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1. 1508 PD: Pride and Progressive: (From the Editor); This issue I’d like to share with you two of my recent reflections. First, I’d like to thank producers from around the country for stopping at our booth to say hello during World Dairy Expo. Many of you ...; Created on 16 October 2008
2. 1508 PD: The current state of precision dairy farming: (Management); Editor’s note: The following is the second of two articles by the authors discussing precision farming techniques and their application on dairies today. The list of precision dairy farming technologies ...; Created on 16 October 2008
3. 1508 PD: Ask your veterinarian how to prevent and solve milk quality issues: (Management); As dairy operations continue to grow and become more progressive, veterinarians have become a valuable member of the assessment team. Producers rely on their veterinarians to help manage herd health and ...; Created on 16 October 2008
4. 1508 PD: Round and round, up and down we go: (Management); Too low milk prices once again are rolling into local dairy farms. High feed and fuel input costs make the low milk prices unwelcome, even hostile. Try as we may, these pesky economic forces invade us ...; Created on 16 October 2008
5. 1508 PD: MBA grad returns to family dairy farm: (People); Although Adam George has explored other career opportunities, his plans following graduation have always been to return to his family’s 450-cow operation in Cody, Wyoming. “This has always been my dream ...; Created on 16 October 2008
6. 1508 PD: Hiring and managing Spanish-speaking employees: (Management); The trend of consolidating small dairy farms into larger operations means that more dairy producers are spending more time dealing with workers and less time managing cows. Local workers are hard to come ...; Created on 16 October 2008
7. 1508 PD: Evaluating alternatives to corn in dairy rations: (Feed & Nutrition); With the price of corn nearly doubling over the past year, producers are looking for more economical alternatives. As a nutritionist in the field, I frequently hear questions related to this situation: ...; Created on 16 October 2008
8. 1508 PD: Nutrition and hoof health: (Feed & Nutrition); Hoof health is something that many dairy farmers don’t spend a lot of time thinking or worrying about – until they see a few of their cows tip-toeing around the feedbunk or alleyways. And even then, many ...; Created on 16 October 2008
9. 1508 PD: Just dropping by... A nation divided: (Yevet Tenney); This is how it’s played. You choose sides. Each team grabs hold of one end of a sturdy rope that is stretched across the pig mire pond. When the judge says go, you dig your heels in the dirt and pull. ...; Created on 16 October 2008
10. 1508 PD: Buy bilingual: (Baxter Black); Senator Barack Obama is taking partisan flack for saying, “… you should be thinking about how can your child become bilingual … you need to make sure your child can speak Spanish … I know because I don’t ...; Created on 16 October 2008
11. 1508 PD: Designing jobs that motivate and challenge dairy employees: (Management); Managers have the opportunity to influence the motivation of employees through design of their jobs. Well-designed jobs help accomplish two important goals: getting the necessary work done in a timely ...; Created on 16 October 2008
12. 1508 PD: Behavior of freestall-housed cows: (Barns & Equipment); Producers spend millions of dollars building indoor housing for dairy cattle, with the aim of providing a comfortable environment for their animals – one that ensures adequate rest, protection from climatic ...; Created on 16 October 2008
13. 1508 PD: Improving reproductive performance on commercial dairies: (A.I. & Breeding); High reproductive success is fundamental to a dairy operation’s sustainability and growth in today’s dairy industry. Over 95 percent of reproductive outcomes can be attributed to the environment of the ...; Created on 16 October 2008
14. 1508 PD: Management and economics of on-farm pasteurizers: (Calves & Heifers); The goal of a calf-rearing program should be to optimize growth and health while minimizing risk and cost. Economics of a calf-rearing program should be measured in terms of cost per pound of gain and ...; Created on 16 October 2008
15. 1508 PD: Labor management and immigration: (Management); When we live through political moments in time, we often forget the issues we face are simply being recycled. So it is with immigration. “Give us your poor, your hungry and tired” may be the historical ...; Created on 16 October 2008
16. 1508 PD: Brucellosis Yellowstone Park: (Baxter Black); How many veterinarians, cattlemen, defenders of wildlife, elk foundation members, hunters and national park lovers would like to see Brucellosis eradicated in the bison, elk and cattle in the United States? ...; Created on 16 October 2008
17. 1508 PD: Reporting to you from Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia: (Guest Blog); In this third installment of my assignment in Russia, I write of a single day of visiting Russian monasteries. I was given one day off while working here, a Sunday, and so my linguist, a medical doctor ...; Created on 16 October 2008