Profit Tips
Drug residue prevention manual updated
An updated version of the Milk and Dairy Beef Drug Residue Prevention Manual for 2012 is available from the National Milk Producers Federation.
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Fuel up small calves in winter
The energy requirement of calves housed in unheated facilities increases during the winter months due to cold stress.
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Are you tracking feed inventory?
One step to aid in feed cost management is tracking feed inventories. This simple step is a key component to better feed management decisions.
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Was your harvest a success?
Now that corn silage harvest is complete, it’s time to size up your results. Fermentation analysis is a useful tool to help evaluate all factors that contribute to successful silage-making.
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Gold Standards III are here
Gold Standards III, industry standards for animal welfare for dairy calves and heifers, are now available for all producers.
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Heifers can succeed on distillers grains
If you’re looking for a high-quality heifer feed with a lower cost than traditional corn and soybean feed grains, you should consider distillers grains, says Tamilee Nennich, Purdue Extension dairy nutrition specialist.
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Focus on dry-off for better milk quality
Just like the off-season for an athlete, the dry-cow period is more than an opportunity to let your cows rest. Dry-cow mastitis management needs to prepare and condition your dry cows for a successful next lactation.
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Learn something every day
Peter Bregman, author and strategic business advisor, recently shared some tips on how to reclaim your life from distractions on the American Express Open Forum blog.
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How-to manure management DVD available
A new how-to video from Iowa Learning Farms and the Iowa Manure Management Action Group (IMMAG) offers suggestions, tips and reminders about manure application.
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3 steps to save energy and money
SaveEnergy is a new tool now available to help dairy farmers save energy and improve their bottom-line.
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3 questions every manager should ask
Asking the right questions is an essential skill of a great boss. Yet many fail to inquire enough. According to the Harvard Business Review, here are three types of questions you should be asking:
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- 4 rules for growing a business or industry
- Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast
- Ag markets seemed to follow gold higher Monday afternoon
- Online systems keeps exporters abreast of market regulations
- April milk production up 0.3 percent
- New crop cottonseed market rallies in face of tight supplies
