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1. Will Gilmer: "We interrupt this family gathering": (Guest Blog); Will Gilmer is a dairy farmer in Alabama. He blogs at http://gilmerdairy.blogspot.com. My family gathered together at my parents' home for our traditional Thanksgiving meal on Friday evening. Mom had ...; Created on 07 December 2012
2. Progressive Dairyman Editors' Picks of 2012: (From the Editor); Editors reviewed a year’s worth of issues from November 1, 2011 to November 1, 2012, and each selected 10 favorite articles. Of each of those lists, we’ve compiled the Top 10 Editors’ Picks. Read on ...; Created on 07 December 2012
3. A lifetime of gifts: (From the Editor); I love the Christmas season and being reminded of the greatest of all gifts to mankind, the birth of the Babe of Bethlehem, even the Christ child. Many sights, sounds, smells and events bring back a ...; Created on 06 December 2012
4. December 11, 2012 issue: Checkoff Watch: (Organizations); Click here to download a pdf of the latest Dairy Checkoff in Action provided by Dairy Management Inc.™ (DMI) PD; Created on 06 December 2012
5. In Focus: On the cutting edge with the Babcock Hall Dairy Plant: (Organizations); Stationed in the center of theCollege of Agricultural and LifeSciences on the University of Wisconsin– Madison campus, the Babcock HallDairy Plant not only provides dairyproducts to the surrounding universitybut ...; Created on 06 December 2012
6. Laird Manufacturing opens new facility: (Event Coverage); Laird Manufacturing recently marked the opening of its new, state-of-the-art facility with a celebration attended by nearly 400 customers, vendors and associates. The demand for the California-based ...; Created on 06 December 2012
7. Will Farm Bill lack direction on federal milk marketing orders?: (Industry News); By the time this article is published, Congress might have passed a Farm Bill. As this article is being written, few have any real inkling about whether this lame duck session will result in a new bill, ...; Created on 06 December 2012
8. Your standards or mine?: (Management); When it comes to delegating your work, what’s the main reason you hesitate handing it over to somebody else? If you’re like most people, you’ll probably agree that it’s usually just easier doing the work ...; Created on 06 December 2012
9. Risk management planning for a new year: (Management); As 2012 winds down, many will be doing the traditional year-end paperwork … taxes and tax planning, operating loans, financial reporting, etc. While we work to close out the year, it is imperative that ...; Created on 06 December 2012
10. San Diego to host National Mastitis Council Annual Meeting: (Event Coverage); The National Mastitis Council Annual Meeting will be held January 27-29, 2013 in San Diego, California. Early registration is open until January 4, 2013. The program will feature a number of leading experts ...; Created on 06 December 2012
11. 3 open minutes with Helen Thomas Robson: (People in the News); Progressive Dairyman Editor Fredric Ridenour recently spoke with photographer Helen Thomas Robson about her artwork and the creation of this issue’s cover photo. What is your artistic background? What ...; Created on 06 December 2012
12. Beyond face value: Using infrared forage images: (Feed & Nutrition); Colorful infrared images of bunk faces have become all the rage with consultants and sales people wanting to promote forage quality and silage additives. One company claims that infrared cameras can show ...; Created on 06 December 2012
13. Farmers’ behavioral health impacts herd health: (Management); Farmers’ behavioral health affects the animals they raise. Just ask a dog owner. They are well aware their pets sense how they feel. Practitioners of artificial insemination of livestock have long known ...; Created on 06 December 2012
14. When is a milk price a ‘good’ milk price?: (Management); One of the most difficult decisions dairy producers face is whether or not current milk futures prices are “good” prices. The first problem is: What is a definition of “good”? Frankly, producers look ...; Created on 05 December 2012
