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1. Issue 15 2011 (October 12): Industry Watch List: (Industry News); Click here to download a pdf of the latest Industry Watch List, provided by Dairy Management, Inc. PD; Created on 10 October 2011
2. Issue 15 2011 (October 12): Export Watch: (Industry News); Click here to download a pdf of the latest Export Watch update, provided by Cooperatives Working Together. PD; Created on 10 October 2011
3. PD POLL, final results: Are you in favor of the Foundation for the Future (FFTF) dairy policy plan? [October 12]: (Industry News); The National Milk Producers Federation’s Board of Directors voted Sept. 21 in favor of a revised approach to reforming federal dairy policy, with the key change of allowing farmers an individual choice ...; Created on 07 October 2011
4. FFTF dairy policy poll ends early due to new developments: (Organizations); Poll to be reset, count new votes on revised plan In the last two issues of Progressive Dairyman, we’ve been asking for your opinions of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) Foundation for the ...; Created on 07 October 2011
5. Treating tails well: Why dock when you could trim?: (Herd Health); It isn’t every day that a simple concept replaces a management practice that has been carried out for many years in the dairy industry. California, the country’s largest dairy state, became the first ...; Created on 07 October 2011
6. Fluid milk sales head for 25-year low: Is anyone watching?: (Management); USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service calculates and reports U.S. sales of fluid milk products on a monthly basis, using Federal Order and CDFA data to arrive at a total they believe to represent 92 ...; Created on 07 October 2011
7. Mr. Chairman: Strengths and weaknesses of current dairy policy exposed: (Guest Blog); On Sept. 8, the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry held an audit hearing to examine U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) dairy programs. This is the 10th hearing ...; Created on 07 October 2011
8. Training future consumers, not just dairy professionals: (People); After 36 years of teaching at Texas A&M University, Michael Tomaszewski has seen the number of universities with dairy programs decrease. Without a dairy close to his own campus in College Station, Texas, ...; Created on 07 October 2011
9. Sustainability: Dairymen look at homemade biodiesel: (People); In today’s society many things get replaced even if they still work. Dairyman Jake Wedeberg of Gays Mills, Wisconsin, wants to know why farmers are looking into hydrogen, compressed natural gas and ...; Created on 07 October 2011
10. Is it a good time to buy or sell agricultural land?: (Management); A number of factors have come together to provide unique circumstances that may be beneficial to both buyers and sellers of agricultural land: Strong demand for land, interest rates at almost all-time ...; Created on 07 October 2011
11. Lessons learned from a good-looking dairy job gone bad: (Management); Is it possible that you can be a loyal employee to a great company but yet feel that you don’t want to work there any longer? This happened several years ago to an acquaintance of mine. I would like ...; Created on 07 October 2011
12. What are you looking for in people?: (Management); When it comes to hiring a new employee, what are the top three traits you’re looking for? Do these traits differ between entry-level positions and middle management? And finally, how did you decide which ...; Created on 07 October 2011
13. Lightweight pedometer offers activity monitoring versatility: (A.I. & Breeding); The following is the second article in a series about different activity monitoring systems currently being used on dairy operations. Click here to read the first article in the series, "Activity monitoring ...; Created on 07 October 2011
14. How does the Chinese consumer impact me?: (Management); In 2008, the Chinese government said it would like to increase the recommended daily intake of dairy protein per Chinese citizen from 100g to 300g. Can you guess how many more dairy cows would be needed ...; Created on 07 October 2011
15. Make the right kind of investments: (Management); A giant statue of a warrior on horseback stands in the place de Jaude, the central square in Clermont-Ferrand, France. This is no figure sitting on a stationary horse, but of a man with sword drawn, ...; Created on 07 October 2011
16. Are dairymen like Cardinals fans?: (From the Editor); First, I am a Braves fan. I’ve written of my devotion to Atlanta’s major league baseball team before. (Click here to read my 2009 editorial "Recharged by the Tomahawk Chop.") Historic disappointment followed ...; Created on 07 October 2011
17. Evaluating the success of your transition cow program: (Herd Health); The transition period of a dairy cow is one of the most crucial and vulnerable stages of a lactation cycle. During the last three weeks before calving through to the first three weeks of lactation, your ...; Created on 07 October 2011
18. Managing hypocalcemia in fresh cows: (Herd Health); TRENDING TOPIC ARTICLE: HERD HEALTH This article was featured as one of our most popular herd health articles. to jump to the article below. University of Wisconsin’s Garret Oetzel and Boehringer Ingelheim ...; Created on 07 October 2011
19. Transition management will yield profitable results: (Herd Health); One of the foundational elements of successful and profitable commercial dairy farming is the continuous entry of fresh cows into a milking herd. The fresh cow that’s in proper health will be the most ...; Created on 07 October 2011
20. Corn silage: Hybrid type, time in silo affect feeding value: (Feed & Nutrition); “Corn grain is a seed first, then a feed,” to paraphrase Pat Hoffman, professor at University of Wisconsin (UW). The starch in corn seed contains energy the seed uses to sprout and grow. The energy (starch) ...; Created on 07 October 2011
21. Maximize your forage testing dollars: (Feed & Nutrition); How important is it to know your forage quality? Forage quality directly affects milk production and, therefore, your bottom line. The higher the quality of your forage, the more forage you can feed, ...; Created on 07 October 2011
