What if you could add an internal thermometer for each of your cows to see core body temperature changes and signatures of disease several days before a cow shows outward signs of illness? A simplified ...
When I designed my office, the first plans came back bid at about two times more than I had budgeted.
I called in a long-time friend who was a builder. I went over the plans and pointed to areas where ...
When movies are described as ‘predictable,’ that’s typically a bad thing, right? But what about when people are described as predictable ... is that a bad thing too? I suppose that depends on who you ...
We all know that our crops and our livestock are most productive when the conditions around them are optimal – needed nutrients, favorable weather, freedom from disease and injury.
Similarly, our workforce ...
The Cambridge Dictionary defines a “business plan” as a detailed plan describing the future aims of a business. Have you heard the phrase “the devil is in the details”?
A great number of talented advisers ...
Add water. Whisk in milk powder. Lift. Carry. Repeat.
This process can carry on and on, and just when a calf feeder thinks they are finished, they are reminded they get to do it all again in a matter ...
Deb Reinhart and Dave Geiser, who made the decision to begin a consistent marketing program in November 2009 and agreed to share their experiences with Progressive Dairyman readers last year, recently ...
Suppose you were to say to everyone in your company, “From now on, just knock off sometime Wednesday afternoon each week, and don’t worry about coming back in until Monday. But we’ll keep paying you for ...
I wrote earlier this year about the drivers of U.S. milk production and, in particular, the link between the dollar margin over feed cost and production growth trends (See “U.S. milk production: Shouting ...
In a recent survey performed by Progressive Dairyman, 75 percent of dairymen think they will be back to pre-2009 levels of equity within five years.
When the dust settled from 2009, our firm analyzed ...
Farming operations require the use of a number of tools. Some tools are used continually while others, though no less valuable, are held in reserve to be used on an as-needed basis. Over the years, there ...
Looking back, U.S. agricultural industries have changed dramatically over the past decade. Given mounting political, social, technological and economic pressures, it is safe to assume that not only will ...
Here are some of the new products or updates to previous products that have been announced as of September 19, 2011. Return to this section of the Progressive Dairyman website periodically to find out ...
The market management element of the dairy legislative package being readied for introduction in Congress would not have been active in 2010 or 2011, according to the National Milk Producers Federation ...
World Dairy Expo is where the dairy industry meets.
No other dairy event in the world compares. Designed for dairy producers and industry partners, World Dairy Expo is a showcase for elite dairy cattle, ...
Every year World Dairy Expo serves as the meeting ground for more than 65,000 producers, exhibitors and industry representatives.
And if you’re proud to be one of those 65,000, we want to get to know ...
Dr. Catherine Woteki is Undersecretary for USDA’s Research, Education and Economics (REE) mission area, as well as the department’s chief scientist.
Her responsibilities include oversight of the four ...
Editor’s note: The author submitted this opinion piece after original publication in Farm and Dairy and subsequent compliments for “sticking out” his neck.
All-natural eggs. Naturally raised chickens. ...
Trending topic article: Herd Health
Originally published: September 22, 2011
This popular article was our cover story in September 2011. to jump to the article.
Progressive Dairyman Editor Walt Cooley ...
What if you could predict the potential a heifer may have for reduced milk production due to calf-hood respiratory challenges long before she ever freshened?
Dr. Elizabeth Adams, a consulting veterinarian ...
Can paper be miraculous? Can paper get wet and not fall apart? Paper made by a Tacoma, Washington-based company with experience in the logging industry can. That company, Rite in the Rain, is now bringing ...
The following is the first in a series of articles about different activity monitoring systems currently being used on dairy operations.
The use of activity monitoring systems on dairies across the globe ...
The method uses gas-permeable membrane technology that tests have shown could remove 50 percent of the dissolved ammonium in liquid manure in 20 days.
Though it may not sound very glamorous, a new method ...
Londa Johnson
LaCrescent, Minnesota
Central Plains Area Representative and Type Appraiser
American Jersey Cattle Association/National All-Jersey, Inc. Please describe your agricultural background. ...
Rocky Gingg
West Bend, Wisconsin
Dairy Market Adviser
Stewart-Peterson, Inc.
Please describe your agricultural background.
Growing up on my family’s dairy farm in Arizona, I was fortunate to gain ...
Dairy production in the U.S. is coming under closer scrutiny because of concerns about the environmental quality impacts from all phases of the production system.
There are multiple phases of a dairy ...
Dipti Pitta
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Assistant Professor in Ruminant Nutrition
Department of Clinical Studies, New Bolton Center
University of Pennsylvania Please describe your agricultural background. ...
Ken Griswold
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Technical Services Manager
Kemin Industries Please describe your agricultural background.
