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Conductive cooling: Could it be the new cow comfort concept?

April 8, 2014

Peggy Coffeen

This article was #19 of the Top 25 most well-read articles on www.progressivedairy.com in 2014. It was published in the April 11, 2014 Extra e-newsletter. GEA Farm Technologies introduced conductive cooling at World Ag Expo earlier this year. The technology included heat exchanger panels buried underneath the sand in deep-bedded freestalls.

Western corn rootworm resistance to Bt corn confirmed in more Illinois counties

April 8, 2014

With the addition of three more counties, a total of five Illinois counties have now reported confirmed cases of field-evolved resistance to Bt corn (Cry3Bb1 protein) by western corn rootworm, and a University of Illinois entomologist says now is the time to move forward aggressively with integrated pest management (IPM) strategies.

Video: A second NCBA group responds to the ranch equipment poll

April 8, 2014

Progressive Cattleman asked NCBA attendees "What's the most important piece of equipment on your ranch?" See what this group had to say. Second of two videos.

Poll: Funding forage research with seed purchase surcharges

April 7, 2014

This time we asked Progressive Forage Grower readers a theoretical question: If forage research funding shifted to the private sector, how should those funds be collected?

Center for Dairy Excellence offers scholarships to outstanding students

April 7, 2014

Outstanding students with an interest in the dairy industry can apply to receive a $1,000 “Student Leader” scholarship, offered by the Center for Dairy Excellence Foundation of Pennsylvania.

Beef herd expansion threatened in the coming weeks

April 7, 2014

It’s April and pastures are, or should be, greening up in the southern half of the country. However, cold weather this spring has delayed pasture development in many areas. Winter conditions still exist in several regions in the northern half of the country where spring green-up is still a month away.

Materials available to help N.Y. dairy farmers prepare for OSHA inspections

April 7, 2014

The Syracuse, New York, office of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will be implementing a “Local Emphasis Program” consisting of random, unannounced dairy farm safety compliance inspections beginning in July.

Accelerated Genetics forms marketing agreement with Cogent Breeding

April 7, 2014

Wisconsin-based Accelerated Genetics (AG) has entered a joint marketing agreement with U.K.-based Cogent Breeding Ltd (CBL).

Functional conformation yields better cow comfort, welfare

April 4, 2014

Jeanette Van der Linden

“Animal welfare” and “cow comfort” have become popular buzz words around the industry. In some instances, dairy producers have been depicted as people who care more about their bottom line than the animal welfare and cow comfort it takes to properly care for and manage animals.

The bottom line: It’s a lousy argument

April 4, 2014

Time and time again I’ve heard dairy producers defend their animal welfare practices by stating “I take good care of my cows so they will take good care of me.” The argument here is that proper animal welfare is good for a dairy producer’s bottom line.

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