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Three years ago, I was on the cusp of buying a pair of Google Glass glasses when the program was discontinued. Using voice or tap commands, these glasses could display a message, take a picture and even ...
The Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) export assistance program and CWT member cooperatives continue to work for the benefit of all U.S. dairy farmers in this challenging year.
In the third quarter, ...
There has been a lot of talk about plant-based diets lately, and many dairy farmers have asked me what that means for dairy foods.
At National Dairy Council (NDC), which is managed by the checkoff’s ...
You’re busy – milking cows, managing employees and getting ready for winter. With that in mind, Progressive Dairyman looks at issues in the news impacting you and your dairy business. In recognition of ...
... visit Progressive Dairyman search, enter the issue number (found in the footer on each page of the magazine) + the year + PD (no spaces). For example, this Nov. 7, 2018 issue would be 1818PD. (It’s issue ...
It’s football season, and my team is at the top of the division. Football has me thinking about team dynamics, but not just sports teams – also farm teams.
I work with many clients for many different ...
During difficult economic conditions, farmers face many challenges that can lead to stress and anxiety about the future of their farm and family. When a farm ceases to turn a profit, and debt is piling ...
As cheese production and consumption has grown over the last 20-plus years, so has the production of whey. In the early years of cheese-making, whey was considered a waste product that needed to be disposed ...
While working alongside dairy producers, I hear a lot of myths about raising heifers. Producers often end up “hoarding” their heifers, even though the investment required to raise every heifer is draining ...
Against the backdrop of the Tuscarora mountains, a half-mile from the busy road into town, she’s out to the barn by 3:30 a.m., milking by 3:45 while herdsman Anthony Yeager feeds and scrapes.
By 7 ...
Life is always changing. Embracing that truth is essential for personal growth. To help with this process, remember these three principles: You get out what you put in, mind over matter and just be.
Training ...
Everything starts with a question. How do feed transitions impact rumen development? What protein and fat levels do calves need to reach their full potential?
How can we set heifers up to grow into ...
Today, women are heavily involved in the dairy industry and support it in a variety of roles. Many thanks are credited to our foremothers for serving as role models and demonstrating to us their determination. ...
Editor’s note: This is the second of two articles about managing the maternity area and newborn calves using a team approach. Click here to read the first article "Putting more 'Ma' in your maternity: ...
When you hear the word “transition,” do you automatically think of your pre- and post-fresh cows? Most dairymen do, but there’s another important transition group that requires your attention. That group ...
Change. Not many people like it. In fact, there are hundreds of books, podcasts and seminars all dedicated to the topic of “embracing change.”
But as averse as humans are to change, there’s one group ...
Myths – we’ve all heard them. Bulls hate red, salt helps water boil faster, you shouldn’t wake a sleepwalker, and on and on and on …
By their very definition, myths are popular beliefs that are false ...
Recent research done at the University of Guelph identified over 26 percent of male calves had a significantly enlarged navel with heat, pain, moisture or malodorous discharge when examined at arrival ...
Think about the healthiest cows in your herd. What defines them as your healthiest? Is it their older age? Is it the fact they’ve never had mastitis?
Or are they the ones that leave the fresh pen quickly ...
Imagine yourself on the Autobahn. There is no speed limit, so you can drive as fast as you desire. What car would you want to drive? Would you feel comfortable driving your current car at max speed?
Now ...
Technology has changed how the herd is managed and decisions are made at Reuter Dairy in Peosta, Iowa, where Dan Reuter and his father, Rick, milk 900 cows with a 32,000-pound average and a somatic cell ...
That semen tank sitting in the corner of the barn office or vet room generally goes unnoticed except for the times you are pulling out a dose of semen from one of your favorite sires.
But with some ...
Over the last decade, we have seen significant changes in the dairy industry, including the adaptation of new technologies and management of reproduction and genetics:
Cow and heifer reproductive ...
The world is becoming increasingly atheistic. People think because they can’t see a God, there isn’t one. They reason God was created by man to explain the universe.
The ancients had no knowledge of ...
My parents instilled a mantra in me I am sure many of you have as well: “Hope for the best, but plan for the worst, and everything in between is gravy.”
No one ever hopes for a power disruption, but ...
The baler greased and put in the shed. The insulated boots dug out from the cellar. The barn battened down and winterized.
The Netflix subscription renewed.
If you’re feeling guilty for not being ...
The other day, my husband turns to me and asks, “What did you learn today?” and I didn’t have an immediate answer. I had to really think but, before I could answer, my husband started talking excitedly ...
Put on your favorite sweatpants or elastic polyester jumpsuit, people. It’s green bean casserole season. Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Ah, the memories that will be made. In-laws, politics, ...
Recreating at a corn maze and exploring a dairy farm could be looked upon as juvenile, boring, even lame to veterans who have seen the horrors of war. But when my Pennsylvania farmer friends, the Duncans, ...
Have you ever wondered how valuable feeding a high-quality feed was on calf performance and the impact on your cost of production? We assembled a controlled research study to address this practical topic ...
Talking with Midge Chambers provides the opportunity for a lesson in the history of dairy processing from the female perspective. Chambers spent her entire working career in the dairy industry.
In ...
From stud to straw, and all the way to the milking string, a recent Midwestern bus tour showcased each step of the process of creating elite genetics.
Over four days, more than 220 visitors hailing ...
In a world of ever-expanding dairy operations and competitive milk markets, it is easy for farms and dairies to hyper-focus on the numbers. But Banner Ridge Farms in Platteville, Wisconsin, is taking a ...
It’s become a tradition for the Progressive Dairyman team to scope out new products, ideas and innovations to share with readers following World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. The 2018 show, with the ...
In the ever-changing and ever-challenging dairy industry, the new Dairy Revenue Protection (Dairy-RP) program is a welcome sight for most in the industry as a way to manage or mitigate risk. Your participation ...
We all know the familiar lyrics and beloved tune of Old MacDonald; it is perhaps the most iconic song about farming. But Land O’Lakes has taken the nostalgic classic to a new level by rewriting the lyrics ...
When it comes to colostrum, its value to the calf cannot be overstated. Most dairymen are well aware that colostrum contains high levels of immunoglobulins that protect calves against diseases present ...
Have you seen the little NIR (near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy) device that fits in your pocket for instant dry matter sampling? I started looking into the SCiO device – commercially known as Reveal ...
Ninety-seven percent of dairy farms in the U.S. are owned by families, and Coronado Dairy in Wilcox, Arizona, fits into that statistic. But what makes Coronado different, is that collective ownership is ...
Ultrasonography is gaining momentum as a way to monitor lung health in young dairy cattle. An ultrasound exam takes less than a minute and helps us understand the presence and severity of underlying pneumonia. ...
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