Articles Tagged with ''legacy''

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Find them faster: Five tips for catching fresh cow illness early

April 2, 2014
Peggy Coffeen
This article was #10 of the Top 25 most well-read articles on www.progressivedairy.com in 2014. It was published in the April 4, 2014 Extra e-newsletter. Dr. Gary Oetzel at the University of Wisconsin – Madison gave a few pieces of advice for monitoring health in the fresh cow pen. Headlocks are a must among this group, as they allow employees to monitor feed intakes, cow behavior and watch for visual signs of sickness or infection.
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Research: Canola meal and high-forage diets go hand-in-hand

April 2, 2014
Essi Evans
Higher grain prices in recent years have encouraged dairy producers to consider increasing the amount of forage and byproduct ingredients in rations for lactating dairy cows. Because this differs from past traditional diets, a feeding study led by Dr. Kenneth Kalscheur at South Dakota State University was conducted to evaluate milk production with diets with elevated levels of forage and byproducts.
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Dairy Farmers of Canada invites visit to virtual dairy farm

April 1, 2014
Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) recently launched a new website dedicated to the commitment of dairy farmers and the quality of Canadian milk. The site provides information about 100 percent Canadian milk and includes six videos about healthy cows, safety standards, accountability, strict regulations, consistent quality and innovation – all of upmost importance to Canadian dairy farmers.
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New P5 quota increase aims to stimulate milk production

April 1, 2014
In order to further stimulate milk production, an adjustment of quota issuance of 1.5 percent, effective April 1, is required to address longer term needs. This increase includes the 0.5 percent quota issuance increase announced last month. Therefore, the total increase will be 1.5 percent.


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National traceability and assurance programs being developed for dairy sector

April 1, 2014
Pierre Lemieux, parliamentary secretary to Canada’s Minister of Agriculture, and Gord Brown, member of Parliament for Leeds – Grenville, have announced support of nearly $945,000 under the AgriMarketing Program for the dairy sector to develop and implement a national traceability program and implement an assurance program for dairy production.


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Online survey available for National Dairy Study

April 1, 2014
Dairy Cluster 2 has approved funding of a National Dairy Study of Canadian dairy herds to begin in 2015. This study will be similar in scope to the National Animal Health Management Systems (NAHMS) dairy studies that have been undertaken in the U.S. by the USDA.
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New Select Sires employees complete orientation

April 1, 2014
Seventeen professional technicians, sales representatives, Select Mating Service (SMS) genetic consultants, beef specialists and information systems staff participated in Select Sires’ employee orientation March 25-26 at company headquarters in Plain City, Ohio.
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