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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. Traditions, new and old: (From the Editor); As we head into the Christmas season, I’ve been thinking a lot about traditions. This is my first Christmas as a wife. My husband, Scott, and I began compromising on family traditions last Christmas as ...; Created on 12 December 2016
3. It's that time of the year: Frostbite prevention: (Calves & Heifers); As temperatures plummet, both people and animals exposed to the cold are at risk for frostbite. According to the Center for Disease Control, frostbite is an injury to the body caused by freezing. When ...; Created on 12 December 2016
4. Best Builds: Visitor center gives modern view of dairying: (Barns & Equipment); From schoolchildren to politicians, Vir-Clar Farms hosts a variety of groups looking to learn more about modern dairy production, and the addition of a new visitor center right on the dairy will take that ...; Created on 12 December 2016
5. Dairy Dialogue with PDmag: The case for finding open cows with a touch of technology: (Industry News); The case for finding open cows with a touch of technology Published: Oct. 19, 2016 print issue Brandt Kreuscher, dairy business manager with Allflex USA – SCR Dairy, encouraged dairy producers to think ...; Created on 12 December 2016
6. InFocus: Organic dairy growth offers premiums, challenges: (Industry News); The USDA’s latest Certified Organic Survey showed signs of a growing organic dairy industry – but one facing challenges. Click hereor on the image above to view it at full size in a new window. ...; Created on 12 December 2016
7. How to build employee accountability: (Management); Are your employees content just being responsible for doing their assigned tasks? Have they moved on to feeling accountable for the outcomes their efforts generate? Many producers would likely respond ...; Created on 12 December 2016
8. Skimmed milk powder/nonfat dry milk: What’s the difference?: (Management); Skim milk powder (SMP) and nonfat dry milk (NDM) are often confused and sometimes combined like they were the same thing. They are similar – but in some ways, they are very different. As the dairy industry ...; Created on 12 December 2016
9. The ties that bind: Passing on the family farm: (Management); Doing business in America is often a family affair. Indeed, Forbes estimates that 90 percent of U.S. businesses are owned or controlled by a family – a truly startling statistic. But this statistic covers ...; Created on 12 December 2016
10. How to know when it’s time to start succession planning: (Management); More and more frequently, Tom was saying he’d had enough. He wasn’t one to complain but, at 67 years old, he was getting tired. Though he loved the farm and everybody around him knew it, the worry lines ...; Created on 12 December 2016
11. The political side of silage: (Management); Post-harvest season is the ideal time to formulate the next silage campaign. John Goeser walks you through the elements of planning that campaign for success (and you may need to take exit polls on your ...; Created on 12 December 2016
12. 2016: The year in review for U.S. dairy news: (Industry News); Trending: Fluid Milk Fluid sales improve After decades of decline, fluid milk sales showed life in 2016, thanks in large part to Americans getting reacquainted with whole milk and a continuing ...; Created on 12 December 2016
13. Progressive Publishing’s favorite covers of 2016: (Industry News); Once again, we asked 16 of our editors and graphic designers to weigh in on their top selections for the many different magazine covers published between Oct. 19, 2015, and Oct. 1, 2016. Our staff’s ...; Created on 12 December 2016
14. Merry Christmas in the country: (People); If I were to ask you about the top 10 things that make a great Christmas celebration for you, what would you answer? Most families I work with want to maintain family harmony or get back on track again ...; Created on 11 December 2016
15. The Christmas Kink: (People); This was the Christmas she had been looking forward to for 30 years – Christmas with no rush, no exhaustion. This year there would be time to find the Christmas spirit. Not since she and Jim were married ...; Created on 11 December 2016
16. Milk’s higher purpose: How Illinois’ Milk 2 My Plate program is serving families in need: (People); Milk is one of the most nutritious items requested by food bank clients, but it’s rarely donated. Because it needs to be kept cold and safe, and has a relatively short shelf life compared with other donated ...; Created on 11 December 2016
17. Cooling milk in the heat of Africa: (People); Bicycles and collection centers improve milk cooling and delivery in Africa Emerging dairy sectors in developing African countries cannot cool raw milk on-farm due to the lack of reliable electricity. ...; Created on 11 December 2016
18. Hoof Trimmers Association’s unique auction raises funds for hoof health research: (People); The outlook for the Hoof Trimmers Association (HTA) was bleak in the late 1990s. Costs for conferences and other expenses outpaced income and membership dues. With a checking account on the brink ...; Created on 11 December 2016
19. Cows and Christ: Missionary uses veterinary knowledge to open doors for the Gospel: (People); Can you imagine only getting one cup of milk out of each of your cows every day? For many people in Kenya and South Sudan, that is reality. Not only that, but many of them have never heard the name of ...; Created on 11 December 2016
20. Reed’s Dairy seizes on national trend, expands home delivery service in Idaho: (People); Alan Reed was looking for options. Early last spring, he attended a presentation at the United Dairymen of Idaho offices featuring University of Minnesota dairy economist Marin Bozic. During his presentation, ...; Created on 11 December 2016
