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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. How to meet anyone but lactose-intolerant city dwellers: (From the Editor); Are any of your friends, family or acquaintances involved in farming or ranching? We probably write a magazine for them. I recently read an interesting post from Sam Horn at the Lifehack website – if you’ve ...; Created on 28 August 2013
3. September 1, 2013 issue: Checkoff Watch: (Organizations); Click here to download a pdf of the latest Dairy Checkoff in Action provided by Dairy Management Inc.™ (DMI) PD; Created on 28 August 2013
4. Horizon Dairy keeps a close eye on forage: (Feed & Nutrition); Like most dairy managers today, Jamie Kulesa, operations manager for Horizon Organic Dairy in Paul, Idaho, keeps a close eye on his forage. “We’re shooting to be between 50 and 60 percent moisture on our ...; Created on 28 August 2013
5. Ag media members get a taste of New York dairy industry: (Event Coverage); Attendees of the 2013 Agricultural Media Summit held in Buffalo, New York, had the opportunity to tour several agricultural companies in the western New York region on August 3. The first stop of the ...; Created on 28 August 2013
6. How is the nation’s milk utilized?: (Industry News); U.S. dairy farmers produced about 200 billion pounds of milk in 2012. The Dairy Products Annual Summary, compiled by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), reports the milk was manufactured ...; Created on 28 August 2013
7. Pay to play: Supply management in Montana’s dairy industry, Part 1: (Industry News); Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series discussing how Montana’s supply management system operates and the effect it has had on the state’s dairy industry. From overlooking Glacier National ...; Created on 28 August 2013
8. Seven money-smart activities for kids: (Management); With more free time can come plenty of temptation to spend, spend, spend. With a little planning and creativity, you can find many affordable, day-to-day opportunities for teaching children valuable ...; Created on 28 August 2013
9. Observe the crowd and do the opposite: (Management); It doesn’t matter where the market has been – only where it is going. We encourage producers to look forward and not base decisions on what has happened in the past. At the same time, looking back ...; Created on 28 August 2013
10. For professionals, it’s not just a game: (Management); For many sports fans across the country, September marks their favorite time of the year … the start of another football season. As a die-hard Packers fan, I’m like a kid on Christmas morning when the ...; Created on 28 August 2013
11. News commentary: Hidden-camera activist reveals himself: (Industry News); The undercover animal rights activist who gained access to an Idaho dairy farm last year and captured video of animal abuse recently went public with his hidden-camera career. The individual, who ...; Created on 28 August 2013
12. 3 Open Minutes with Kay Johnson Smith: (People in the News); In late July, the National Geographic channel aired a documentary about hidden-camera animal abuse titled “Inside Secret America: Animal Undercover.” Kay Johnson Smith, CEO for the Animal Ag Alliance, ...; Created on 28 August 2013
13. Employee stealing semen: (Management); “It had already been a long shift dealing with several other problems when I happened to notice that a semen straw was missing from the tank. I keep accurate records and notes when it comes to A.I., ...; Created on 28 August 2013
14. New faces join 2013 World Dairy Expo staff: (People in the News); In April, with less than six months to the big event, World Dairy Expo began welcoming new staff members to its team. Progressive Dairyman introduced the new general manager, Scott Bentley, in the ...; Created on 28 August 2013
15. Earn educational credits while attending World Dairy Expo: (Event Coverage); World Dairy Expo (WDE) is known for its tremendous quality of cattle, extensive trade show and worthwhile educational opportunities. It offers eight free educational seminars that highlight the latest ...; Created on 28 August 2013
16. Interact with industry experts at expo seminars: (Event Coverage); At World Dairy Expo the latest research will be presented by the best in the dairy business. Eight free seminars will cover a variety of management topics including efficiency, feed and milk prices, ...; Created on 28 August 2013
17. Colostrum management: Test for success: (Calves & Heifers); One of the best ways to ensure a successful colostrum-management program is by testing colostrum on-farm and verifying passive transfer of immunity. It can be easy, affordable, and the health and productivity ...; Created on 28 August 2013
18. Colostrum is good, but let’s make it great: (Calves & Heifers); Colostrum is good for calves. It is the only way we transfer the cow’s immunity to the calf at birth. Having good-quality colostrum is why many dairies have gone to monitoring the quality of their colostrum ...; Created on 28 August 2013
19. The value of feeding egg antibodies: (Feed & Nutrition); Virtually every dairyman will tell you that the success of his operation is dependent on producing healthy, productive replacements. The nutrition and health management of newborn calves is a constant ...; Created on 28 August 2013
20. When a calf crisis hits, put out the fires first: (Calves & Heifers); I recently received an email from a veterinarian in an Asian country who just started working with a large commercial dairy. On this farm, at the time of the email, there were to be more than 500 calves ...; Created on 28 August 2013
21. Group feeding … with individual results: (Feed & Nutrition); The Grober Young Animal Development Center (GYADC) has been working on various management and nutrition trials evaluating group housing since 2009. In 2011, our research evaluated unlimited daily milk ...; Created on 28 August 2013
22. Calf facilities and a focus on air quality: (Calves & Heifers); Most nearly everyone I discuss calf raising with will tell me that it’s one of the most challenging jobs on the dairy. When things aren’t going well – namely, calves are sick and mortality rates are ...; Created on 28 August 2013
23. Yosemite Dairy: Bringing the calves home: (Calves & Heifers); This article was #11 of the Top 25 most well-read articles on www.progressivedairy.com in 2013. It was published in the Sept. 1, 2013 print issue. Click here for the full list of the Top 25. In December ...; Created on 27 August 2013
