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1. Win community favor: Support local schools: (From the Editor); A dairy producer may occasionally ask, “Why is my community against me?” Of course, angry residents will always attack a dairyman about his level of environmental stewardship or animal care. However, on ...; Created on 19 November 2009
2. 1709 PD: Beaver Springs, Pennsylvania is Proud to Dairy: (People); Producers all over the country are proud to dairy. Another producer has found a new way to share that pride at her local fair. With a little help from Proud to Dairy, Susan Hauck, proud dairywoman and ...; Created on 19 November 2009
3. Planning ahead for 2010: (Feed & Nutrition); It would be nice to have a crystal ball to predict what 2010 will bring for the dairy industry. After getting through the past several months of high feed costs coupled with low milk prices, there are ...; Created on 19 November 2009
4. 1709 PD: Watch out for blind spots: (Management); Everyone knows that the highest- paid position in pro football is the quarterback. But who gets the second highest pay on an NFL team? Forget about the flashy names of runners and receivers or even kickers ...; Created on 19 November 2009
5. 1709 PD: What to discuss with your banker before the end of 2009: (Management); The past 10 months have been some of the most challenging times the dairy industry has faced in over a generation. With low milk prices combined with high feed costs, many dairy farms have suffered significant ...; Created on 19 November 2009
6. Improve your business communications: (Management); Good relationships among family members are important for successful two-generation farming arrangements. Poor communication starves a relationship while good communication nourishes it. So improving communication ...; Created on 19 November 2009
7. Teamwork in your parlor: (Management); Fostering teamwork on your dairy is critically important to maximize milking parlor performance. More than half the workers on most dairies are milkers. Milkers work in shifts or teams. This is the one ...; Created on 19 November 2009
8. Heifer facilities go on display: (Event Coverage); A tour offered by the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW) highlighted an array of heifer facilities in Northeastern Wisconsin on October 20. The busload of dairy producers traveled to four ...; Created on 19 November 2009
9. Gloves are elementary for milking: (Management); The natural centuries-old art of dairy cow milking has undergone significant and irreversible change in the last 40 years. In the effort to maximize dairy production, owners have fine-tuned the science ...; Created on 19 November 2009
10. 3 open minutes with Skip Hardie: (Manure); Dairyman Skip Hardie from the Finger Lakes region of New York has held an interest in methane digesters for quite sometime. He owns and operates Hardie Farms, along with his two partners, Steve Palladino ...; Created on 19 November 2009
11. Battling the unseen enemy: (Barns & Equipment); Stray voltage can be an unseen enemy to the dairy farmer. The fact that it is unseen is partly what can make it so devastating. Cows can feel lower currents of stray voltage than humans can. The shock ...; Created on 19 November 2009
12. 1709 PD: Could you make an extra $150,000 a year?: (Event Coverage); Dairy Challenge is a unique event that gives students the opportunity to be a consultant for the day. And in the regional dairy challenge competitions, teams are made up of students from a variety of schools ...; Created on 19 November 2009
13. If cows aren’t producing up to par, maybe they need a career change: (Management); High costs and low milk prices have dairy producers examining the efficiency of their operations. By increasing the emphasis on an individual cow’s production rather than the herd as a whole, producers ...; Created on 19 November 2009
14. The most important 20 minutes on a dairy: (Management); In recent years, cow comfort has become a topic of great interest in the dairy industry with many articles appearing in the popular and scientific press. This is no surprise since comfortable and contented ...; Created on 19 November 2009
15. Amino acids: A complex concept with profound results: (Feed & Nutrition); Amino acids are the building blocks of protein, a fundamental nutrient required for optimal cow performance and health. While they are the simplest elements of protein, balancing diets for these amino ...; Created on 19 November 2009
16. Oregon State cows monitored 24-7 with telemetric monitoring system: (Herd Health); This article was #20 in PDmag's Top 25 most-well read articles in 2010. Summary: The Dairy Research Center at Oregon State University served as the first U.S. farm to test out a new telemetric monitoring ...; Created on 19 November 2009
