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Ag commodities seemed directionless Wednesday morningAg markets posted mixed showing on Tuesday
Plains storms cause minor harm to Oklahoma/Kansas wheat
Chocolate milk a top post-workout food
Another reason for adults to drink milk
Penn State Dairy Team schedules “Tools for Teams” webinars
Ag markets generally mixed again Tuesday morning
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Farm bill and immigration reform action needed
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is calling on Congress to pass legislation he says is crucial to American farmers. The USDA’s Bob Ellison has more
USDA | May 17, 2013
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is calling on Congress to pass legislation he says is crucial to American farmers. The USDA’s Bob Ellison has more
USDA | May 17, 2013
PROFIT TIPS
- Avoid these 6 silage-sampling mistakes
- Make safety a part of your business
- Know a bovine veterinary student?
- Six steps to reduce lameness
- Is your corn ground fine enough?
- Conflict management book in Spanish
EVENTS
- Penn State Dairy Team schedules “Tools for Teams” webinars
- Workshop to discuss nutrient application, management, stewardship
- U.S. Precision Dairy Conference and Expo coming in June
- Dairy Nutrition and Management Short-course set for June 3-6
- Grazing workshop to help livestock producers maximize pastures
- Five steps to better heifer reproduction
EMPLOYEE MANAGEMENT
- What does it mean to be a leader on your farm?
- Registration for Ag Employee Management Workshops due Jan. 4
- Dairy Focus: The gift of appreciation
- Employee turnover on dairy farms and what it’s costing producers
- How engaged are your employees?
- Employee management: Get the right start in hiring employees
FORAGE
- Consider using a tedder to minimize forage drying time
- New crop cottonseed market rallies in face of tight supplies
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- Tips for assessing spring alfalfa stands
- Tight forage supplies force changes for 2013 planting season
- Cold spring stunts upper Midwest hay crop
CURRENT ISSUE
2013 Dairy Herd Management Innovation Award Contest
Do you have an innovative new product that is useful to dairy producers? Submit your entry to the third annual Dairy Herd Management Innovation Award contest!
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