Progressive Dairy

[Podcast] Dairy feed additives: How to hit precise targets in gut health

September 18, 2025

Are dairy producers getting everything they can from their prebiotic and probiotic feed additives? The historical approach might be letting valuable ingredients go to waste. In this episode, the Papillon Agricultural Company team discusses how feed additives can be used to address specific concerns and how modern testing methods can reveal profitable opportunities.

Progressive Events: Top dairy herds showcased by SSMC

September 18, 2025

Select Sires Member Cooperative (SSMC) organized the Northeast Iowa Progeny Performance Tour on July 30. Over 70 dairy producers from Minnesota and Iowa joined the excursion.

The word of the day: Volatility

Stress test your cash-flow budget at various milk price levels to understand the impacts to margins and the overall bottom line.

September 18, 2025

Brad Guse

Yes, volatility is here, and it’s likely here to stay. But there are steps you can take to manage through it. Dust off your risk management plan to preserve working capital and discounted core equity, building a resilient business model for the future.

Road to expo: Ferme Blondin’s journey to the world’s stage

Attending World Dairy Expo is an annual feat for the team of Ferme Blondin, and one that started generations ago.

September 17, 2025

Jenn Coyne

The road to World Dairy Expo is one that can be years in the making for dairy showmen – with sweat, grit and determination to walk the colored shavings.

Tips for successfully transitioning to a supervisor position

Training should be part of the transition process for new supervisors as they learn to effectively coach and lead their new teams.

September 17, 2025

Bob Milligan

This article discusses four tips for transitioning from a full-time worker to a supervisory position. These tips also apply to all supervisors.

California Milk Advisory Board interns travel to Thailand

The California Milk Advisory Board sent its two summer interns, Anissa Borges and Dayana Limon Santiago, to its Thailand branch, where they learned about and experienced the dairy industry in Thailand.

September 17, 2025

Frances Pierce

Anissa Borges and Dayana Limon Santiago traveled to Thailand with the California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) as part of its international internship program this summer.

Calves aren’t big chicks: Know the one way egg powder helps calf raisers

Egg-derived IgY or colostrum? They are not the same. While IgYs can offer some benefits when fed daily early in life, colostrum offers calves more comprehensive protection.

September 16, 2025

Bobbi Jo Brockmann and Mark Wustenberg

Colostrum is one of Mother Nature’s most powerful and unmatched creations – the purest immunity packed with everything a calf needs to survive, thrive and grow strong. Despite what you might hear, nothing compares.

Mycotoxins: The invisible tax inside your TMR

When exploring nutritional technologies, look for products that not only address mycotoxins but also support cow health and immunity.

September 16, 2025

Aimee N. Hafla

Each year, environmental stressors such as drought, excess moisture, high temperatures, humidity and insect damage predispose crops to mold growth and subsequent mycotoxin contamination. Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites secreted by various fungi species found on crops grown for livestock feed.

Dairymen share strategies for low SCC and high efficiency at National Mastitis Council annual meeting

At the 2025 National Mastitis Council annual meeting, three dairymen shared how they maintain low somatic cell count and high milk quality in high-throughput milking systems.

September 16, 2025

Frances Pierce

During a producer roundtable at the National Mastitis Council annual meeting, Jan. 27-30, in Charlotte, North Carolina, three dairymen defined the ways they achieve low somatic cell counts (SCC) with farm protocols, training and implementing new technologies.

Uniform milk prices slip in all FMMOs for August

August FMMO uniform milk prices slide in all orders as the average falls 21 cents from the month prior.

September 15, 2025

Jenn Coyne

The Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) regional uniform milk prices slipped in August from July with all 11 orders reflecting a small month-over-month decline.