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1. Market Watch: Cattle: (Organizations); Click a link below to see updates on Cattle from a specific issue of Progressive Dairyman. 2020 Issue 2, 2020: January 19, 2020 Issue 1, 2020: January 1, 2020 2019 Issue 20, 2019: December 12, ...; Created on 16 October 2019
2. ‘It’s my birthday’: (From the Editor); My most embarrassing moment when courting my wife was bringing her home for the first time. And the awkward part had nothing to do with meeting my parents, as the movies are likely to portray. My wife’s ...; Created on 25 June 2015
3. Names in the News: Neil Peck: (People in the News); Neil Peck of Welcome Stock Farm in upstate New York recently hosted writer Tim McDonald for a very hands-on farm tour. McDonald wanted to milk a cow as part of a fund-raising event for No Kid Hungry. ...; Created on 25 June 2015
4. Checkoff Watch: Long-range planning key to Beef Checkoff Program success: (Industry News); In today’s global marketplace, every successful cattle producer and importer knows the importance of planning when it comes to succeeding in their businesses. The same value holds true for the producers ...; Created on 25 June 2015
5. Amino Acid Discover Conference: (Event Coverage); The American Dairy Science Association recently held a Discover Conference in Itasca, Illinois, to review the present understanding of amino acid requirements for dairy cattle and consider the future opportunities ...; Created on 25 June 2015
6. Annual symposium filled with REBELation: (Event Coverage); For anyone who has attended an annual Alltech symposium, it comes as no surprise the events are filled with music, huge video productions and a lineup of speakers that leaves normal conventions in the ...; Created on 25 June 2015
7. Evolving the authority-obedience management philosophy: (Management); Dan comes into the milking parlor. The members of his five-person milking team are all standing around in the middle of the parlor. Dan fumes and comes down the hall yelling, “Get back to milking, we are ...; Created on 25 June 2015
8. Mailbox milk prices: Insight into market conditions: (Industry News); As we all know, 2014 was a record year for farm milk prices, and this was reflected in a record average mailbox milk price of $24.04 per hundredweight (cwt) for various federal order reporting areas. The ...; Created on 25 June 2015
9. Telematics at the kitchen table: (Barns & Equipment); As a machinery salesperson and consultant in the dairy industry, I spend a lot of time on feedpads, from looking at how rations are mixed to suggesting what type of loader a farm should use. In order ...; Created on 25 June 2015
10. 3 Open Minutes with Robert Hagevoort: (People in the News); Dairy producers in New Mexico recently ended a nearly decade-long off-and-on negotiation process over nutrient management regulations with the New Mexico Environmental Department and environmental advocacy ...; Created on 25 June 2015
11. How to determine your dairy’s ‘true’ ration cost: (Feed & Nutrition); With all the moving parts on a dairy farm, many would think that determining ration costs would be a relatively easy endeavor. The industry also has many experienced and knowledgeable nutritionists ...; Created on 25 June 2015
12. Make sure your teat dips are NPE-free: (Herd Health); Editor’s note: This article was written as a follow-up to the piece, “Say goodbye to NPEs in teat dip,” published in the Jan. 19, 2015 issue of Progressive Dairyman. Editor's note: This article has ...; Created on 25 June 2015
13. Management key to milk quality in robotic milking transition: (Barns & Equipment); There are a lot of opinions on robotic milking systems in the dairy industry today. According to Mat Haan of Penn State Cooperative Extension in Berks County, science and experience are two important ...; Created on 25 June 2015
14. What’s the beef about dairy?: (Management); The primary focus of any dairy producer is to produce high-quality milk from healthy, well-cared-for cows. While this admirable goal seems simple, everyone involved in the dairy industry knows it is ...; Created on 25 June 2015
15. Feeding dairy steers for profitable weight gain: (Feed & Nutrition); Dairy steers contribute 15 to 20 percent of the fed beef market in the U.S. The economic variables that affect profitability of feeding Holstein steers from 6 months old to finish are similar to those ...; Created on 25 June 2015
16. Considerations when shipping cull cows: (Management); Cull cows are a part of every dairy, and knowing how to handle cull cows can make a big difference to the bottom line of a dairy. “Cull cows are really talking about our failures. Animals that we sell ...; Created on 25 June 2015
17. Evaluating dairy rations through in vitro fermentation model: (Feed & Nutrition); In intensive dairy production, feed costs represent up to 60 percent of the total cost of producing milk. Continuous improvement in dairy efficiency is vital to the success of the dairy enterprise. Reliable ...; Created on 25 June 2015
18. Moving to a comprehensive TMR quality assurance program: (Feed & Nutrition); Twenty billion dollars. We feed $20 billion of feed to dairy cattle in the U.S. every year. We have highly sophisticated programs that can tell to the milligram how much iodine should be fed. Over the ...; Created on 24 June 2015
19. What a campfire can teach us about fiber digestion: (Feed & Nutrition); Forage will always be an important and key point of dairy nutrition. With constant fluctuation in forage quality crop-to-crop and year-to-year, it can be perplexing to try to determine how cows will respond. ...; Created on 24 June 2015
