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When you set out on a trip, it’s usually a good idea to know where you are going. When it comes to breeding cows, the same theory applies.
Without knowing where you are going, how you are going to get there, or being afraid to ask for help can end up having you breeding in circles.
When it comes to key performance indicators in heifer reproduction, I continue to be amazed at how many producers around the country do not measure their heifer reproductive programs appropriately.
Historically, heifer reproduction has been overlooked because producers look at only a few reproductive measures and assume their heifer reproduction is performing well.
I grew up with Lassie, My Friend Flicka, Bonanza and Leave it to Beaver. The silver screen was graced with Disney classics like Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Old Yeller.
When a substantial section of southern Idaho was on fire last summer, I had to face my yearly recognition of the fact that if there was a disaster in my backyard – and really, it’s not an if, it’s a when – I am horribly unprepared.
As dairy farmers, we’re at the beginning of the food-production system. It’s our raw product that gets packaged by the manufacturers and shipped to the retailers before ending up in the hands of the consumer.
Winter is the season most associated with the issue of a dead car, truck or tractor battery. Indeed, even the way we purchase batteries for vehicles suggests this.
Cold-cranking amps (CCAs) are listed on many, if not all, batteries as a means to suggest the battery’s ability to crank a stubborn, cold-natured piece of equipment. That said, summer heat can cause issues with batteries as well.
Progressive Publishing is pleased to announce the addition of Peggy Coffeen as editor.
In her role, she will cover dairy-related events in the Midwest and coordinate editorial content pertaining to cow comfort, facilities and housing, hoof health, and A.I. and breeding for Progressive Dairyman’s U.S. and Canada editions.
3M Food Safety launches 48-hour yeast and mold indicator test
3M Food Safety’s new Petrifilm Rapid Yeast and Mold Count Plate is an indicator test that enables the detection of yeasts and molds in as little as 48 hours – faster, the company says, than conventional agar methods.
The Amish have many admirable traits; generosity, a work ethic, a Godly discipline, thriftiness and a small footprint on the ecology. Talk about recycling.
Distillers grains (DDGS), byproducts of the ethanol industry, are readily available in most parts of Canada and the U.S.
Wheat distillers grains are available in cooler regions, while in warmer locations corn distillers grains are dominant.
