Dairy Herd Management
Are activists really in it for clean air?
The irony is huge: Activists who profess a desire for a clean environment would rather see dairy farmers get in trouble than have the farmers work proactively with regulators on finding solutions.
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8 potential bottlenecks when raising calves and heifers
Carefully managing critical control points as calves and heifers grow and develop will help avoid setbacks along the way.
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LED lighting shines on dairies
Efficiency and lighting quality are attractive to producers.
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The goal: pregnant cows
The goal on any dairy should be to get cows pregnant. The metric we need to evaluate to determine if we are reaching this goal is the 21-day pregnancy rate.
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Milk-quality conundrum
Nearly 93 percent of the milk in the U.S. is below 400,000 somatic cell count (SCC), but none of our international trading partners see that. They see 750,000.
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Recognition for the young people helping to feed a hungry world
The publishers of Dairy Herd Management announce the “40 Under 40” awards program to recognize young people making significant contributions to America’s food system.
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They're among the 'Greenest of the Green'
On April 23, the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy announced the winners of the second annual U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards, recognizing dairy farms and businesses that advance the industry’s commitment to healthy products, healthy communities and a healthy planet.
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Birds be gone
Here is some advice to help you decide on the right bird-control strategy for your farm.
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Economist: Don't try to out-guess the market
It’s hard enough trying to anticipate the price of milk and the price of feed.
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Add 20 more pounds to the herd average by 2020
There are various strategies, but none of them may be more ripe for tweaking than transition cow management.
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Name game: Dairy faces challenges on several fronts
In late March, a British court ruled that Chobani could not market “Greek yogurt” in the United Kingdom unless the yogurt is actually made in Greece.
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