Progressive Dairy
Mitigating heat stress effects with EPA/DHA omega-3
Review your management and nutrition practices through the lens of reducing inflammation to recapture glucose for the mammary gland and improve cow health.
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Fat mobilization: Connecting metabolic and infectious diseases in transition cows
Reducing the inflammatory response in fat tissues will limit lipolysis intensity and limit the risk for developing clinical ketosis and other inflammatory diseases.
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Biochar as a potential tool for manure management
With the boom in anaerobic digestion system installations and a growing interest in carbon credits, the potential for on-farm biochar production may not be far off.
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Using milking duration and milking speed to make and evaluate management decisions
Evaluating current milking settings can improve production in your parlor.
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Dairy risk management calendar: April 2023
Progressive Dairy provides monthly online updates of important dates, reports and advice affecting risk management decisions.
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Retain employees with a winning workplace culture
Even if you’ve never thought about culture, your farm has a culture, and it is impacting your employee retention.
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Weekly Digest: January 2023 DMC payments top $57 million
Here is a brief look at the news affecting dairy producers for the week of March 19-25, 2023.
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Focus on feed hygiene for resilient cows
Steps to help minimize feed contamination on-farm and improve feed hygiene to limit a cow’s exposure to pathogens and toxins.
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