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1. Equipment Hub: The precision farming way to measure feed nutrition: (Barns & Equipment); Alfalfa is a power-packed ingredient in cattle rations, especially for the dairy producer. Yet this crop can add more uncertainty to the ration than any other ingredient. That’s because alfalfa’s relative ...; Created on 23 May 2022
2. A practical understanding of trace mineral sources: (Feed & Nutrition); Most producers understand that minerals must be supplemented to cattle at all stages of production if they want optimal performance, especially in health and reproduction. At the farm level, different ...; Created on 15 April 2022
3. Assessing actual nutrient digestibility is key for balanced rations: (Feed & Nutrition); Given this year’s uncertainties surrounding fertilizer, fuel and freight, one thing is certain – the feed bill will be going up. To prepare for a scenario where ingredients are expensive and potentially ...; Created on 25 May 2022
4. Cutting through the clutter of rumen modifiers and methane reduction: (Feed & Nutrition); As the conversation around climate change, agriculture and ruminants continues, the dairy industry will be under pressure to try various greenhouse gas mitigation techniques. Still, it is important ...; Created on 25 May 2022
5. Emissions vs. emissions intensity: Evaluating strategies to meet carbon emission goals for dairy farms: (Feed & Nutrition); With increased pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from all sources, agriculture must play a part by improving efficiency of the system and reducing emissions. Agriculture contributes 10% of ...; Created on 25 May 2022
6. Navigating the high price of fat supplements: (Feed & Nutrition); Writing any economic analysis or market direction is always complicated, since it constantly changes. However, it is safe to say that fat supplement prices are at the highest level ever. The constant ...; Created on 25 May 2022
7. Nutrition strategies to improve the environment and profitability: (Feed & Nutrition); Dairy cows have an important role in providing food security for humankind by converting human-inedible food, such as forage and byproducts, to human-edible, high-quality protein, micronutrients and essential ...; Created on 18 April 2022
8. Ration similarities in herds averaging over 100 pounds of milk: (Feed & Nutrition); Every four or five years, our company surveys the herds we consult that are averaging over 100 pounds of milk to see what can be learned from this elite group of producers and how this information can ...; Created on 28 September 2020
9. Small-grains silage: Big opportunities for your forage program: (Feed & Nutrition); Cereal crops are best known as primary ingredients for flour and beverages like beer. However, they are also an important source of nutrients for livestock. Large volumes of high-quality feed can be produced ...; Created on 25 May 2022
10. Top questions about corn silage quality: (Feed & Nutrition); Every dairy farmer knows high-quality forage is essential on a successful dairy farm. The milk dairy cows produce is dependent on the nutrients the cow receives, making high-quality forage a key consideration ...; Created on 25 May 2022
11. What cows need and selecting the right crops to meet those needs: (Feed & Nutrition); As spring is on the horizon and you draft the next cropping rotation, are you considering what the cows need? We often focus on growing crops to maximize tonnage, and we figure out how to deal with the ...; Created on 21 March 2022
12. What is new with fatty acids?: (Feed & Nutrition); Over the last 20 years, research and the subsequent field application of innovations in dairy cattle nutrition has contributed to greater animal performance and health. Recently, the Eighth Revised ...; Created on 25 May 2022
13. What’s new with transition cow nutritional recommendations: (Feed & Nutrition); The Eighth Revised Edition of the Dairy NRC (National Research Council), now called NASEM (National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine) was published in December 2021, replacing the previous ...; Created on 25 May 2022
14. HERd Management: Share your farm story today to protect the tomorrow of your business: (Guest Blog); You need to share your farm story. Do I sound like a broken record yet? Time and time again I have shared the importance of connecting consumers to their food and farmer, but my message has mostly ...; Created on 13 April 2022
15. Life on the family farm under an open heaven: Magnificentio: (Guest Blog); I have, over the years – as a result of my writing and serving on a board – had the privilege of having many visitors on our farm here. We’ve had them from several different states and several different ...; Created on 25 May 2022
16. Producer Blog: We are not just farmers: (Guest Blog); When I was a child, other kids would ask, “What does your dad do?” I would rather humbly reply: “He’s just a farmer.” I don’t know why I added the “just” in that reply. Actually, yes I do. I was just ...; Created on 23 May 2022
17. Hypocalcemia is not always the enemy: (Herd Health); Hypocalcemia (low blood calcium level) is a “normal” physiological response in mammals to supply the calcium necessary for colostrum, milk production and immune system activation, if necessary. Thankfully, ...; Created on 23 May 2022
18. Vaccination against salmonellosis: Another string to your bow: (Herd Health); Salmonellosis has the unenviable distinction of being one of the most common causes of foodborne illness and zoonotic disease. Causing abdominal cramps, diarrhea and fever, it is a medical condition that ...; Created on 23 May 2022
