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1. More good stuff not on the cover: (From the Editor); Sometimes there’s just not enough room on the cover of the magazine to specifically highlight all the things I’d recommend our readers to take a look at in an issue. This is one such issue. If you don’t ...; Created on 26 August 2011
2. Checkoff watch: Issue 13 2011: (Industry News); Click here to download a pdf of the latest checkoff watch, provided by Dairy Management, Inc. PD; Created on 26 August 2011
3. Conservative showdown and a new dairy bill: (Guest Blog); In the last weeks of July 2011, the highest levels of government provided Americans a high-stakes political battle over raising the national debt limit. The current debt at $14.5 trillion was not high ...; Created on 26 August 2011
4. Is peace overrated?: (Guest Blog); Let’s say you were granted three wishes ... would you use one of them on ‘world peace’? If somehow I was given three wishes, I think I’d use my first one to obtain a million more wishes. And then I guess ...; Created on 26 August 2011
5. Taking action when the time is right … is there still time now?: (Management); For more than a month, the CME spot cheese trade was able to maintain pricing above $2 per pound. That marks the third-longest stay in the history of the cheese trade above this very closely watched ...; Created on 26 August 2011
6. 3 open minutes with Vernon Crowder: (People); Rabobank N.A., a leading provider of agricultural financing and full-service banking products to the Californian agriculture industry, recently released a report entitled, “California Dairy: Turn West,” ...; Created on 26 August 2011
7. PD POLL: Are you in favor of the Foundation for the Future dairy policy plan? [September 1]: (Industry News); This summer Congressman Collin Peterson (D-Minnesota), ranking member on the House Agriculture Committee, introduced a dairy policy “discussion draft” aimed at improving the long-term prospects for dairy ...; Created on 26 August 2011
8. 2011 World Dairy Expo: Educational seminars focus on industry issues: (Event Coverage); World Dairy Expo Seminars Industry experts with a vast array of expertise will converge at World Dairy Expo to help dairy operations be more profitable and efficient as part of the 2011 Expo Seminars. ...; Created on 26 August 2011
9. Black Hollow Dairy: Gone grazing, finding more free time: (Management); Blair and Kim Sanders, the owners of Black Hollow Dairy in Dublin, Virginia, made the switch to seasonal grazing a decade ago. Seasonal grazing has led them to find something that many dairy farmers ...; Created on 26 August 2011
10. Colostrum pasteurization – Pros and cons: (Calves & Heifers); Pasteurizing whole milk has reduced the risk of infection in people and, doubtless, saved millions of lives all over the world. The word “pasteurizing” comes from the name of the inventor, Louis Pasteur, ...; Created on 25 August 2011
11. Feeding calves and heifers for efficiency and production: (Calves & Heifers); Researchers have been active in the area of calf early life nutrition and precision feeding older heifers. Higher nutritional levels early and controlled energy, especially post-breeding, have resulted ...; Created on 25 August 2011
12. Give heifers freedom from mastitis: (Calves & Heifers); Clean heifers are an integral part of mastitis prevention at Five Star Dairy (a DCHA sustaining member), Elk Mound, Wisconsin. The dairy keeps heifers clean and dry by using a bedded-pack housing system ...; Created on 25 August 2011
13. How to get your heifers the right health tools to succeed: (Calves & Heifers); It can be debated whether heifers are the most low-maintenance group on the dairy. The truth is they can be low maintenance, if we give them the right start. Healthy heifers come from healthy calves and ...; Created on 25 August 2011
14. Electrolytes: Alkalinizing agents: (Calves & Heifers); Editor’s note: The following article is the third in a series discussing electrolyte formulation and function in calves. Click here to read the first part, and click here to read the second in the series. Earlier ...; Created on 25 August 2011
15. New web tool allows for dairy farm air quality assessment: (Manure); As stewards of the environment, many dairy producers are concerned about their impact on the land, water and air. Much has been learned and understood about land and water, but producers still feel ill-equipped ...; Created on 25 August 2011
16. Vibrating attachment keeps manure screen clean: (Manure); All it took was a whack of a broom, and a new concept was born. Perhaps it was a moment of frustration or the thought of trying something different, but when Rejean Houle, president of U.S. Farm Systems, ...; Created on 25 August 2011
17. Hiring a commercial manure applicator: (Manure); Manure application is a big business. Commercial manure services and custom haulers or applicators are a very important component to agriculture, providing services that allow livestock producers to focus ...; Created on 25 August 2011
18. You have a nutrient management plan, now what?: (Manure); It has been a journey, but you have finally completed the task of developing a nutrient management plan (NMP) or having someone else develop an NMP for your farm; now what? Unfortunately, the majority ...; Created on 25 August 2011
19. Proactive compliance plan is good business: (Management); Producers often think of themselves, with considerable justification, as stewards of the land and the environment. With that responsibility comes the task of balancing business goals with regulatory compliance. ...; Created on 25 August 2011
20. How activity systems for heat detection work: (A.I. & Breeding); Ensuring cows are bred soon after the voluntary waiting period and subsequent open cows rebred in a timely manner is critical to the profitability of a dairy operation. Heat detection is one of the key ...; Created on 25 August 2011
