Special Sections
Maintaining client relationships in good times and bad
(11/19/2009)
Long term success in any consultant-client relationship not only depends on the competence of the consultant, but the relationship that you build with the entire dairy team.
Chinese Prime Minister: 'I have a dream ...'
(1/13/2009)
In 2006, Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao visited a dairy farm in the Sichuan Province and proclaimed he had a dream to provide all Chinese, especially children, with approximately 18 ounces of milk per day.
Determine silage density
(10/9/2008)
Up to 20 percent of silage can be lost if it is not packed densely enough.
Talk it over
(10/9/2008)
Generation farm transfers involve much more than land and assets.
Steps to reduce lameness
(10/9/2008)
Create a lameness-management program to help you find and treat lame cows faster.
Minimize the manure mess
(10/9/2008)
Find out how to better manage the amount of manure that leaves the farm.
Virginia Tech takes top honors
(10/9/2008)
Virginia Tech took home top honors, winning the overall team title at the 88th Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest.
Vreba Hoff Dairy 2 wins Forage Super bowl
(10/9/2008)
More than 240 entries from 24 states competed for top honors in the 25th annual World’s Forage Analysis Super Bowl held in conjunction with World Dairy Expo.
Develop dehorning protocols
(9/30/2008)
Researchers at the University of Guelph suggest the following when it comes to dehorning calves.
Biosecurity a growth opportunity
(9/30/2008)
According to the National Animal Health Monitoring System’s Dairy 2007 study, only 23 percent of dairies required any disease testing prior to introducing new cattle to the operation.
Better stall management decreases lameness
(9/30/2008)
Lameness can be a tricky issue to make progress on because it often requires multiple solutions, says Dan Weary, animal welfare expert at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
Keep air out of silage
(9/30/2008)
Limin Kung, silage expert at the University of Delaware, reminded AABP audiences that air is the enemy of good silage.
Case study: waste-milk protocols needed
(9/30/2008)
Non-saleable waste milk can be an economical feed for calves, as a growing number of dairies and calf ranches have learned.
Veterinarians urged to become advocates for animal ag
(9/30/2008)
The entire food system is different than it’s ever been, Charlie Arnot, president of CMA Consulting, LLC, a Kansas City, Mo.-based consulting firm that manages the Center for Food Integrity, told AABP audiences last week.
Subclinical Mastitis
(6/1/2007)
Mason Dixon Farms, DeLaval Images
(6/1/2006)
Focus On: Fresh Cows
(3/17/2006)
Dairy Herd Management magazine provides valuable information and links on fresh cows.
Milk Quality 2005
(6/1/2005)
Dairy Herd Management's annual issue, enhanced with sponsors, surveys and links.
Focus On: Silage Management
(9/1/2004)
Dairy Herd Management magazine and Bovine Veterinarian magazine join together to provide valuable information and links on silage.
Milk Quality 2004
(6/1/2004)
Dairy Herd Management's annual issue, enhanced with sponsors, surveys and links.
BSE: A special section
(1/6/2004)
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, also known as Mad-Cow Disease, has shown up in Great Britain, Japan and Canada in recent years, destroying the beef economies in those areas and hurting beef demand worldwide. On Dec. 24, 2003, the United States was added to that list.
High-level warning of terrorist threat
(12/23/2003)
Recommendations during orange- and red-alert status.
Cooperatives Working Together
(9/2/2003)
The Cooperatives Working Together program was designed to make the milk industry more profitable by decreasing the number of cows in prodution.
Transferring a family business
(6/30/2003)
In a series of articles, Shirley Roenfeldt covered the topic of transferring a family business from one generation to the next.
Milk Quality 2003
(6/1/2003)
Dairy Herd Management's annual issue, enhanced with sponsors, surveys and links.
Mastitis
(5/6/2003)
Bovine Veterinarian Editor Geni Wren covered the topic in a series of articles and that series is enhanced with Dairy Herd Management stories.