15. 2012: A year in review: (Guest Blog); Drought devastates U.S. Corn Belt Extreme to severe drought conditions blanket much of the country by the end of June, with more than 50 percent of the corn crop in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky ...; Created on 05 December 2012
16. O Holy Night: (Guest Blog); “Come, thou Holy Spirit, come; And from Thy celestial home Shed a ray of light divine.” —Reverend Edward Caswall Back in ’71, there were three major pop talents in my mind and culture: Donny Osmond, ...; Created on 05 December 2012
17. Empty boxes: (Guest Blog); Christmas had always been different for Christina and Albert Ross. They had no aunts, no uncles and no cousins to come and bring them gifts. All they had was their mother. Yet Albert and Christina did ...; Created on 05 December 2012
18. Meet your dairy consumer: Santa Claus: (People); HOW WE MET: It all started when I heard some sort of clatter out on my lawn last year. Springing from my bed and grabbing my eight-iron (I’ve never trusted my nine-iron), I tiptoed down the stairs to ...; Created on 05 December 2012
19. HERd management: From seeds to a garden: (Guest Blog); As I write this, it is late October. The air is crisp here in southern Idaho. The leaves are waterfalls of color in the backyard and the last of the corn is being harvested to the hum of silage trucks ...; Created on 05 December 2012
20. Just dropping by ... The Joneses' Christmas: (Yevet Tenney); I sit here in front of my computer contemplating Christmas. It is a few weeks away but preparation needs to be made. After all, it is the biggest and most anticipated event of the year. Children have “sugarplums” ...; Created on 05 December 2012
21. MECHANICS CORNER: What's on your wish list?: (Barns & Equipment); With the year winding down, that only means one thing – Christmas is approaching. It is again that time of year when people spend time with their friends and families awaiting to see what Santa Claus will ...; Created on 05 December 2012
22. The Milk House: Question 16: Revisited: (Ryan Dennis); I learned forward, hunched over the buzzer, as if the closer my brain was to my hands, the quicker they could react. Omaha, Nebraska, 2004 – Junior Holstein Association National Dairy Bowl Finals. My ...; Created on 04 December 2012
23. December 11, 2012 issue: Industry Honor Roll: (Organizations); • Veterinarians specializing in dairy cattle were recognized during the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) annual conference. AgriLabs presented its Dr. Bruce Wren Dairy Continuing Education ...; Created on 04 December 2012
24. On the Edge of Common Sense: Recycling isn’t pretty: (Baxter Black); This fall I’m watching Peyton Manning, one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, follow in the footsteps of Bret Favre. They both had stellar careers as heroes of the game. But as their retirement drew ...; Created on 04 December 2012
25. On the Edge of Common Sense: Danged if you do: (Baxter Black); The rancher’s dilemma: If it snows, you don’t have enough hay. If it doesn’t snow, you won’t have any hay! See, heavy snows will delay “turning out to grass,” so you’ll be feeding more hay. But if it doesn’t ...; Created on 04 December 2012
26. The View from Here: Rhythmic balance of nature: (Guest Blog); We have turned into early winter here. The harvesters of machines, green and red, have taken their kernels and bean pods, the trucks parked alongside the road are gone and the stubble disk is moving across ...; Created on 04 December 2012
27. Progressive Dairyman's Top 25 of 2012: (From the Editor); Progressive Dairyman staff has once again pulled a list of the articles that were most well-read during November 1, 2011 through November 1, 2012 at www.progressivedairy.com. Many of these popular ...; Created on 30 November 2012
28. /MORE: Links to trending topic articles: (From the Editor); For our readers' convenience, we've compiled a list of all of the trending topic articles features. July 1, 2013: A.I. company hand-picked its preferred activity monitor system June 11, 2013: Flavor ...; Created on 30 December 2011
29. Market Watch: Cattle [2012]: (Industry News); Click a link below to see updates on Cattle from a specific issue of Progressive Dairyman. Issue 18 2012: December 11, 2012 Issue 17 2012: November 21, 2012 Issue 16 2012: November 1, 2012 Issue ...; Created on 27 December 2010