21. Synch protocol’s results are not mere magic: (A.I. & Breeding); Utah dairywoman Maria Nye jokingly uses a line from one of the main characters from J.K. Rowling’s famous Harry Potter book series to describe what makes her A.I. and breeding program work – constant vigilance. ...; Created on 25 August 2011
22. Genetic differences in fertility among U.S. dairy cattle breeds: (A.I. & Breeding); Cow fertility is a critical issue for modern dairy production enterprises. Dairy producers spend a lot of effort getting cows pregnant because every pregnancy is critical to the future economic success ...; Created on 25 August 2011
23. How to achieve high conception rates: (A.I. & Breeding); Could reproductive performance be holding your dairy back? The primary reason for poor reproduction is the inability to determine which dairy cows are in heat and which cows are ready to be bred. With ...; Created on 25 August 2011
24. New research in Canadian crossbreeding useful to U.S. producers: (A.I. & Breeding); Around the world and especially in North America, the purebred Holstein dairy cow is hard to beat for milk, fat and protein yields. The Holstein cow is also popular for commercial production of milk, particularly ...; Created on 25 August 2011
25. 5 Things I can't do without: Pablo Roque, breeding and preg checks: (A.I. & Breeding); Pablo Roque is an A.I. technician from Jerome, Idaho, who works for several dairies across the southern region of the No. 3 milk-producing state in the U.S. He breeds cows and performs preg checks. Originally ...; Created on 24 August 2011
26. August 2011 A.I. Tables: (A.I. & Breeding); Click here to download a two-page pdf of the August 2011 A.I. Tables. PD; Created on 24 August 2011
27. Breeders’ Circle: Issue 13 2011: (A.I. & Breeding); ABS Global announces new graduates in the U.S. With the release of the August 2011 USDA Genetic Evaluations, ABS Global expands the dairy lineup with 17 new graduates. If high-type sires are a priority ...; Created on 24 August 2011
28. Just dropping by ... Lord, teach us how to pray: (Yevet Tenney); My family has been reading about prayer for a month. Every morning we take a new scripture verse and discuss the power of prayer and the significance it plays in our lives. I thought I was well-versed ...; Created on 24 August 2011
29. Mechanics Corner: Tier 4 interim emissions regulations spur technology improvements: (Barns & Equipment); Editor’s note: The first in a two-part series of articles discussing new Tier 4 emissions requirements and technology to meet them. By now, you have probably heard about new U.S. Environmental Protection ...; Created on 24 August 2011
30. The Milk House: The last crofter: (Ryan Dennis); Several years ago BBC News ran a story on Ian MacDonald, a quiet man with pink cheeks that is the last known Scottish crofter to swim his cattle across the sea from the Isle of Sky. Scottish crofting is ...; Created on 24 August 2011
31. On the Edge of Common Sense: Disposable tailgates: (Baxter Black); Our regular goin’-to-the-pasture rig, a one-ton, four-wheel-drive ’97 GMC diesel with 256,439 miles, was in the shop. So we brought out the ol’ standby: a 1969 Ford F-250 ¾-ton four-speed with split rims ...; Created on 24 August 2011
32. Sexed semen: Farm data, strategies for the hesitant producer: (A.I. & Breeding); Although the technology of sexed semen has been around for a while, many still question if it’s worth the investment. After all, the price of sexed semen for many producers is significantly higher than ...; Created on 24 August 2011
33. On the Edge of Common Sense: The hedgehog tale: (Baxter Black); It came as a surprise to me that there is a brisk hedgehog business in the country. It shouldn’t have. Earlier entrepreneurial promoters had done well with Chia Pets, pet rocks, longhorn cattle, ostriches ...; Created on 24 August 2011
34. The View from Here: Surveying the human landscape: (Guest Blog); As I enter my second year here in Washington, D.C., the topic of training arrived in my inbox. As Department of State Civilian Response Corps active members, we are required to complete eight weeks of ...; Created on 24 August 2011
35. The importance of good reproductive performance: (A.I. & Breeding); One of the major factors determining dairy herd efficiency is the amount milk sold per cow per day of life. Several factors contribute to pounds of milk sold per day of life, but reproductive performance ...; Created on 24 August 2011
36. I belong to... Texas A&M Dairy Club: David Volleman: (People); Hometown: Born in Luxembourg and grew up in Gustine, Texas. My dairy background: I have three brothers, Benjamin, Andrew and Daniel, and my parents are Frank and Annette. My family has been in the dairy ...; Created on 22 August 2011
37. I belong to... Washington State Dairy Club: Brooke Vander Veen: (People); Hometown: Everson, Washington. My dairy background: My three siblings and I were born the fifth generation of American dairy farmers. We were raised on our family farm of 650 Holstein cows. Recently, ...; Created on 22 August 2011
38. I belong to... Michigan State Dairy Club: Tera Koebel: (People); Hometown: Three Oaks, Michigan My dairy background: I was born and raised on my family’s dairy and grain farm where we strive to breed all-around solid production cows with a niche for show animals. ...; Created on 22 August 2011
39. I belong to... Penn State Dairy Science Club: Philip Bachman: (People); Hometown: Ulysses, Pennsylvania My dairy background: My two sisters and I were born the fifth generation of dairy farmers from both sides of my family. Until 2000, we operated an 80-cow freestall. ...; Created on 22 August 2011