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1. Doing due diligence for you: (From the Editor); I’m most recently impressed by examples of producers and allied industry organizations doing due diligence to defend the dairy industry and its future.Here’s just three examples I’d like to highlight. ...; Created on 07 October 2009
2. 1509 PD: Standing united and proud: (Management); What should we do when we are confronted with a bad news story or negative perception of the industry or milk prices are rock bottom (or under the rock that marks rock bottom)? Bad news happens. Unfortunately, ...; Created on 07 October 2009
3. Dairy farming can be like baseball: (Management); Dairy farming and baseball are very similar. In both baseball and dairy farming you have to learn the fundamentals and apply them every time you step on the field. Baseball is a team sport and every ...; Created on 07 October 2009
4. 1509 PD: Letter to Congressmen: (Industry News); The following is part of a letter sent to members of Congress by Robert E. Gilbert, Chairman of A. L. Gilbert company. To the Members of Congress, I would like to discuss the parity pricing system which ...; Created on 07 October 2009
5. Nailing down a milk price: (Management); When we lived at our previous house, I wanted to build a garage. The building that was supposed to be our garage, a small barn-like 1930s-era building, ceased being a garage after a small earthquake shifted ...; Created on 07 October 2009
6. Is planning a priority on your dairy?: (Management); As we finish harvest and start moving towards spring, most farmers’ thoughts turn toward planting. It is a natural, seasonal process of renewal on the farm. Before planting, though, there needs to be planning.Crop ...; Created on 07 October 2009
7. Refugees start a new life on Oregon dairy: (People); “Working with cows is good because I am Hindu, and the cow is an animal to be seen with respect. Working with cows makes me happy,” says Indra Gautam, a refugee originally from Bhutan. The son of a schoolteacher ...; Created on 07 October 2009
8. Dairying differently in Kenya: (People); Editor’s note: This is the second of two articles that describes the struggles and experiences of an American dairyman managing a dairy in Kenya. “We in America don’t realize how far we are in front of ...; Created on 07 October 2009
9. 1509 PD: Progressive Events: New Diamond V facility rises from flood waters: (Event Coverage); On September 8, 2008, as Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was still reeling from devastating summer floods, Diamond V broke ground on what would become its new south manufacturing facility and a symbol of hope for ...; Created on 07 October 2009
10. 1509 PD: Why no cold storage auditing? Let’s have transparency: (Guest Blog); I am a third-generation California dairy farmer married for 26 years to a third-generation dairy farmer. Never have we seen business as bad as it is now, and our loss has been great. I am not one that ...; Created on 07 October 2009
11. 3 Open minutes with....with Lewis Anderson: (Calves & Heifers); The Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) recently announced new calf-raising standards for Holstein calves from birth to 6 months old. Progressive Dairyman Editor Walt Cooley discussed the development ...; Created on 07 October 2009
12. 5 things I can't do without: Jennifer Ackerma: (Calves & Heifers); Jennifer Ackerman is the calf manager at Norm E-Lane Farms in Chili, Wisconsin.Owned by the Meissner family, this 2,000-cow dairy has 130 calves on milk. Jennifer just started working at this dairy, but ...; Created on 07 October 2009
13. What’s the role of calf immunity in calf health?: (Calves & Heifers); Because calves are born without circulating immunoglobulins (Ig), particularly IgG, in their blood, it’s essential that they consume colostrum as soon as possible after birth. Absorption of IgG depends ...; Created on 07 October 2009
14. Time to turn up the heat on your cold weather calf care: (Calves & Heifers); Pulling on a sweatshirt or grabbing a jacket before you head out to the barn should be a reminder that winter is on its way. It should also be a reminder that as you make adjustments for the approaching ...; Created on 07 October 2009
15. Grouping young calves for efficiency and comfort: (Calves & Heifers); Two major concerns for every dairy farmer are feed and replacements. When looking at how to feed those replacements, it seems that the conventional system is the way to go.Conventional meaning, mix up ...; Created on 07 October 2009
16. Are we over-feeding roughage to weaned calves?: (Calves & Heifers); How is post-weaning growth in your calves? One challenge in raising calves is a slump in growth after weaning. There can be several causes for this.One is the amount of roughage offered to the calf. Weaned ...; Created on 07 October 2009
17. The essential role of EFAs: (Feed & Nutrition); Essential fatty acids (EFAs) continue to be a hot topic in dairy cattle nutrition as new research, on-farm trials and meetings provide additional information to the industry on how critical EFAs are for ...; Created on 07 October 2009
