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1. Market Watch: Cattle: (Organizations); Click a link below to see updates on Cattle from a specific issue of Progressive Dairyman. 2020 Issue 2, 2020: January 19, 2020 Issue 1, 2020: January 1, 2020 2019 Issue 20, 2019: December 12, ...; Created on 16 October 2019
2. From the desk of a deer hunter’s widow: (From the Editor); The chill in the air here in northeast Wisconsin marks the fall season, and at my house, that means it is time for deer hunting. Between bows and guns, deer hunting is much more than a nine-day event. ...; Created on 13 October 2015
3. Checkoff Watch: Working with NFL advances dairy farmers’ goals: (Industry News); When the checkoff’s National Dairy Council partnered with the National Football League to create Fuel Up to Play 60, it was understood the program’s biggest impact would occur through local schools. Since ...; Created on 13 October 2015
4. Dairying in Lebanon: Milk for health and wealth: (Industry News); When one thinks of the country of Lebanon, dairying is not the first thought that comes to mind. Most people associate Lebanon with its civil war, the suicide bombing of U.S. Marines back in 1983, the ...; Created on 13 October 2015
5. Pounds vs. percent: Shifting the mindset about components: (Management); Which would you rather have? A herd that produces 100 pounds of milk per day with 3.3 percent fat and 3 percent protein or a herd that produces 95 pounds of milk per day with 3.8 percent fat and 3.1 percent ...; Created on 13 October 2015
6. The phrase that pays: (Management); One snowy day at a beautiful ranch home in southern Alberta around the expansive kitchen table, the farm team said, “Elaine, you should make a list of the top phrases you use in coaching.” “OK,” I ...; Created on 13 October 2015
7. Forget the ghosts: Beware of failing to back up: (Management); With Halloween around the corner and all things spooky on the mind, there isn’t anything much scarier for the bookkeeper of the farm than having the farm computer crash. Just ask my husband and me; ours ...; Created on 13 October 2015
8. Tips for designing your maternity pen around cow behavior: (Barns & Equipment); Whether you are building a new transition barn or simply looking for ways to improve your current maternity area, a better understanding of cow behavior can help. Recent research has discovered that ...; Created on 13 October 2015
9. Logistics of setting up a basic on-farm mastitis culture lab: (Management); In veterinary school, students are taught that there are three types of cases for many diseases. Those cases that will cure, no matter what we do; those cases that will never cure, no matter what we do; ...; Created on 13 October 2015
10. 5 Things I can't do without: Featuring Pagel's Ponderosa Dairy: (A.I. & Breeding); The bar for reproductive performance is set high at Pagel’s Ponderosa of Casco, Wisconsin, but a skilled and reliable team take it to the next level. According to the dairy’s herd manager, Chris Szydel, ...; Created on 13 October 2015
11. 5 criteria for breeding robot-ready cows: (A.I. & Breeding); Robotic milking has established itself more and more across the country – to the detriment of tiestall barns. Although this milking and herd management method provides several advantages, it also requires ...; Created on 13 October 2015
12. Nutrigenomics: Understand B vitamins to improve reproduction: (Feed & Nutrition); Even if cows consume an increased amount of dry matter, meeting the early lactation nutrient needs of high-producing dairy cows is a big challenge. The transition period is, more than ever, a critical ...; Created on 13 October 2015
13. Using genetic data to make decisions for the future: (A.I. & Breeding); Precision agriculture has become a common term in agriculture. It was originally associated with crop farming and found its roots with the use of harvest equipment that had the ability to measure crop ...; Created on 09 October 2015
14. One herd, many management needs: (Management); A dairy herd is made up of many segments – individual cows, pens of cows, herd cohorts (transition cows, for example) and the herd as a whole. At the same time, each of these segments has independent and ...; Created on 09 October 2015
15. Improving embryo quality, herd fertility with trace minerals: (A.I. & Breeding); Trace minerals are critical for adequate immune function and metabolism in dairy cattle. Research shows that trace minerals have antioxidant functions and may help reduce the level of oxidative stress ...; Created on 09 October 2015
16. Improving anovular cow treatment and management: (A.I. & Breeding); Note: This information was presented during a Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council webinar earlier this year. Anovular cows – those that are not cycling – are a significant concern and management challenge ...; Created on 09 October 2015