20. Step up your cows’ nutrition with precision ration formulation: (Feed & Nutrition); Today, through advancements in nutritional science, we know more precisely what goes on inside the cow. That gives us the opportunity to manage the smaller pieces of the nutrition puzzle – protein fractions ...; Created on 24 June 2015
21. Accurate characterization of protein ingredients is critical: (Feed & Nutrition); Increasing nitrogen efficiency and income over feed costs (IOFC) represent goals nutritionists and dairymen alike strive for. In April 2015, the cost of metabolizable protein was $0.64 per pound for the ...; Created on 24 June 2015
22. Idaho nutritionist balances fiber, starch digestibility: (People); Nutritionist Margaret Winsryg, Ph.D., has been a dairy consultant in the western U.S. for the past 25 years. She works for Calibrate Technologies, a decision-making tool providing better insights for starch ...; Created on 24 June 2015
23. Past, present and future of amino acid balancing: (Feed & Nutrition); The science of dairy cattle protein intakes and the subsequent milk protein production has evolved significantly since amino acid balancing became an important nutrition strategy on dairy farms. While ...; Created on 24 June 2015
24. Increase milk synthesis efficiency through ration formulation: (Feed & Nutrition); Dairy efficiency is a commonly used term and is defined as either milk output per unit of dry matter intake or energy-corrected milk output per unit of dry matter intake. The problem with this measurement ...; Created on 24 June 2015
25. Amino acid-balancing questions and answers: (Feed & Nutrition); As a dairy producer, it’s important to know what is happening in your dairy’s nutrition program. Common questions related to amino acid balancing include the following. Primary benefitsof amino acid balancing ...; Created on 24 June 2015
26. Predicting feed intakes with forage and fiber digestibility: (Feed & Nutrition); Forages are the foundation of all dairy cow and heifer diets. The ruminant digestive system must retain a mat of fiber from forages in order for rumen microbes to proliferate and ferment feedstuffs. However, ...; Created on 24 June 2015
27. Adjust EFAs to improve transition cow immune function: (Feed & Nutrition); Proper nutrition plays an obvious and substantial role in helping cows through the transition period and ensuring a good start in the following lactation. At the core of successful transition is the ...; Created on 24 June 2015
28. North American Manure Expo has something for everyone: (Event Coverage); For its 13th year, the North American Manure Expo will be held in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, July 14-15. Thus far, this event has been in eight states and one province. This is the second time Pennsylvania ...; Created on 24 June 2015
29. Silage leachate loss considerations: (Feed & Nutrition); Ever have a frustrating day with a silo unloader and an upright silo? Or have the kids complain about having to cover the silage pile in the hillside trench with wooden walls and dirt floors? Or maybe ...; Created on 23 June 2015
30. Just dropping by ... The broken heart we give to God: (Yevet Tenney); Yesterday I watched my daughter, Angel, ride her horse. She didn’t have a saddle, only a bridle in her hands. The horse galloped and slowed with a slight pressure from her knees and the lift of her hand ...; Created on 23 June 2015
31. Mechanics Corner: Benefits of fluid analysis: (Barns & Equipment); When you go to an annual checkup at your doctor’s office, there are some routine screening tests you can expect to have – perhaps a cholesterol or glucose test. Through a pinprick on your finger, a small ...; Created on 23 June 2015
32. The Milk House: The last cowboy: (Ryan Dennis); He was a man in his 50s, his long braids swinging quietly between his shoulder blades as he pedaled. He moved patiently on an old white bicycle with a ratty flannel jacket and other clothes like it draped ...; Created on 23 June 2015
33. HERd management: Is working in agriculture really still non-traditional?: (Guest Blog); At the end of a long day of farming, if you take a mental look back at all the people you came into contact with throughout the day, how many were female? In the agriculture industry today, there seems ...; Created on 23 June 2015
34. On the Edge of Common Sense: Louie snappin’ bees: (Baxter Black); Ol’ Louie loved bees. Of all the things I remember about him, I remember that best. He’d be layin’ out in the front yard, daydreamin’ and sunnin’ himself when I’d see an eye open and an ear cock. Then ...; Created on 23 June 2015
35. Cull onions: A byproduct feedstuff for cattle: (Feed & Nutrition); The edible onion, Allium cepa, is a cultivated species in the Allium genus. All members of Allium have important dietary and medicinal properties. While water and carbohydrates make up a large majority ...; Created on 23 June 2015
36. 100-pound herds: What are the secrets to their success?: (Management); Over the years I’ve had the privilege of working with and visiting a number of herds across the country that were producing 100 pounds of milk or more per cow per day. What are the secrets of these herds ...; Created on 23 June 2015
37. On the Edge of Common Sense: Dead sheep: (Baxter Black); There’s been a dead sheep out in Brent’s wheat field for a month. Emilio had a band of ewes on the cornstalks across the road. I reckon that one got hit by a car. The sheep have moved on. Brent plowed ...; Created on 23 June 2015