New warm-weather calf starter
Nutritional adjustments for cold stress have become fairly common in calf-rearing. Now there’s an option to fine-tune starter nutrition to compensate for heat stress as well.
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Strong and steady
Demand for springer heifers remains strong nationwide, with prices increasing or remaining steady in all four monitored locations. The brightest spot is Texas, where springer prices received as much as a 30 percent bump compared to last month, and are considerably higher than they were there a year ago. For example, approved/medium springers in Texas were $600-$1,075 last April, compared to $1,000-$1,175 this year. Equity Livestock at Stratford, Wis., also reported a huge crowd at its April 2 auction, with strong demand for springers. Heifer calf prices were steady with month-ago levels.
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Johne’s Disease: going, going, gone?
While federal funding to eradicate Johne’s Disease is essentially gone, the disease itself is not.
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USDA finalizes disease traceability rules
The USDA has published new regulations for improving the traceability of U.S. livestock moving across state lines.
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Critical hours of calving management
How we assist calving cows and their newborn calves can dramatically affect the calf survival outcome. Here’s what the latest research says about what we should do to help.
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Poll: What role does Facebook play in your regular personal and business communication?
A) I use Facebook mostly for personal pleasure and networking.
B) I use Facebook for professional networking and agricultural/dairy industry information.
C) I use Facebook for both personal use and professional information/networking.
D) I am not a frequent user of Facebook for any reason.
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Dairy industry turbulence could settle this year
Purdue Extension dairy specialist Mike Schultz says the second half of 2013 could bring relief to financially strained dairy enterprises. Still, a lot of it depends on feed.
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Animal ID, record keeping vital to successful operation
Permanent animal ID offers benefits for animal management, cost savings, food safety and disease surveillance. The Beef Quality Assurance program explains how.
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Cornell 2013 Dairy Nutrition Shortcourse
Cornell University will present its semi-annual Dairy Nutrition Shortcource June 3-6, at the W.H. Miner Institute, Chazy, N.Y.
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Control lameness in dairy animals
Here is advice on how you can minimize lameness in your herd.
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Calf-Tel announces 2013 Facebook photo contest
Calf-Tel announced its first Facebook photo contest. The year-long social media event will highlight calf management strategies and experiences for dairy producers of all scopes and sizes.
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- Ag markets diverge just before the long holiday weekend
- Study suggests dairy herd water quality linked to milk production
- Wis. lawmakers question challenges to large wells
- Traders evening up positions ahead of the weekend Friday
- Bio-Vet and Keller break ground on new facility
- NOAA: Get ready for a busy hurricane season
- Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
- White House urges Senate to cut crop insurance in farm bill
- Class III futures close out quietly last week
- 4 rules for growing a business or industry
- Drop in U.S. underground water levels has accelerated
- Ongoing wave of Calif. metal theft prompts further legislation
