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1. 1209 PD: Now we’re talking: (From the Editor); Thanks again to those of you who have called in and added your comments and questions to consider as we seek out solutions for our industry crisis. Please keep them coming. At the end of July, members ...; Created on 05 August 2009
2. 1209 PD: Open house shows off Pennsylvania producer pride: (Organizations); County Field Nights are a long-held summer tradition for the Pennsylvania Holstein Association. The county clubs organize the event at a different farm each year, allowing neighboring producers to see ...; Created on 05 August 2009
3. 1209 PD: What you need to do to improve pay prices: (Management); The other day, a dairyman client called regarding a side business he was considering and wanted some advice. He had begun making a product for his own use but had also received interest from others who ...; Created on 05 August 2009
4. 1209 PD: Are gifted farm workers born or made?: (Management); Recently I have had a very stimulating conversation with a renowned physician and pathologist, Oliver Stanton and Anders Ericsson, author of the Harvard Business Review (HBR) paper, “The making of an expert.” ...; Created on 05 August 2009
5. 1209 PD: Good human resource management for bad times: (Management); Editor’s note: The following is the first of two articles. Bad times happen. The bad times often come from changes and calamities over which the business had no control. Better times follow bad times ...; Created on 05 August 2009
6. 1209 PD: Could benchmarking and a dairy peer group improve your profitablity?: (Management); My goal as a dairy producer was always to achieve economical milk production, while at the same time adopting sustainable crop, land and herd management practices. I still think primarily as a dairy producer. ...; Created on 05 August 2009
7. 1209 PD: Milk can skirt marketing borders; examples of how it's done: (Management); Defending the player with the ball in basketball is easier when the player is between you and the out of bounds line, better yet when he’s in a corner. What is one-on-one in the open court is two-on-one ...; Created on 05 August 2009
8. 1209 PD: Mr. Chairman, Let's help the dairy industry: (Guest Blog); The following comments were made in hearings on July 14 and 21 before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry. “Though volatility in milk prices has long plagued ...; Created on 05 August 2009
9. 1209 PD: 4X milking: Faster, more intense, but rewarding: (Management); Dairy producer Art Groeneweg of Monroe, Washington, describes the transition between milking 3X and 4X milking as the difference between driving at 55 mph and 75 mph. It’s more thrilling, but also requires ...; Created on 05 August 2009
10. 1209 PD: Energy-saving options for you are around every corner: (Management); Energy saving options for dairies are widely varied, and new options are developing regularly. Some options are tried and tested and others involve emerging technology. Incentives and rebates may also ...; Created on 05 August 2009
11. 1209 PD: CAUTION: Stray voltage: (Barns & Equipment); Two years ago, Brent and Travis Tollerud of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, bought an existing dairy facility to replace the older facility their father had used. They moved their cows into the facility ...; Created on 05 August 2009
12. 1209 PD: PROGRESSIVE EVENTS: Guernsey breeders tour Texas dairies at annual convention: (Event Coverage); The 2009 National Guernsey Convention was held in Richardson, Texas, July 8-13. More than 250 members and guests from across the U.S. and Canada attended, including 70 junior members who took part in a ...; Created on 05 August 2009
13. 1209 PD: 3 open minutes with Richard Raymond: (People in the News); Chief author for “Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (rbST): A Safety Assessment” Progressive Dairyman Editor Walt Cooley recently asked Richard Raymond, a faculty affiliate at Colorado State University in ...; Created on 05 August 2009
14. 1209 PD: Quality forages limit production on Chinese dairies: (Feed & Nutrition); In April I had the opportunity to spend two weeks visiting the People’s Republic of China as a dairy consultant on behalf of the U.S. Grains Council (USGC). The USGC is a trade organization whose mission ...; Created on 05 August 2009
15. 1209 PD: How to evaluate a nutritional strategy to maximize cash flow: (Feed & Nutrition); Feed expenditures are the single-largest operating expense, accounting for 45 to 50 percent of total production costs in your dairy business. Feed costs need to be closely monitored at all times so it ...; Created on 05 August 2009
