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With spring approaching, a Purdue Extension dairy specialist says now is the time for dairy producers to assess their farms and work through a checklist of duties, including facility and pasture maintenance and taking inventory of forage supplies.
The Agricultural Act of 2014 repeals dairy programs that focus solely on price support, and replaces them with two new margin insurance programs.
Growing dairy profit margins on the heels of strong export demand are giving producers more opportunities to improve and repair farm equipment and facilities, a Purdue Extension dairy specialist says.
The High Plains Dairy Conference held recently in Lubbock, Texas, served as a one-stop update for many things important to the dairy industry, including the value of maintaining good employees.
Lameness problems can arise for various reasons, but the limping cow will always be seen as a welfare concern.
Two critical aspects of milk handling have helped keep safety and quality concerns at a minimal: milk cooling and pasteurization.
In business and in life we often look for silver bullets to solve our problems rather than missing links.
Pre- and post-milking teat dips should include skin conditioners like glycerin and lanolin.
New tips when grass feeding dairy cows.
If calves are not growing or losing body weight, then the start of first lactation is being delayed and potentially being compromised.
Precision dairy management involves the use of technology to measure indicators on individual animals and the use of automation to perform tasks.
Develop a plan for using homegrown forages and determine whether you need to purchase other forages.
The website facilitates the local marketing of feed commodities where livestock producers in need of high moisture corn, corn silage, hay, or straw can easily make contact with sellers.
Feeding additional sugar to lactating cows may result in improved feed efficiency and animal performance.
Measuring, recording and posting performance data can enable the whole team to achieve improvements on the farm.