19. Do you know: Understanding the sustainability conversation: (Industry News); Consumers are becoming more environmentally conscious and demanding manufacturers to make changes, but there still is confusion around expectations.; Created on 25 May 2022
20. Progressive Dairy Industry Happenings: May 25, 2022: (Industry News); Progressive Dairy provides updates on dairy-related organizations and companies, compiled from staff news sources and industry press releases. Email industry and organization news to Progressive Dairy Editor ...; Created on 23 May 2022
21. What happened? What’s next? - Dairy-RP adding ‘natural disaster’ coverage flexibility: (Industry News); In this column, Progressive Dairy summarizes issues in the news and attempts to describe how they might affect dairy farmers. Look for more extensive background and details at Progressive Dairy. Editor's ...; Created on 25 May 2022
22. 5 principles to define and transition culture in a family business: (Management); Like most family businesses, the legacy and future of a dairy farm often depends on relationships linking multiple generations. Defining the business culture and keeping it intact are critical when transitioning ...; Created on 25 May 2022
23. Dairy checkoff podcast succeeds because of farmers: (Management); You may be thinking, “Did we really need another podcast?” There is so much competition for the farmer’s ear – not to mention a seemingly growing population of industry-focused podcasts – but we weren’t ...; Created on 25 May 2022
24. Knowing how to address contentious agriculture issues is a must in the age of social media: (Management); Imagine you post a photo of a Holstein cow on your Facebook page and then hundreds of negative comments start pouring in. You had included how the cow received antibiotics for pneumonia and is now on the ...; Created on 22 April 2022
25. Lifelong learning: Learning takes many forms: (Management); “A picture is worth a thousand words.” If that familiar saying is true, I can only imagine the number of words an in-person tour experience is worth. A whole book, perhaps? I’d venture to say that it’s ...; Created on 25 May 2022
26. Retirement tax strategy: Establish a charitable remainder trust: (Management); Most farmers do a great job of managing their taxable income. They buy inputs or machinery to offset the current year’s income and defer income into next year. This strategy works well, but it catches ...; Created on 25 May 2022
27. Leading the way: What’s in your fitting box?: (Organizations); In late summer of 2021, Hannah Loftin, an up-and-coming fitter and showman from North Carolina, turned to Facebook to ask if anyone had an animal she could fit in the World Dairy Expo fitting contest. ...; Created on 25 May 2022
28. 2021 state dairy princesses: (People); Dairy princess programs have been a highly visible and positive public relations initiative for our industry and provide young female dairy leaders an opportunity to serve as ambassadors for their state. ...; Created on 25 May 2022
29. A streamlined juggling act: How Hatcher Family Dairy makes it all work: (People); The Hatcher Family Dairy is a six-generation family farm located in College Grove, Tennessee, just outside of Nashville. While operating a large dairy farm offers plenty of work for most dairy farmers, ...; Created on 12 May 2022
30. Minnesota State Fair butter sculptor retires after 50 years: (People); Linda Christensen has carved out a niche audience for herself over the past 50 years as the sole “butter head” sculptor of Princess Kay and finalists at the Minnesota State Fair. Little did she know ...; Created on 23 May 2022
31. Miron Dairy airs on hit TV show The Bachelorette: (People); When Heather Coffelt with Prior to the Plate AgriTours received a call from a producer with the ABC TV show The Bachelorette last June, she immediately jumped at the chance to showcase Minnesota agriculture ...; Created on 25 May 2022
32. Say CHEESE!: (People); Click here or on the image above to view a full image in a new window.; Created on 25 May 2022
33. The dairy book club challenge: Donate a book during Dairy Month: (People); June Dairy Month feels like the holiday season in our industry – you spend months planning events and in-person gatherings, and are coming up with creative ideas for gifts and giveaways to celebrate the ...; Created on 25 May 2022
34. Wisconsin celebrates 75th anniversary of Alice in Dairyland: (People); With nearly 75 years of service, Alice in Dairyland is one of the most iconic and recognizable figures in Wisconsin agriculture. In 1948, Wisconsin was gearing up to celebrate its centennial year in a ...; Created on 13 May 2022
35. World Milk Day: (People); Celebrate World Milk Day June 1, 2022 World Milk Day was established in 2001 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to recognize the importance of milk as a global food ...; Created on 25 May 2022
36. The Milk House: The plow and the pew: (Ryan Dennis); Hrönn took me out to the pasture to see their bred heifers. Her parents’ farm, Lundur, was similar to most Icelandic holdings, with cattle, sheep and horses. Also common, it had a milking robot, automated ...; Created on 23 May 2022
37. Tim the Dairy Farmer: Old-timer: (Tim Moffett); When did I turn into my grandpa? He always made grunting noises every time he got out of his chair. Now I’m doing it. How did I throw my hip out of joint during dinner? And where did this ear hair come ...; Created on 23 May 2022
38. Just dropping by... Headstones of the heart: (Yevet Tenney); In the Taylor Cemetery in Arizona, there is a rose granite headstone beneath a towering fir tree. On one side in the corner is carved a cowboy hat and spurs with the inscription, “See ya later” written ...; Created on 23 May 2022