17. Should you create extra heifers?: (A.I. & Breeding); Creating extra heifers provides you many intriguing options – the option to expand, the option to sell extra heifers and the option to sell your low-producing cows. While these options all have the ...; Created on 08 October 2015
18. Just dropping by ... Check your heart: (Yevet Tenney); I can hardly watch the news nowadays. I am constantly horrified by the heartless acts being perpetrated on other human beings. Riots and pillage in American cities, murders of police officers, Planned ...; Created on 08 October 2015
19. Mechanics Corner: Different fuel additives to consider: (Barns & Equipment); Winter will be here soon, so it’s time to consider using fuel additives to protect the diesel engines in your tractors and farm equipment during storage. By using fuel additives now, you’ll keep your ...; Created on 08 October 2015
20. HERd management: Keeping your cool when things get heated: (Guest Blog); As dairy farmers, we know that every day isn’t cow kisses and ear scratches; there are days that aren’t so pretty. Sure, it’s fun and easy to share photos of the kids helping with morning chores or ...; Created on 08 October 2015
21. Industry Honor Roll: Mentor of the Year Award: (People in the News); In recognition of his commitment to mentoring bovine veterinary students and young veterinarians, Merck Animal Health and the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) presented Dean Christianson, ...; Created on 08 October 2015
22. Letter to the editor: 100-pound herds: (Guest Blog); We read R. Tom Bass’ article “100-pound herds: What are the secrets to their success?” with great interest – and fully support six of his seven observations. However, in secret No. 7, Dr. Bass states, ...; Created on 08 October 2015
23. The Milk House: Silo City: (Ryan Dennis); They gave us white handkerchiefs and asked us to wear them over our faces for the purpose of anonymity. We were led to an idyllic fairground setting with a plank bandstand, square bales for seats and a ...; Created on 08 October 2015
24. On the Edge of Common Sense: Another good man gone: (Baxter Black); I had just finished bein’ on an extension program in the Herington, Kansas, sale barn. I was standin’ in the auction ring afterward, tryin’ to answer a few questions and shake hands with the local stockmen. ...; Created on 08 October 2015
25. Cool stuff we saw at World Dairy Expo 2015: (Event Coverage); Progressive Dairyman editors Walt Cooley, Karen Lee, Peggy Coffeen, Lynn Jaynes, Jenna Hurty and Emily Caldwell had their eyes peeled at World Dairy Expo this year to bring you another round of “cool stuff ...; Created on 07 October 2015
26. Getting cows bred: How 3 dairies get it done: (A.I. & Breeding); Confirming more than 40 percent of cows pregnant from the first service and conception rates nearing 30 percent don’t just happen; these are the result of meticulous management, protocol adherence and ...; Created on 24 September 2015
27. Prigel Family Creamery plays African Serengeti: (People); For years now, the Prigel Family Creamery has been trying hard to mimic Serengeti-type grazing with its 180 milk cows in Glen Arm, Maryland. Well, it must be working because in May 2015 the World Wildlife ...; Created on 17 September 2015
28. New Hire Kevin Buttles, Agri-Nutrition Consulting: (People in the News); Kevin Buttles Dairy Technical Specialist Agri-Nutrition Consulting Black Creek, Wisconsin What education are you bringing to this position? Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural business ...; Created on 14 September 2015
29. How to troubleshoot difficult calvings: (Calves & Heifers); Ideally, a cow calves on her own with no human assistance needed. However, for one reason or another, that does not always happen. Dr. Vicky Lauer, a member of Animart’s professional services veterinarian ...; Created on 20 August 2015
30. How milk testing has advanced and what it means at the individual farm level: (Management); Until a few years ago, milk testing at Consolidated Lab Services LLC was done by pipette with glass petri dishes and bottles. Samples were analyzed and recorded manually. Results took time, and tracking ...; Created on 20 August 2015
31. Economic ways to improve dairy heifer efficiency: (Feed & Nutrition); While growing up on a small dairy in western Wisconsin, I was primarily responsible for feeding the heifers. My dad would always delegate the poorer forage to this group of animals and did not pay much ...; Created on 21 July 2015
32. Tackle your 10 biggest time thieves: (Management); Are you wasting time? Do you feel you are working all day long and accomplishing nothing? Perhaps time thieves are getting the best of you. At the PDPW Business Conference held in Madison, Wisconsin, ...; Created on 01 June 2015
33. Indiana dairyman found transition cow success with separate facility: (People); Luke Minich, a fourth-generation dairy farmer from LaPorte, Indiana, didn’t always plan to return to the family farm. His family sold their dairy cattle, and after graduating from Purdue University, ...; Created on 11 May 2015