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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have identified the primary site where the virus that causes foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) begins infection in cattle. This discovery could lead to development of new vaccines to control and potentially eradicate FMD, a highly contagious and sometimes fatal viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals that is considered the most economically devastating livestock disease in the world.
The following is an excerpt from a blog posted by blogger and Proud to Dairy member Nancy Grossi.
The North Bay Dairy Women was established in 1965 and is a local organization, with the purpose behind it being to educate consumers about dairy and dairy farms and to promote the dairy industry.
An estimated 140,000 visitors, including 24,000 international visitors, attended EuroTier 2010, an international trade show held in Hannover, Germany, November 16-19. EuroTier is recognized as the world’s “top event for animal production”. This event is sponsored and organized by the Frankfurt-based German Agricultural Society (DLG).
Cattle and beef markets across the board have jumped sharply in the past several weeks and both Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures prices suggest that the industry is in for an extended period of largely unprecedented cattle prices.
Click here to download a pdf of the latest Industry Watch List update, provided by Dairy Management Inc (DMI). This update focuses on animal activism and provides information about mainstream media claims regarding USDA and DMI. PD
The Southern Regional Dairy Challenge was held November 18-20 at Mississippi State University in Tupelo, Mississippi. The host farms were Graham Dairy in Thaxton and Heritage Dairy Farm in Holly Springs. Jeremy Graham (pictured at right) of Graham Dairy and Grandy Ladner of Heritage Dairy Farm shared their thoughts on the event.
Q. What suggestion from the students are you most likely to implement on your operation?
GRAHAM: The students recommended altering the transition diet for our dry cows. We are primarily a grass-based dairy, and we have used corn silage as a supplement for only the milking herd. So it's an abrupt change, especially for the first calf heifers, to go from a diet with no corn silage to one with it. We're also looking at ways to improve our somatic cell count.
We're counting down our Top 25 most well-read articles in 2010 on www.progressivedairy.com. Each article features a summary, and many have follow-up questions and responses or updates on the topic discussed.
Christmastime always makes me remember the people and acts of kindness for which I have heartfelt gratitude. Private thank-you notes have been sent, but sometimes that’s just not enough to say how much I appreciate what’s been done. Public recognition is required.
As we leave yet another difficult year, it is easy to lay our failings on outside forces and other people. While failures can certainly come from outside, triumph always comes from within ourselves. Seventeen centuries ago, St. Jerome, the translator of the Latin Vulgate Bible, wrote, “Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you.”
If our peace and our triumph come from within, then it only makes sense that we should take steps to improve ourselves. Physical training, while important, will not alone bring success. We need to think. St. Jerome said it this way, “What good is speed if the brain has oozed out on the way?” By pushing ourselves in what we know, we cannot only have a greater peace within ourselves, but an understanding of how we can respond to the forces outside our control. Even recent history helps.