17. Are you in hot water?: (Herd Health); On average, a person uses 18 gallons of water to take a shower. The average shower length is about 9 minutes with an average temperature of 107.5°F. That’s a lot of hot water for taking a shower. Now throw ...; Created on 19 November 2009
18. Dairy lameness roundtable: (Herd Health); Six dairy industry experts answer questions about the causes and ramifications of dairy lameness. What causes laminitis? Dr. Guard: The traditional view of the cause of laminitis was that it is purely ...; Created on 19 November 2009
19. Virginia Tech veterinarian provides international hoof care: (People); In the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, Dr. Ondrej Becvar, a clinical instructor in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, is working to provide proper ...; Created on 19 November 2009
20. Maximizing comfort for uncomfortable cows: (Herd Health); Just like it is for us humans, everything requires more effort when the body isn’t functioning at 100 percent. Therefore, it is only logical that we make some extra effort to provide additional creature ...; Created on 19 November 2009
21. 5 Things I can't do without: Hugh Love: (Herd Health); This article was #2 in PDmag's Top 25 most-well read articles in 2010. Summary: Idaho hoof trimmer Hugh Love owns his own business, Rocky Mountain Hoof Care. He says he couldn’t do without an Appleton ...; Created on 19 November 2009
22. 12,000 hooves: Trim them all at once, twice per year: (Herd Health); This article was #4 in PDmag's Top 25 most-well read articles in 2010. Summary: About 12 people meet at Mountain View Dairy in Delta, Utah, twice a year. Their goal? To trim the hooves of the farm’s ...; Created on 19 November 2009
23. Just dropping by... The power of gratitude: (Yevet Tenney); When I was an undergraduate student at Northern Arizona University, my friends and I went to a restaurant and ordered food. After we finished, we realized that we didn’t have money to leave a tip. We were ...; Created on 19 November 2009
24. New hire Chris Lehner: (People in the News); Chris Lehner Director of Commodities at Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Assoc. in Baraboo, Wisconsin Territory: United States Background/Experience/Education I went to Michigan State to learn about ...; Created on 19 November 2009
25. On the Edge of Common Sense: Food, clothing and shelter: (Baxter Black); Food, clothing and shelter, the basic essentials of life. From the earliest caveman to modern soccer mom, from the Palestinian refugee to the Katrina victim, from the Dali Lama to Dolly Parton, first on ...; Created on 19 November 2009
26. Dairymen get motivated for 2010 at annual Idaho convention: (Event Coverage); Idaho dairymen and producers from throughout the Northwest convened in Boise during November looking for positive news about their industry. Many found what they were looking for.Dairy families from more ...; Created on 19 November 2009
27. How good is your accounting system?: (Management); Accounting! Just the mention of the word can elicit reactions ranging from boredom to fear in people. Accounting is probably one of the most misunderstood concepts of our society, yet it affects the lives ...; Created on 19 November 2009
28. Culling dairy cattle for reproduction: What you need to know: (A.I. & Breeding); TRENDING TOPIC ARTICLE: A.I. & BREEDING Originally published: Nov. 19, 2009 Since we began tracking trending topic articles, we’ve been surprised with the number of “older” articles that remain well-read. ...; Created on 19 November 2009
29. Ten marginal milk quick tips: (Management); All dairies may lose money in periods of extremely low milk prices. From my observations even the best-run dairies are experiencing losses. During rough economic times, producers may feel compelled ...; Created on 19 November 2009
30. Breeding and genetic change in the Holstein genome: (A.I. & Breeding); The average American dairy cow produces more than 20,000 pounds of milk every year. Most of these cattle are Holsteins, a breed whose naturally high milk yield has been enhanced by decades of selective ...; Created on 19 November 2009
31. On the Edge of Common Sense: “How’d ya hurt yer nose?": (Baxter Black); I was wounded. I got cracked across the bridge of my nose. Not that my nose needs to do anything to attract attention. As one friend put it, “Bax, if you’d lie flat on your back in the sun, we could tell ...; Created on 19 November 2009
32. Tips for cold weather calf and replacement heifer comfort: (Calves & Heifers); Cold weather is coming. Are you prepared to provide exceptional comfort to your calves and replacement heifers this winter? Healthy calves and heifers grow more quickly and are able to join the milking ...; Created on 19 November 2009
33. The View from Here: Iraq’s future will not be funded by the U.S.: (Guest Blog); The work of reconstruction and development in failing states, like Iraq and Afghanistan, is difficult. The U.S. Government (USG) implements a policy of counterinsurgency; the U.S. military assumes the ...; Created on 19 November 2009