeves) can be from either family members or employees. But beyond ...; Created on 15 July 2011
8. Reader comments regarding the legalization of raw milk: (People in the News); Here are some comments Progressive Dairyman has received regarding the raw milk poll. Yes: We need to be honest with consumers and tell them we as dairymen produce the very best product for humans, as ...; Created on 15 July 2011
9. Mr. Chairman, Biotechnology is needed to feed growing population: (Guest Blog); On June 23, Rep. Timothy V. Johnson, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology and Foreign Agriculture held a public hearing to review and ...; Created on 15 July 2011
10. Quality silage is more valuable than ever: (Feed & Nutrition); Most feed prices are nearly double historical prices. There is a lot of debate about whether feed prices will ever go back down to historical prices, or how much the prices must go back down and when. ...; Created on 15 July 2011
11. Saving face: Silage pile management: (Feed & Nutrition); Since the middle of the 20th Century, the U.S. dairy industry has embraced corn silage as the No. 1 most economical and energy-dense forage fed to cows and heifers. Many millions of acres are planted in ...; Created on 15 July 2011
12. Forage particle size: What’s ideal?: (Feed & Nutrition); When it comes to forage particle size, dairy producers could take a lesson from Goldilocks. Not too long. Not too short. But what is “just right?” Forage particle length affects many aspects of rumen ...; Created on 15 July 2011
13. Evolution of inoculants as a forage management tool: (Feed & Nutrition); Dairy producers and their nutritionists are constantly looking for ways to improve forage yield and nutritional quality. This includes areas such as: Hybrid or variety selection Use of crop consultants ...; Created on 14 July 2011
14. Effectively design your milk replacer feeding program: (Calves & Heifers); Milk replacer is formulated to balance major nutrients (protein, fat and carbohydrates) with an optimal fortification of vitamins and minerals. When designing any nutrition program, the calf’s health, ...; Created on 14 July 2011
15. Keep your heifer fertility on track this summer: (A.I. & Breeding); Heat stress has long-term consequences on the reproductive efficiency of dairy cattle. Dairy cows begin to show signs of heat stress when the Temperature Humidity Index (THI) reaches 72. This heat index ...; Created on 14 July 2011
16. Roundtable: Calf housing management and health: (Calves & Heifers); Raising healthy calves is one of the most important facets to a dairy’s success. Emphasis should be placed on calf housing as one of the key elements in managing overall calf health. In this roundtable, ...; Created on 14 July 2011
17. Heifers: An investment in your herd’s future: (Calves & Heifers); The investment made in young heifers today lays the groundwork for future herd performance and profitability. Heifers are a group of animals that may be overlooked at a time of tight margins. However, ...; Created on 14 July 2011
18. Electrolytes: Evaluate your options beyond just package labels: (Calves & Heifers); Editor’s note: The following article is the first in a series discussing electrolyte formulation and function in calves. Electrolyte comparisons show up in articles and publications from time to time, ...; Created on 14 July 2011
19. Deliver immediate immunity to reduce both labor and risk: (Calves & Heifers); The health and viability of a newborn calf immediately impacts your profit. Caring for cows prior to calving and at calving time requires patience, keen attention, time, labor and expenses. There are ...; Created on 14 July 2011
20. Just dropping by ... The Parable of the Unprepared: (Yevet Tenney); (Setting: Church basement with congregation members sitting around in a circle waiting. Enter ACTRESS playing the part of the never-prepared, always-too-busy person we know in all of our lives. She rushes ...; Created on 14 July 2011
21. Mechanics Corner: Under pressure: (Barns & Equipment); Proper maintenance and management of your tires can have far-reaching effects on your operation – from the performance of your equipment to the productivity of your fields. A few pounds of air pressure ...; Created on 14 July 2011
22. The Milk House: The parlor cat: (Ryan Dennis); My father, in spite of himself, scratched the back of the cat’s neck when he passed by. The cat lifted his head and looked up at him. He followed the trajectory of my father’s hand with blank eyes as it ...; Created on 14 July 2011
23. I belong to... DFA: Paul Dykshorn: (People); Location: Sioux Center, Iowa Age: 36 My dairy’s history: Our dairy was established in the late 1930s by my grandpa. When my dad returned from service in the Navy in the mid-1960s, he took over the ...; Created on 14 July 2011
24. I belong to... DFA: Ted Graff: (People); Location: Delta, Colorado Age: 58 My dairy’s history: My brothers and I grew up on the dairy helping Dad. After the flood, Tina and I made the decision to move to higher ground from my father’s dairy ...; Created on 14 July 2011
25. I belong to... DFA: Buster Goff: (People); Location: Hobbs, New Mexico Age: 59 My dairy’s history: I started dairying in 1973. I had a cash-and-carry milk plant for 25 years, milking 200 cows and selling all fluid milk to stores in the local ...; Created on 14 July 2011
26. I belong to... DFA: Lee Mayer: (People); Location: Newberry, South Carolina Age: 64 My dairy’s history: The dairy was started by my father in 1949. My brother Elliott and I joined when we were grown, and now my son, Scott, and Elliott’s son, ...; Created on 13 July 2011
27. On the Edge of Common Sense: The sneak attack: (Baxter Black); There is more than one definition for pasture roping, as Carter pointed out to me. It was during calving season. He and his wife were making the 5 p.m. heifer check. They were in the pickup driving through ...; Created on 13 July 2011
28. Update on dairy air quality emissions: (Event Coverage); This spring the Western States Dairy Producer Trade Association held the Western Dairy Air Quality Symposium in Sacramento, California. Researchers from across the country presented the latest information ...; Created on 13 July 2011
29. Bovine viral diarrhea virus: Is my herd at risk?: (Herd Health); BVD disease is one of the most complicated viral diseases in dairy cattle worldwide. Terms associated with BVD such as “cytopathic” vs. “noncytopathic,” “persistent infection” vs. “transient infection,” ...; Created on 13 July 2011
30. Forage particle size and saliva production in lactating cows: (Feed & Nutrition); Saliva production is very important to high-producing dairy cows because it provides a means to buffer the rumen. High-producing cows generally need to be fed a diet with low forage-to-concentrate ratio ...; Created on 13 July 2011
31. On the Edge of Common Sense: Father of the bride: (Baxter Black); It was a chance for Kurt to shine. He was father of the bride. Kurt is a seasoned, tough-hided, bow-legged Wyoming cowboy. He was not the kind of person you would ask to help you select the bridesmaids’ ...; Created on 13 July 2011
32. The View from Here: Consider the price: (Guest Blog); On a hot and humid Memorial Day weekend, I visited the Arlington National Cemetery. There, on the green hills and beneath the frequent shade trees, the white stone markers jut up so we may read the attributes ...; Created on 13 July 2011