24. Georgia calf raiser Allen Oglesby can take the heat: (People); When you’ve farmed in Georgia your whole life, you learn a thing or two about managing the heat. Just ask Allen Oglesby of Laranda Farms, Inc. in Lyons, Georgia, who has been raising calves since 1978. ...; Created on 27 August 2013
25. Feed heifer calves more now, reap the benefits later: (Calves & Heifers); “That’s a lot of expensive feed.” This is a common initial reaction to feeding calves a higher plane of nutrition. This approach to raising calves incorporates more nutrient-dense milk rations fed at ...; Created on 27 August 2013
26. ‘We’re not alone’: Calf, heifer growers adapt and innovate: (Calves & Heifers); Quality calves are the future investment of every dairy operation, but raising them until they are ready to put milk in the tank is no easy task. One of the founding principles of the Dairy Calf and ...; Created on 27 August 2013
27. ADSA hears synchronization, superovulation research: (A.I. & Breeding); The popular reproduction management strategies discussed during the 2013 American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) Joint Annual Meeting in July revolved around new variations on synchronization protocols ...; Created on 27 August 2013
28. Farm finds reproduction issues can’t be solved overnight: (A.I. & Breeding); Editor’s note: This is the third and final article in a series following a Wisconsin dairy farm through the Repro Money program, administered by University of Wisconsin Extension. As a reminder, names ...; Created on 27 August 2013
29. Dairy crosses over into beef industry with Limousin genetics: (A.I. & Breeding); Tough economic times in the dairy industry call for refined breeding and feeding management techniques. With the ever-increasing cost of feed, dairy producers are looking for ways to minimize feed costs, ...; Created on 27 August 2013
30. The goal of being profitable: Using key performance indicators: (A.I. & Breeding); Reproductive performance of a dairy herd is a function of certain management policies and how well these are implemented in daily herd management. It has long been known that there is an important economic ...; Created on 27 August 2013
31. Running diagnostics on blood pregnancy tests: (Herd Health); In the beef and dairy industries, technologies such as drawing blood for pregnancy detection are gaining in popularity. With this increase in use, many adopters of this technology are looking to maximize ...; Created on 27 August 2013
32. Just dropping by ... Forgiveness is the mark of a true Christian: (Yevet Tenney); Last month I wrote, “You can always tell when the Lord is trying to teach you a principle because on-task real-life on-the-job experiences come in multiples.” Not only does He give you opportunities on ...; Created on 27 August 2013
33. Mechanics Corner: Don’t overlook equipment maintenance: (Barns & Equipment); Before we know it, spring will be here again, begging us to get back into our crop fields. Having our equipment ready and able to handle the task requires some advanced planning and scheduling of check-ups, ...; Created on 27 August 2013
34. September 1, 2013 issue: New Products: (Products & Services); Animart adds Feed-O-Meter to its heat-detection system Animart Inc., a privately held provider of animal health and veterinary products, has added Feed-O-Meter to its Track a))) Cow electronic heat-detection ...; Created on 27 August 2013
35. Letter to the Editor: Response to Kirk Kardashian's article: (From the Editor); Dear Editor, I was very disappointed in the article by the Dartmouth professor, Kirk Kardashian, on “Freedom vs. Security for the Dairy Farm.” I was hoping for a balanced and unbiased article … which ...; Created on 27 August 2013
36. HERd management: Keeping things in context: (Guest Blog); “How’s the stripping going?” It was a simple question really, one I answered honestly. It was going OK. It wasn’t taking as much extra time as I thought it might, but I also hadn’t seen quite the results ...; Created on 27 August 2013
37. The Milk House: The displaced generation: (Ryan Dennis); I recently signed up for LinkedIn, which automatically sends a connection request to all the LinkedIn members in your email account. As a result, I got responses from a handful of people I hadn’t talked ...; Created on 27 August 2013
38. On the Edge of Common Sense: Dealing with climate change: (Baxter Black); It’s always perplexing to me to hear visitors to Arizona in July remark, “Man, it’s really hot here!” Well, duh. Natives of the hot country from Dothan, Alabama, to Brawley, California, don’t complain ...; Created on 27 August 2013
39. Glanbia Foods opens new cheese innovation center in Idaho: (Industry News); The world’s largest American-style cheese manufacturer opened a new research-and-development facility in downtown Twin Falls, Idaho, recently. Glanbia Foods held a ribbon-cutting ceremony of its ...; Created on 27 August 2013
40. Rising heifer numbers should shift management philosophies: (Calves & Heifers); Historically, heifer programs have been a source of widely varied growth patterns. Dairy producers that could produce more heifers than needed generated additional revenue by selling extra heifers for ...; Created on 27 August 2013
41. On the Edge of Common Sense: The legend of bad guys: (Baxter Black); The West was peppered with bad guys whose conduct was misunderstood. Yet today we treat them as heroes, like they were a Robin Hood. We tend to portray them as victims, who, through no fault of their ...; Created on 27 August 2013
42. The View from Here: Time for a change: (Guest Blog); Editor’s note: The following report was submitted prior to recent violence and political upheaval in Egypt after the removal of Pres. Mohamed Morsi from office. I am one of many scientists, educators and ...; Created on 26 August 2013
43. Cornell program aims to kick off careers of veterinarians: (Organizations); All future dairy veterinarians are born and raised on an American dairy farm, right? Not so. Charles and Daryl Nydam, father and son and coordinator and director, respectively, of the Summer Dairy Institute ...; Created on 05 August 2013
44. Dairy Carrie ruffles Panera's feathers with social media: (Industry News); This article was #4 of the Top 25 most well-read articles on www.progressivedairy.com in 2013. It was published in the Aug. 1, 2013 Extra e-newsletter and the Sept. 1, 2013 print issue. Click here ...; Created on 30 July 2013