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Nov. 28 2012
Does your farm have growing pains? If you answered no, you're either a well-run business or you don't know what growing pains feel like yet
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Oct. 25 2012
Being tight with a buck may bring the highest net per cow and hundredweight, but with high-quality management, profit is still possible. More milk won't equal more money if a producer only focuses on efficiencies...
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Oct. 5 2012
Jack Ross Jack Ross, Lowville, N.Y., won the coveted Klussendorf-MacKenzie Award presented during the 46th World Dairy Expo, in memory of Duncan McKenzie, 1961 Klussendorf winner. On the national level,...
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Oct. 3 2012
After the first day of World Dairy Expo, the Ayrshire champions for 2012 have been named. Lynn Harbaugh, Marion, Wis., lead judge in the International Ayrshire show, assisted by Chad Ryan, Fond du lac,...
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Blog
Oct. 1 2012
Judging teams will face off at Expo, but their coaches say experiences along the way are just as rewarding as the competition. While many of us grow up competing as dairy cattle judges, a few get the chance...
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Sept. 25 2012
Grandma Hardesty gave us the pennies from her purse. We dutifully divided them equally, even with the cousins not present, and saved them in our piggy banks. A few times a year, our banks were heavy enough...
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Sept. 20 2012
Saturday night, our industry endured yet another tragic loss with the passing of a Northern Ireland dairy farmer and his two sons. The three died from effects of exposure to poisonous manure gases as sons...
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Sept. 11 2012
The ninth Hoard's Dairyman webinar of 2012 featured Gordie Jones, a veterinarian and partner at Central Sands Dairy in central Wisconsin. The operation milks 4,000 head in a 72-cow rotary where cows are...
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Article
Sept. 10 2012
Hoard's Dairyman Webinar Archives September 10, 2012: "Take your management to a higher level" presented by Gordie Jones, D.V.M. Jones shared strategies to identify and remove bottlenecks from your dairy
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Article
Sept. 10 2012
Make parlor trips peaceful Two or three times a day, free stall herds move cows from their home pen to the holding pen. By keeping a routine and using cows' natural tendencies, we can keep the trips low...
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Sept. 10 2012
Make parlor trips peaceful Two or three times a day, free stall herds move cows from their home pen to the holding pen. By keeping a routine and using cows' natural tendencies, we can keep the trips low...
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Videos
Sept. 10 2012
Gordie Jones, D.V.M. shared strategies to identify and remove bottlenecks from your dairy. He discussed organizing this review into daily, yearly and two-year cycles, as well as understanding the value...
Blog
Aug. 22 2012
Whether you are looking for tips on sand separation, thinking about using nitrification inhibitors or just looking for your next spreader, the North American Manure Expo was the place to be this morning
Blog
Aug. 17 2012
Chopping or baling soybeans can help fill forage needs. That's the message from the University of Illinois' Mike Hutjens who has posted a 7-minute video discussion on the subject
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Article
Aug. 10 2012
At the beginning of the year, forecasts indicated lower milk prices for the first half of the year but a nice recovery for the second half. So far milk prices have been lower . . . lower than many forecasted...
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July 6 2012
We've all heard the benefits of separating our first-calf heifers from their older herdmates. It provides our new cows with a chance to adapt to their surroundings, learn a new routine and, literally,...
Blog
July 2 2012
You may have heard Kelly Clarkson sing, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." However, Julia Ridpath, of the National Animal Disease Center/ARS/USDA staff, reminded dairy producers that in the case...
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June 25 2012
You may be facing challenges with the availability and expense of common bedding sources such as sawdust or the management of sand bedding. In recent years recycled manure solids have become a more prevalent...
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June 7 2012
An updated rendition of the Foster Mother's of the Human Race painting by Bonnie Mohr graced the cover of the June 2010 issue of Hoard's Dairyman
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May 31 2012
It can be a struggle to keep calf pens stocked with dry bedding, especially when the weather isn't on our side, but recent work shows that it matters