16. 1209 PD: What you should know about mycotoxin testing: (Feed & Nutrition); Each year molds and mycotoxins leave a major economic impact on the dairy industry, and despite advances in analysis of these toxic metabolites produced by molds, they still prove to be difficult to measure ...; Created on 05 August 2009
17. 1209 PD: Hoof problems irritating you? They annoy cows even more: (Herd Health); Hoof health and lameness in dairy cows and heifers continues to be a challenge for our industry. Rarely do you find a dairy farm that doesn’t have a cow or two favoring a foot in need of attention. Some ...; Created on 05 August 2009
18. 1209 PD: Consider breeding for better hoof health: (A.I. & Breeding); Sweden has promoted breeding for healthy cows, maintaining high production for several decades. In 2006, a breeding value for claw health based on data recorded by claw trimmers started to be included ...; Created on 05 August 2009
19. 1209 PD: Proper hoof care is worth the upfront cost: (Herd Health); When it comes to dairy management, hoof care often gets set aside on many operations – especially when cash flow begins to slow. However, proper hoof care and reduced lameness have proven over time to ...; Created on 05 August 2009
20. Just dropping by... Old songs and poetry: (Yevet Tenney); I remember long, sleepy nights traveling while my daddy sang songs of the Old West and recited poems that took my imagination back to the cowboy who built the American West.Songs and poetry were so much ...; Created on 05 August 2009
21. 1209 PD: New hire Jim Loften: (People in the News); Jim Loften Manager, Technical Sales and Service at MSC Specialty Nutrition in Dundee, Illinois Education I was born and raised in north-central Iowa where my father practiced veterinary medicine. His ...; Created on 05 August 2009
22. Letters to the Editor: Milk pricing system needs repair: (From the Editor); Fix milk pricing system first Dear Editor, The milk pricing system is in dire need of repair. When evaluating the merits of potential growth management programs (GMPs), it is important to consider and ...; Created on 05 August 2009
23. 1209 PD: On the Edge of Common Sense: The dark side: (Baxter Black); Two of the richest animal rights groups in the country have recently made the news: PETA killed 95 percent of the dogs and cats left in their care in 2008 (VA Department of AG), and the Humane Society ...; Created on 05 August 2009
24. 1209 PD: These simple steps can improve milk taste and quality: (Herd Health); We are all consumers of the wonderful dairy products we help produce, thus improving milk quality on the farm makes a difference to you as a consumer and as a producer because quality affects the profitability ...; Created on 05 August 2009
25. 1209 PD: Summer-ize rations to avoid heat stress production loss: (Feed & Nutrition); As temperatures rise, feed intake in dairy cattle tends to decline. Avoiding heat stress will help cows stay on feed and thus maintain productivity and keep more milk in the tank. Producers can alleviate ...; Created on 05 August 2009
26. 1209 PD: Plan now for this season’s silage short-comings: (Feed & Nutrition); Growing conditions have a significant impact on the nutritional value of corn silage, and though growers can’t change Mother Nature, they can be prepared and make adjustments during harvest that can have ...; Created on 05 August 2009
27. 1209 PD: Know these six phases to limit aerobic instability in silage: (Feed & Nutrition); With the harvesting of corn silage rapidly approaching, a review of the processes involved in making quality corn silage is probably warranted. The fermentation process involves plant sugars being fermented ...; Created on 05 August 2009
28. 1209 PD: Producers facing low prices do have options: (Management); Dairy producers may want to identify the areas of the farm in which the greatest expenses are incurred and act accordingly to minimize them. They may take this approach to help cope with the current economic ...; Created on 05 August 2009
29. 1209 PD: On the Edge of Common Sense: Another squeeze chute story: (Baxter Black); Another squeeze chute story. In my world it is the equivalent of a shark attack or a middle-of-the-night calving call … a story that sends shivers down my spine! Monty said he was just along for the ride, ...; Created on 05 August 2009
30. 1209 PD: The View from Here: Iraq is now in control of its own security: (Guest Blog); The work here in Iraq continues. That is, the work of leaving. We are rapidly slowing down our presence here, especially the U.S. military. As I write this column, Iraq is now nearly in charge of its own ...; Created on 05 August 2009