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1. Equipment Hub: The case for electrification, automation and artificial intelligence in farming: (Barns & Equipment); The saying “work smarter, not harder” dates back to the 1930s and is attributed to Allen F. Morgenstern, an industrial engineer who created a work simplification program that boosted productivity while ...; Created on 20 July 2022
2. Putting the puzzle pieces together to build the best barn: (Barns & Equipment); When you build a barn, it’s like you’re putting together a complex jigsaw puzzle. Since there are many pieces in the puzzle, it pays to spend time looking at the big picture to ensure you have all the ...; Created on 21 July 2022
3. What would make your ideal feed center?: (Barns & Equipment); The evolution of how we make feed for cows is truly amazing. Experienced farmers may remember riding with their fathers to the local mill to have feed ground, mixed, bagged and delivered to a feed room. ...; Created on 21 July 2022
4. 8 ways to prepare and support young calves for transportation: (Calves & Heifers); Rearing dairy calves has evolved over the last decade. Traditionally, calves were born, raised and lived on one farm for their entire life. In today’s industry, an increasing number of calves are transported ...; Created on 31 May 2022
5. How to incorporate vitamin D into a prepartum diet: (Feed & Nutrition); Vitamin D is routinely supplemented to dairy cows to support a variety of physiological functions, such as mineral homeostasis and immune activity. Once absorbed, vitamin D is converted to 25-hydroxyvitamin ...; Created on 20 July 2022
6. NASEM 2021: New recommendations for dry and transition cows: (Feed & Nutrition); In 2021, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) published the 8th Edition of the Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle (NRC). As with past publications, the NASEM 2021 was ...; Created on 27 April 2022
7. Non-nutritional management of controlled energy dry cow diets: Another piece to a very complex puzzle: (Feed & Nutrition); The weeks leading up to calving and the weeks following calving can be extremely challenging for dairy cows. One of the most obvious stressors during this time is the shift from gestation to lactation ...; Created on 20 July 2022
8. Prenatal trace mineral supplementation: Setting up your cows and calves for success: (Feed & Nutrition); Trace mineral supplementation is a critical part of a successful feeding program for all life stages of dairy cattle, especially for the dry and transition cow. The rapid transition into lactation at calving ...; Created on 20 July 2022
9. A grateful goodbye to Progressive Dairy: (From the Editor); It was only 6 p.m., yet the full moon was in full view for the world to see. Out back by our barn, there stood my 4-year-old in his birthday suit. One hand on his little hip, the other holding a water ...; Created on 21 July 2022
10. HERd Management: Cultivating strong roots: (Guest Blog); In farming, so much of what we do is about investing in an uncertain future. That is especially true when you consider the planting season and all the steps we take to maximize the year’s harvest. We ...; Created on 20 July 2022
11. Life on the family farm under an open heaven: A helping hand: (Guest Blog); We can all use a helping hand from time to time, especially if you’re a farmer. Things come up where you really need another person’s help. It’s nice when you have good friends you can call on in such ...; Created on 20 July 2022
12. Assessing ventilation in calf barns: (Herd Health); How do you know if your calf barn is properly ventilated? You may see visual signs such as streaking or cobwebs on the purlins or be overwhelmed with the smell of ammonia and noticeable humidity as you ...; Created on 21 July 2022
13. Getting back to cow comfort basics: (Herd Health); Cow comfort. We know how important it is to animal health and dairy profitability. After all, a comfortable cow is a productive cow. But when it’s planting season, the skid loader breaks down or any ...; Created on 20 July 2022
14. Increasing water intake: Cooling cows from the inside out: (Herd Health); With dairy margins under pressure from increased feed, fuel and crop costs, managers are looking for low-cost ways to improve milk production efficiency. Water is the most essential and least costly component ...; Created on 20 July 2022
15. What the revised trace mineral recommendations mean for hoof health: (Herd Health); Earlier this year, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), previously known as the National Research Council (NRC), released new guidelines around nutritional requirements ...; Created on 20 July 2022
