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The following list highlights some of the upcoming educational opportunities available to you.
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New edition of Johne’s disease handbooks available
The recently updated handbooks, “Handbook for Veterinarians and Dairy Producers” and “How to do Risk Assessments and Develop Management Plans for Johne’s Disease” are now available for dairy farmers and their veterinarians who are serious about addressing Johne’s disease and stopping the financial drain of this devastating disease.
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Get Penn State’s dairy reproduction drill-down tool
The Penn State Reproduction Drill-Down Tool provides a systematic approach to critically analyze the major factors affecting heat detection rate and conception rate so that problem areas can be highlighted and discussed.
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Find your cost of production
Specialists at Michigan State University have developed a simple spreadsheet that allows dairy farmers to use their farm’s financial data to estimate their cost of producing milk. This spreadsheet is primarily based on the data generated from the Schedule F used for federal income tax filing purposes.
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Dairy Forage Tool Box seminars now online
In case you missed the Dairy Forage Tool Box seminars at World Dairy Expo, the presentations are now available online.
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Secure your business’ data storage
The computerization of business and production records in the last decade has revolutionized farm and agribusiness management.
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Labor mediation book available
The 321-page book “Party-Directed Mediation” by Gregorio Billikopf, agriculture labor specialist with the University of California–Davis is now available for the $4.95 cost of shipping and handling.
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Sustainability awards to highlight excellence across dairy supply chain
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, in affiliation with the Dairy Research Institute, has announced the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards
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Keep your ego in check
As a boss, you have to keep your ego in check if you want to create a culture in your business that encourages workers to be transparent and tell the truth, Dana Theus notes in a recent SmartBlog on Leadership post.
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“Switch on” energy savings with the right lighting
How you light a room matters, and it's no different on a dairy farm or in a milking parlor. Energy-efficient lights save energy and costs.
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6 tips to reduce exposure to E. coli
Disease-causing bacteria, such as E.coli, can have very negative effects on calves, especially calves under five days of age.
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