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Technology, prevention methods will highlight NMC meeting

January 16, 2015

Emily Caldwell Gwin

Memphis, Tennessee, will host the 54th annual National Mastitis Council meeting Feb. 1-3, 2015. Attendees will have the opportunity to see the famous Peabody ducks, as the meeting is being held at Memphis’s popular downtown hotel.

Timing is everything in milk prep procedure for Michigan farm

January 16, 2015

Ashley Messing-Kennedy

When talking to Brett Feldpausch, manager and partner of his family’s dairy farms, Rich-Ro Dairy Farms in central Michigan, you can tell he takes his job seriously. “We have good employees, but we want to make sure they have the tools to do their jobs well,” Feldpausch says. That is why he installed his version of a parlor timer.

Just dropping by ... Writing your memories in advance

January 16, 2015

So often, I just let life happen; I go from one task to another, one phone call to the next, one meal at a time from the fridge to the table. No thought. No planning. Just living one minute to the next .... I heard a saying once that haunts my mind every time I reach the whirlwind finish of another year.

Mechanics Corner: Welding tips from the ‘experts’

January 16, 2015

Lynn Jaynes

Oftentimes we put the professional experts in this column – those with Ph.D.’s and other title acronyms behind their names. We appreciate them. We depend on them. They present instruction refined through the process of experience and training.

The Milk House: Losing Champ

January 16, 2015

Ryan Dennis

One of the biggest news stories last year was undoubtedly missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. The Boeing 777 left Kuala Lampur International Airport on March 8 heading towards Beijing and in mid-flight disappeared from all radar systems.

The Manure Spreader: Quilting

January 16, 2015

Tim Moffett

Lesson learned. If you think you can skip just one farm-related meeting, you are wrong. Whether it is a co-op, local FFA, fundraiser or church business meeting – you have to be there. I missed one last month, and much to my dismay I was voted director of events for the Farm and Quilt Fest.

The View from Here: Soil health is in the news

January 16, 2015

Mike Gangwer

Soil health is in the news. My agency, NRCS, is investing significant resources in soil health. I am pleased.The term soil health has multiple meanings, but we all can agree the term is rooted in the systems approach of managing soils.

On the Edge of Common Sense: The Food Age

January 16, 2015

Baxter Black

According to a food scientist at the University of Arizona, more than 100,000 plant and animal varieties have become endangered over the last quarter-century. In addition, it is commonly believed that only about 100 species of crops and livestock provide most of the food in the world.

First USDA forecast shows normal water supply for much of the West

January 15, 2015

A normal water supply is predicted for much of the West, while the Southwest, Sierra Nevada region and Pacific Northwest are beginning the year drier than normal, according to data from the first 2015 forecast of the USDA's National Water and Climate Center (NWCC).

Professional Dairy Producers Foundation awards grants for 2015 education projects

January 15, 2015

The Professional Dairy Producers Foundation (PDPF) board of directors has made its funding decisions for education projects for dairy producers and their communities. The following projects will receive funding:

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