16. Cheese Corner: Limburger: (Industry News); Cartoonists and comedians have ensured we know its name and fear its stench. Nineteenth century Trappist monks in what was then the duchy of Limburg (which is now divided among Belgium, the Netherlands ...; Created on 20 July 2022
17. Do you know: True Value of Byproduct Feeds: (Industry News); The use of byproduct feeds has been a longtime practice on dairy farms. In fact, about one-third of a cow’s diet – representing anywhere from 32 to 41 million metric tons nationally each year – consists ...; Created on 21 July 2022
18. Progressive Dairy Industry Happenings: July 19, 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 21 July 2022
19. Consider Roth IRAs for children earning a wage on the farm: (Management); Many farm families allow children to earn a wage from their labor. These early dollars earned are often placed in a savings account or a “529” college savings plan. However, Roth individual retirement ...; Created on 21 July 2022
20. Considerations to make before adding an enterprise on your operation: (Management); Many producers have considered adding another enterprise to their operation – different livestock, value-added products, new crops, etc. But how can you know if this new idea will work on your farm? Andy ...; Created on 11 May 2022
21. Effects of state agriculture overtime laws on dairy automation: (Management); Labor continues to be one of the greatest challenges facing dairy producers across the nation, and recent legislation is adding more pressure. An increasing number of state legislatures have passed agriculture ...; Created on 21 July 2022
22. Hiring in today’s challenging labor market: (Management); Recruitment is marketing. Today, the greatest recruitment tool you have is the job satisfaction of your workforce. You also must “get out there” by making recruitment a continuous process and using and ...; Created on 21 July 2022
23. Keeping your people cool and comfortable is key to good health: (Management); Each summer, dairy producers and their employees work through days of extreme heat and humidity. In recent years, the “dog days” of summer with high heat and humidity levels have started earlier, and dangerous ...; Created on 21 July 2022
24. Progressive Events: Global Dairy Experience combines timely topics with top-notch tours: (Management); Dairy producers and industry came together in Denver, Colorado, June 6-8 for the Global Dairy Experience. This event brought together thought leaders on the utilization of dairy data for 18-minute ...; Created on 21 July 2022
25. Checkoff Watch: Building opportunities in the virtual dairy case: (Organizations); Online grocery shopping is big business at about $100 billion in annual sales. But it is far from hitting its peak, with sales projected to reach $250 billion by 2025. This means that in three years, ...; Created on 20 July 2022
26. Leading the way: Five steps to the perfect show day fill: (Organizations); There are three things that can bring you to the winner’s backdrop at a show. First, select an animal with good type. Second, work hard at home – listen to what you need to learn, don’t cut corners, and ...; Created on 20 July 2022
27. Dairy farm diversifies with colostrum-based skincare line: (People); A Pacific Northwest dairy farm known for its national award-winning sustainability efforts, especially with vermiculture, launched a skincare line called Nurst which is made from excess colostrum from ...; Created on 20 July 2022
28. Let’s Get Social: @cadairydad: (People); How did you get started sharing your farming journey on social media? Ribeiro: Honestly, it was one of those, “Huh, I guess I’ll try this” kind of things. I did not set out to grow a following; I did ...; Created on 21 July 2022
29. The Milk House: Voices to be heard: (Ryan Dennis); I spent most of my life talking to farmers. If it wasn’t my parents, then it was our neighbors or other families we ran into at shows, auctions or feed stores. These people folded their arms and asked ...; Created on 20 July 2022
30. Tim the Dairy Farmer: Port-o-john: (Tim Moffett); I was at the state fair with my cousin, and we were walking down the midway. He noticed a rather large woman eating a fried Snickers bar and said to me, “If that woman had a beard, she could be in a circus.” ...; Created on 20 July 2022
31. Just dropping by... Standing for the flag: (Yevet Tenney); I am always dismayed when I see professional team players kneel for the flag. I wonder if they really understand how much they are dishonoring themselves and the fallen heroes of our county. Many years ...; Created on 20 July 2022