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It’s a new year, and a new Progressive Dairyman magazine. You won’t recognize it until January 22, but this year you will receive an issue from us every three weeks. That’s 18 issues a year. Many have already asked, “Why the switch?”
Readers an...
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PENNSYLVANIA
Ag Department’s ban on ‘hormone free’ milk labeling postponedPennsylvania is reviewing a recent decision that would prevent dairies from labeling milk containers as hormone-free.
The additional scrutiny is expected to take at least tw...
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Editor’s note: The following are available market reports and futures data as of December 14, 2007
ButterThe butter market remains unsettled. Domestic butter demand was fair to good for the year-end holidays.
Tempering and reworking of bulk butter int...
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It is well known that dairy producers face a variety of risks. These include biological factors, adverse weather, unusually large variations in both output and input prices, competition from foreign producers, as well as general fluctuations in national a...
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Billboards posted around the country by a national restaurant chain boldly proclaim: “Get antibiotics from your doctor, not your beef.” The words are emotional, and the rhetoric is not likely to go away any time soon.
Attention continues to mount on ...
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World Dairy Expo and World Ag Expo are like the Mall of America for dairy producers and dairy farmers. They are one-stop shops for all the needs of today’s dairy producer. Even smaller, regional trade shows give producers more options than a Super Wal-M...
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So, why does the simple process of writing out goals and visualizing their accomplishment work? Although there are many theories about this, one that I have personally observed is related to what is called the “reticular activating system,” an integra...
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Numerous studies add to the accumulating body of evidence suggesting that dairy products may help reduce the risk of osteoporosis and hypertension, achieve and maintain a healthy bodyweight and have a beneficial role in cardiovascular disease, type 2 diab...
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The candidates are all there. Each has certain pros and cons. Each one is more than willing to accept your vote and make the most of what they are given.
If you think I am referring to the 2008 Presidential candidates, you are completely wrong. What I am...
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Last month Brandon Covey interviewed Randy Carpenter with the Holstein Association to get his view on the future of registered cattle. In this issue, we talk with Jason Goff, a producer with Goff Dairy in Hobbs, New Mexico, to get another perspective.
Th...
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With more than 1,700 exhibitors and 100,000 attendees from 67 countries all on 2.6 million square feet of showgrounds, World Ag Expo is the largest ag expo of its kind worldwide. During this year’s show February 12-14, the grounds will expand again with...
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There’s more room at World Ag Expo this year. A new venue, named the Dairy Technology Center, will house an extra 130 dairy exhibits under an indoor canvas tent on the southern side of the International AgriCenter showgrounds. The extra space means that...
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How can someone who milks water buffalo win a contest sponsored by a magazine for dairymen with traditional milk cows? The answer for Kent Underwood is simple: Milking water buffalo isn’t much different from milking a Holstein.
Underwood comes from a c...
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Live dairy cattle will be on display during this year’s World Ag Expo for the first time in show history. The exhibit, part of Semex’s “Walk of Fame,” will allow dairy producers to see and touch nine lactating dairy cattle, featuring Holstein and ...
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Taller is better when Lawson Spicer formulates a close-up ration for Skyward Dairy.
“We want a pretty bulky ration,” says Spicer, a nutritionist based in Claremont, California. “Our emphasis is on trying to get healthy cows and not pushing the cow ...
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Simply putting cows out to pasture during their dry period is a thing of the past. Today’s dairy needs a dry cow management program to ensure healthy cows and consequently, healthy calves.
There are a number of things going on with cows during their pr...
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On some dairy operations dry cows are “out of sight, out of mind.” While it’s important to keep the dry period as uneventful as possible, we still need to monitor dry cow activity to ensure cows have every opportunity to calve successfully and begin...
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Post-calving metabolic disorders pose management and economic frustrations to dairy producers. Minimizing post-calving disorders is crucial for making a smooth transition from dry and transition phases to productive lactations with high peak milk levels. ...
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In calf rearing, the difference between health and disease is very often just a slight tip of a delicate balance that weighs calf and environmental factors with the bacterial, viral or parasitic agents to which the calf will be exposed. Calves will inevit...
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Colostrum quality is usually measured by the concentration of immunoglobulins (Ig) that the colostrum contains. There is a huge amount of information available on the need for feeding good quality colostrum and its effects on the calf. There are fewer dat...
Re: Free traffic vs. directed-cow traffic in robotic milking barns
Posted on Friday, 17 May 2013 by Jeff B.I quote "In addition, in directed-cow traffic the selection gate should...
Re: Raw milk bill killed twice in Montana Senate
Posted on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 by Laura.Montana small herd producers, tell your Congresspeople to KISS! Idaho...
Re: Five-day E. coli treatment of gram-negative mastitis largely garners favor
Posted on Thursday, 02 May 2013 by IDLaura.Idaho has a Small Herd Exemption program where we can sell...