21. Foundation of five: Idaho dairy farmer discovers niche market to sell raw milk on-farm to locals: (People); Thirty years ago, Dale Mortimer started milking five Jersey cows with his wife, Doris, after he moved to the outskirts of Rigby, Idaho, to raise his family. With the help of his dad, Mortimer says he was ...; Created on 11 December 2016
22. Dairy detective mysteries: Five clues that help shed light on milk quality concerns: (Management); Dairy producers are held to high standards. Day after day, farmers are expected to produce consistently high-quality milk. Working with their employees and business partners, they strive to reproduce results ...; Created on 11 December 2016
23. HERd Management: 10 perks to being a dairy farmer at Christmas: (Guest Blog); 1. You have a ton of places to hide gifts. The hayloft, an unused grain bin, and the baler you won’t be using until next summer are all great places to hide gifts until the big day. Shh, don’t tell my ...; Created on 11 December 2016
24. Mechanics Corner: Jingle, jingle, clank: Merry tire chain season!: (Barns & Equipment); Whenever anyone says they just “love” snow, I always think, “They never had to get cows milked through a snowstorm.” I am not a total curmudgeon about seeing a few snowflakes, and I do think snow scenes ...; Created on 11 December 2016
25. The Milk House: Milking with Santa: (Ryan Dennis); I had started the milking early on Christmas morning so the family wouldn’t have to wait long to open presents. On the way to the parlor, I passed the sick pen. 1225 sat in the dim light, her eyes sunken ...; Created on 11 December 2016
26. The six core values that guide Swiss Lane Farms: (People); Management of any farm is crucial for long-term success. Swiss Lane Farm of Alto, Michigan, may not have found the special sauce yet, but they are striving to “successfully and happily redeem the equity ...; Created on 11 December 2016
27. Life on the family farm under an open heaven: A most wonderful Christmas gift: (Guest Blog); Christmas 1988 is a Christmas I’ll never forget. It certainly is one of the best ones I’ve ever had. It is such a unique one that every time I think back to it, I can’t help smiling and thanking God for ...; Created on 09 December 2016
28. The Manure Spreader: Farmer Santa: (Tim Moffett); If Santa were a farmer, people might actually believe their food came from somewhere other than the grocery store. Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve been torn. Now, I don’t want to break anyone’s ideas ...; Created on 09 December 2016
29. Dealing with mud: Help for graziers: (Management); Changing weather patterns across the U.S. has meant dealing with more mud for some graziers. Dirty cows are an issue, but University of Wisconsin Extension ag agent Vance Haugen said mud can also have ...; Created on 09 December 2016
30. K is for coagulation: (Feed & Nutrition); This is a story of bureaucratic bungling, a Nobel Prize, three brilliant scientists, two countries, moldy hay and rat poison. I am talking, of course, about the discovery of vitamin K. Before we start, ...; Created on 09 December 2016
31. Reducing milk’s carbon footprint through feeding strategies: (Feed & Nutrition); The narrative surrounding the environmental cost of producing milk and beef often paints a bleak picture. Because it is more palatable to dictate a reduction in meat and milk consumption to enact environmental ...; Created on 09 December 2016
32. Improving nitrogen efficiency in dairy diets: (Feed & Nutrition); Nitrogen (N) utilization is becoming a central component in ration balancing as dairy producers try to maximize milk protein yields, decrease feed costs and conform to environmental standards. Previously, ...; Created on 09 December 2016
33. Progressive Dairyman's Top 25 of 2016: (Industry News); The Progressive Publishing team is pleased to once again bring you the Top 25 most well-read articles. This list reflects content published from Oct. 1, 2015 through Sept. 30, 2016 and is based on Google ...; Created on 07 December 2016
34. Come as strangers, leave as family: Liberty Hill Farm runs dairy and B&B: (People); When Bob and Beth Kennett opened Liberty Hill Farm, a B&B and dairy farm in Rochester, Vermont, they did it out of necessity due to low milk prices. Little did they know that opening their doors to ...; Created on 07 December 2016
35. Milk fat is milk’s best feature: (Guest Blog); Consumers today have been duped. Not by dairy farmers, but by the alternative, fake milk marketers. Alternative milks have been propped up as being healthy alternatives to milk, and they’re labeled with ...; Created on 05 October 2016
36. 10 signs you grew up on a dairy: (People); Our staff saw the #bovinechallenge posts making their way across social media, and we decided to get in on the fun with our spin. This list was compiled by 2016 editorial intern Audrey Schmitz with ...; Created on 19 August 2016
37. Together, we’ll conquer cancer: How Katie Sowers received support from both dairy and THON ‘families’: (People); Meet Katie Sowers. She is a junior at Greenwood High School in Millerstown, Pennsylvania. Or should I say, she is a very busy junior in high school. She’s involved with many activities, including FFA, ...; Created on 21 July 2016
38. Living expressions of science: Cornell researcher doubles as mud and manure artist: (Manure); Dairy farmers are often advised by researchers that doing things in a given manner causes a specific result. Whether it’s tilling the soil, feeding the cattle or managing the manure, the way in which things ...; Created on 08 March 2016
39. Do-it-yourself system makes footbath filling easy at Tag Lane Dairy: (Barns & Equipment); Footbaths are commonly used on dairies to reduce the incidence of infectious claw disorders such as digital dermatitis (hairy heel wart) and foot rot. A common practice on many dairies involves adding ...; Created on 15 February 2016