18. 1509 PD: Local marketing provides niche for Rhode Island dairy: (Management); Wright’s Dairy Farm near North Smithfield, Rhode Island, is a small, family-run, 140-cow dairy. The dairy sits on 90 acres, and the family rents 150 acres to grow corn silage on. What sets this dairy apart ...; Created on 07 October 2009
19. Lessons learned from organic dairy farming: (Management); The U.S. dairy industry with its cycles of boom and bust makes us all wonder if times will ever return to when we may enjoy the comfort and security of a stable milk price. Blame it on federal milk pricing ...; Created on 07 October 2009
20. Indiana’s only grass-fed dairy markets locally: (Management); “Grass-fed milk is a viable niche market. A lot of producers I have spoken with were using pasture-based as a way to potentially market their milk as a value-added product. Pasture has to be a major component ...; Created on 07 October 2009
21. Just dropping by... In times such as these: (Yevet Tenney); I don’t ever recall a time in my nearly 60 years of living when there has been such a deluge of propaganda being poured on the American people. I used to teach my seventh graders about the dangers of propaganda ...; Created on 07 October 2009
22. Vermont dairy advocate Harold Howrigan dies at 85: (People in the News); Harold Howrigan, a champion of Vermont’s dairy industry, has died. He was 85. Howrigan, whose family has been in the dairy business in Franklin County since the mid-1800s, passed away Sept. 7 at his farmhouse ...; Created on 07 October 2009
23. On the Edge of Common Sense: The mother of invention: (Baxter Black); Those of you who watch television appreciate the increasing presence of ‘hard-sell, direct-buy’ commercials on the cable and satellite networks.The pitch involves an inventive but cheaply produced product ...; Created on 07 October 2009
24. Calf management practices to minimize losses: (Calves & Heifers); In today’s dairy industry, calves are raised under a wide variety of environmental conditions. These conditions range from calves being raised outside under a wide range of weather and temperature conditions, ...; Created on 07 October 2009
25. Young organic farmers recognized for dedication to ag: (People in the News); Casey Knapp, a 20-year-old from Preble, New York, has been very involved in promoting agriculture – on the organic side. Some of Knapp’s activities include speaking in behalf of Organic Valley at the Young ...; Created on 07 October 2009
26. Lessons learned from grazing dairies: (Management); For a number of years, entertainer Jeff Foxworthy has related to rural folks with his “You might be a redneck if ….” and David Letterman has become notorious for his “Top 10” list. In combining those concepts, ...; Created on 07 October 2009
27. Positive practices in farm labor management: (Management); Do you want to improve working conditions on your farm, but aren’t sure what’s most important to employees? Don’t think you can afford to? Don’t know where to start?The “10 Positive Practices” described ...; Created on 07 October 2009
28. Controlling BVD fetal infection: (Calves & Heifers); When designing a bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) control plan, vaccination for prevention of birth of persistently infected (PI) calves should be a primary target.As the principal source of fetal infection ...; Created on 07 October 2009
29. Designing family business teams: (Management); The success of farming operations is based on teamwork by the parties involved. By working together, you can often accomplish more than when you work as individuals.So it is important that you use teams ...; Created on 07 October 2009
30. 1509 PD: Magic Valley youths awarded scholarships: (People in the News); Seven Magic Valley youths were awarded scholarships in conjunction with the Magic Valley Dairy Heifer Program at this year’s Twin Falls County Fair. The scholarships were awarded on the basis of excellence ...; Created on 07 October 2009
31. On the Edge of Common Sense: The mechanical bull: (Baxter Black); “So, what’s the difference between riding a mechanical bull and riding a real one?” asked the boy of his dad. “You will know the difference, my son, the first time you climb over into the buckin’ chute ...; Created on 07 October 2009
32. The View from Here: How can we modernize our farming system?: (Guest Blog); I am off-post for just over two weeks. Our USDA Agricultural Adviser, Jon Melhus and I are working in a southern province as part of a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT). Together, we are delivering ...; Created on 07 October 2009
33. To blanket or not to blanket?: (Calves & Heifers); Raising calves during colder weather presents a number of challenges that require increased attention to your calf care program.The primary reason that we discuss cold weather implications for calves, ...; Created on 07 October 2009