22. Fecal starch analysis: A closer look: (Feed & Nutrition); Legendary commentator Paul Harvey always ended his daily lunchtime radio broadcasts with the affirmation, “Now you know the rest of the story.” I’m not so sure we’ll ever know the “rest of the story” ...; Created on 06 October 2011
23. Are you deworming your pasture?: (Feed & Nutrition); Internal parasites can affect every segment of dairy production when animals have been grazing even for short periods of time. Parasite infections have a costly effect on cattle health and performance ...; Created on 06 October 2011
24. Fall pasture management sets the tone for spring: (Feed & Nutrition); With fall approaching, graziers are entering the season of opportunity. While year-round pasture management is essential, fall sets the stage for the quantity and quality of pastures in the spring. This ...; Created on 06 October 2011
25. Ration technology helps achieve cow health, feed efficiency: (Feed & Nutrition); Cow health is perhaps the most critical aspect of every dairy operation. Optimizing cow health not only optimizes production performance of the dairy, it helps ensure quality milk is produced by cows with ...; Created on 06 October 2011
26. Just dropping by ... Modern repentance: (Yevet Tenney); (click hereto listen to a podcast of this column) The scriptures are full of references to repentance. On the day of Pentecost, Peter called for repentance. He “said unto them, Repent, and be baptized ...; Created on 06 October 2011
27. Mechanics Corner: Takes notes now to avoid costly repairs later: (Barns & Equipment); How’s harvest going for you? With harvest season soon drawing to a close, hopefully you know where you stand with your equipment in terms of repairs and maintenance. For those expecting a late harvest, ...; Created on 06 October 2011
28. The Milk House: The thing itself: (Ryan Dennis); He walked towards me with his hand out and fingers spread as wide as they go. My hand was wet with dirt and sweat. I was going to wipe it on my jeans, but he grabbed it first. “I’m here for the day,” he ...; Created on 06 October 2011
29. New Hire Lance Fox: (People in the News); Lance Fox New London, Wisconsin Senior Veterinarian, U.S. Dairy Veterinary Operations Pfizer Animal Health Please describe your agricultural background. I grew up in central Wisconsin working on ...; Created on 06 October 2011
30. New Products for October 12: (Products & Services); Here are some of the new products or updates to previous products that have been announced as of October 12, 2011. Return to this section of the Progressive Dairyman website periodically to find out what ...; Created on 06 October 2011
31. I belong to... Buckeye Dairy Club: Kelsey Holter: (People); My dairy background: My dairy background started 65 years ago (approximately 44 years before I was born!), when my grandpa moved our herd to its current location. My two sisters and I are the 4th generation ...; Created on 06 October 2011
32. I belong to... Purdue University Dairy Club: Danielle Haynes: (People); Hometown: Garrett, Indiana My dairy background: Growing up as the middle child with two brothers, I worked on my family’s fifth-generation, 200-cow dairy, 5,000 annual market hog operation, and I helped ...; Created on 06 October 2011
33. I belong to... Oregon State University Dairy Club: Hayden Bush: (People); Hometown: Tillamook, Oregon My dairy background: My grandpa started our dairy about 50 years ago in Forest Grove, Oregon. In the mid-70s we relocated to Tillamook. My dad now owns the dairy, which ...; Created on 05 October 2011
34. I belong to... Oklahoma State Dairy Science Club: Eric Van der Laan: (People); Hometown: Frederick, Oklahoma My dairy background: My two younger sisters and I are third generation from both sides of the family and the second generation in the U.S. Our family currently milks 4,000 ...; Created on 05 October 2011
35. On the Edge of Common Sense: Horse abuse and the GAO: (Baxter Black); The road to increased horse abandonment and abuse is paved with good intentions. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recently (June 2011) finished its report on the current status of horse ...; Created on 05 October 2011
36. Enhance the fertility of lactating dairy cows: (A.I. & Breeding); The lactating dairy cow is not as fertile as she once was. And the likely culprit is not going to go away. But wait, there’s hope for ol’ Bessie. This story will outline the likely reasons for the decline ...; Created on 05 October 2011
37. Treatment protocols: Protect yourself, improve animal care: (Herd Health); The use of antibiotics and analgesics (pain medication) in the dairy industry is coming under increased scrutiny by regulators. Although other commodities have primarily been targeted in the past, a 2008 ...; Created on 05 October 2011
38. Results from Midwestern bovine leukosis study: (Herd Health); Bovine leukosis is a contagious disease of cattle caused by Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV). The disease is characterized by a persistent leukemia which can culminate in malignant lymphosarcoma. The National ...; Created on 05 October 2011
39. On the Edge of Common Sense: The scars to prove it: (Baxter Black); I never claimed to be a cowman and I’ve got the scars to prove it! Frostbit fingers, baler twine blisters and an odd scrape in the side of my head where the hair won’t grow back from when my good ol’ horse ...; Created on 05 October 2011
40. The View from Here: The appropriate role of art and religion: (Guest Blog); In the nearly 20 years of writing this column, I often have written about science and art: what they are to me and how we might describe their role in our public space. For instance, I have written that ...; Created on 05 October 2011
41. Barn lights: The overlooked expense: (Barns & Equipment); 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 ...; Created on 15 September 2011
42. Ask the hoof trimmer: Rubber flooring: (Herd Health); 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 ...; Created on 15 September 2011
43. Is your expansion feasible?: (Management); 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 ...; Created on 15 September 2011
44. Farmer engagement must move beyond feeding the world: (Management); 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 ...; Created on 15 September 2011