I have been involved in the dairy industry my entire life. I was raised ...
Steve Maier
Jim Falls, Wisconsin
Financial Consultant, Agri-Business Consulting
Vita Plus Please describe your agricultural background.
I grew up on a family dairy farm in northwest Wisconsin, where ...
We all know the signs of a clinical salmonella case – sudden weight loss, weakness, fever, explosive diarrhea and dehydration. If a cow produced 50 pounds of milk last night and none this morning, you ...
Amy Duffield
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Technical Service Manager – Dairy
Kemin Industries
Please describe your agricultural background.
Growing up in western Michigan, I worked on dairy farms. I loved ...
Michael D. Lairmore
Davis, California
Dean at University of California
UC – Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Start date: October 24, 2011
Please describe your agricultural background.
I began ...
Adrianne Martella Tulare, California Director of Communications J.D. Heiskell & Co.
Please describe your agricultural background. I was born and raised in Tipton, California, near my family’s ...
Almost three years ago, I started this column with a basic CIP (clean-in-place) process overview.
Since that first article, I’ve lectured repeatedly about the basics of milking equipment cleanliness ...
The concept of a forage-heavy ration might seem like a step back in time, but thanks to technology that ration is looking futuristic.
Cow genetics and herd management have made huge strides in the past ...
Trace mineral absorption and use performs an essential role in dairy cow reproduction and hoof health. The trace minerals play critical roles in the proper functioning of enzymes, hormones and cells. Deficiencies ...
In light of the most recent crash in the stock market and exaggerated volatility, there is no better time than the present to start developing or fine-tuning your risk management plan.
Since 1994, ...
With high grain prices, brown mid-rib (BMR) corn hybrids are receiving attention from dairy producers who want to feed more highly digestible forages and less grain in the ration.
Like any technology, ...
Editor’s note: The following article is the fourth and final article in a series discussing electrolyte formulation and function in calves.
From a clinical evaluation standpoint, it’s fairly easy to ...
Moving cows is a part of managing every dairy in America. Are your dry cows grouped separately from the lactating herd? Do your fresh cows have their own pen so they can receive special attention?
Management ...
Lameness is one of the top welfare considerations and economic limitations in the U.S. dairy industry, negatively impacting involuntary culling rates, milk production, reproductive efficiency and overall ...
My aunt Twila Hancock passed away in August. Her life was one of service and charity. She raised four beautiful children, who in turn raised children to follow in her footsteps.
We all congregated ...
Editor’s note: The second in a two-part series of articles discussing new Tier 4 emissions requirements and technology to meet them.
In this article, we’ll take a look at technology solutions manufacturers ...
The first few times around the field I watch the disk behind me carefully, being sure to make full use of its width and not miss any spots on the ground. I start off in a gear that is inevitably lower ...
Hometown: Dodgeville, Wisconsin
My dairy background: 50-cow, 200-acre registered Holstein and Jersey farm with my parents, Mark and Angela Brown, and brother, Sean.
Year in school and area of study: ...
Hometown: Waterloo, New York
My dairy background: My two older brothers and I were born into four generations of dairy farmers on both sides of the family. My parents started their own registered dairy, ...
Keith was driving me into Edmonton, Alberta, on Hwy 26 from the west. The large grain and cattle farms began to shatter into smaller pieces of property: 40 acres, 20 acres or 12 acres. The countryside ...
Dairymen and dairywomen tend to lead busy lives. Some piece of equipment is always misbehaving; there is another hole in the fence somewhere, or someone left the gate open again.
With this in mind, I ...
I recently received a question by telephone about rubber flooring and what it does for the animal. I would like to share this conversation with you – from a hoof trimmer’s perspective.
I have to admit ...
Whether you are expanding or simply renovating an existing facility, a detailed feasibility study may save you thousands of dollars and hours of time. However, before getting into the details of the feasibility ...
Producing a bounty of U.S.-grown food to sell and share beyond our borders remains a matter of deep pride to America’s farmers and ranchers. A growing body of evidence suggests, however, that Americans ...
I am sitting in a large conference room in Arlington, Virginia. There are about 75 of us from four agencies and organizations. The State Department, the Defense Department, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ...
Dairy producers fine-tuning their calves’ rations need to keep high-quality starters in the mix to get optimal growth.
That’s according to South Dakota Cooperative Extension Dairy Specialist Alvaro Garcia, ...
Economists have a mythical figure called the misery index. It is the total of the unemployment rate added to the inflation rate. This summer in the U.S. it’s running about 13.0. The lower the better. In ...
The USDA recently awarded Washington State University and five partnering land-grant universities $4.1 million for a five-year project to address issues associated with climate change and animal agriculture. ...
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