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1310PD: Breeders' Circle

August 30, 2010

ABS boosts global sire lineup With the release of the August 2010 sire summary data, ABS added sixteen new Holstein sires to its active global lineup. Among the group of new sires added to the lineup, ABS added five elite TPI sires with Doberman, Winston and Adrian debuting in the Top 100 TPI. High-ranking TPI ABS graduates include the following. 29HO13359 Beer-Crest Bremer Adrian – Backed by nine generations of cows over 100,000 pounds milk lifetime, hails from the same cow family as 29HO13325 Magnetism and combines high NM$ (+538), longevity (+5.4 PL) and balanced type

Where are interest rates headed?

August 30, 2010

Fluctuations in the prime rate are of great concern to agricultural operations. The prime rate has traditionally been the interest rate that banks charge their best customers, and it strongly influences the setting of other interest rates. The prime rate varies little among banks, and banks generally adjust their rates at the same time. As a result, agricultural managers are among the many now asking: “Where are interest rates headed?”

Like Christmas shopping, seasonality is found in every commodity

August 30, 2010

Only 115 shopping days until Christmas! I’ll bet you can hardly wait! Likely, you have been losing sleep over what gifts you will buy for those special people in your life. Perhaps you are spending endless hours combing through catalogs and surfing the Internet for ideas. Maybe you have even begun scripting your first rough draft of your own list. Sound ridiculous? Quite! … at least to me. However, it is this same kind of spirit that should be applied when talking about milk marketing.

Genomics: A great tool, now with proven results

August 30, 2010

TRENDING TOPIC ARTICLE: A.I. & BREEDING Published: September 1, 2010 print issue of Progressive Dairyman In this past article, Nate Zwald and Gerbrand van Burgsteden of Alta Genetics highlighted the benefits of genomics and the data to back it up. Scroll down or to jump to the article.

Are you being progressive enough with your finances to survive a tough market?

August 30, 2010

We all know and sorely miss the “good old” days in which a dairyman was able to call his banker and ask for more money to purchase cows, feed and rolling stock, etc. and then to plan on the money being in the account by the time he hung up the phone. Now the approach of doing business as a dairy is evolving and involving more financial players actively at the table. Eighteen months of low milk prices has drained generations of equity from a dairy’s balance sheet and called for critical changes in business practices.

Prepare your dairy for winter

August 30, 2010

The short, cold days of winter are just a faded memory, but they will be back. Now is the time to prepare. Insulating a water pipe or trough against frosty temperatures is much easier now than fixing the mess when a pipe bursts. A little gravel placed now can keep you out of the mud this winter. The following checklist of animal care and facilities maintenance will help you prepare your dairy for the shorter, colder, wetter days ahead.

Keys to successful planning for strengthening your business

August 30, 2010

Planning is one of the most important but poorly utilized management tools of businesses. This is true whether the focus is on planning a start-up business, operations planning, expansion planning, strategic planning or other planning. Below are a dozen keys to successful planning that you should focus on before and during the planning process. The planning environmentBefore you begin the planning process you need to create the proper environment within your business. This will increase your chances of having a productive planning effort.

Transition cows: Preparing for fall challenges

August 30, 2010

One of the critical time frames in a cow’s life is around the time before and after calving. Proper dry cow nutrition and management is critical, since decisions made during this period will have a tremendous impact on milk production and health during the next lactation. As producers begin to think about the next fall harvesting season, it is important also to keep in mind how the cows coming into lactation will be affected by season and the potential new forages that will be provided to this group.

Whittle Farms use gravity to its advantage for manure handling

August 30, 2010

When the Whittle family in Volga, Iowa, began contemplating a switch to sand bedding, they knew their manure-handling system would also need an overhaul to make it an optimal change. The end result incorporated sand settling lanes and weep cells, something they had never seen done before.

Emergency planning: How to manage a manure spill

August 30, 2010

Manure spills are typically caused by the mechanical failure of equipment or strictly an accident, much more so than mere negligence, according to recently released information from U.S. extension agents. They can also be due to improper application or poor management of storage facilities. With proper planning and prevention, such a spill can be dealt with quickly before the 5 o’clock news is at your door.

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1310PD: Breeders' Circle

Where are interest rates headed?

Like Christmas shopping, seasonality is found in every commodity

Genomics: A great tool, now with proven results

Are you being progressive enough with your finances to survive a tough market?

Prepare your dairy for winter

Keys to successful planning for strengthening your business

Transition cows: Preparing for fall challenges

Whittle Farms use gravity to its advantage for manure handling

Emergency planning: How to manage a manure spill

Is managing for drought the new norm?

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