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The North American Farm Show Council announced that it has changed its name to Farm Show Council at the organization's annual meeting that was held recently in Charlotte, North Carolina. The change comes in an effort to modify the scope of what the Council has become, and to include international partners.
The theme of the 2011 North American Manure Expo is Professionalism in Manure Management and will include commercial field demonstrations, "hands-on" product and safety education, educational sessions and commercial vendor displays.
For the first time the event will be held in Nebraska at the Northeast Community College’s Ag Complex in Norfolk. It will take place on Wednesday, July 20, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Click here to download a pdf of the latest Export watch, provided by the U.S. Dairy Export Council. This update provides information on dairy markets, imports and exports. PD
This article was #1 in PDmag's Top 25 most-well read articles in 2011.
Summary: With nearly 7,300 pageviews, our raw milk poll easily topped the list of the most well-read articles at www.progressivedairy.com. In our August 11th issue, we explained that a particular interest group, Weston A. Price Foundation, encouraged its members to vote on the poll. This campaign led to results on the poll with 4,000 votes of "yes" and 80 votes with "no." Click here to see the results.
Do you have any idea for a hot topic poll question? Email your suggestion to editor@progressivedairy.com.
[Click here or on the image above right to see the full list of the Top 25 articles of 2011. Click here to see the list from 2010.]
Click here to download a pdf of the latest poll question from Progressive Dairyman: Should the sale of unpasteurized (raw) milk be legalized in all 50 states? Print off and mail in the form on the pdf, or use the poll on the right hand side of your screen to cast your vote online. PD
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A company using soybean oil to replace petroleum-based toner in printer cartridges will test its latest soy-based replacement product this summer on U.S. livestock operations.
SoyPrint's new soy-based insecticide is made from 95 percent soy products at various stages of refinement and is non-toxic and not harmful to livestock. It kills with effectiveness most exoskeleton insects that come in contact with it.
Mastitis continues to be one of the most costly problems in many dairy farms. Mastitis can manifest itself in either clinical or subclinical form. Clinical mastitis is when milk appears abnormal (the presence of flakes, clots, strings or if it is watery).
The mammary gland also may be warm or hard to the touch and may exhibit increased sensitivity. In severe cases, systemic signs may be apparent, such as fever, cow off feed or in shock.
Subclinical mastitis occurs when both milk and mammary gland appear normal but somatic cell counts (SCC) are elevated to a level above 200,000 cells per mL.
Katie Wirkus of Athens, Wisconsin, was selected as the state’s 64th Alice in Dairyland. Wirkus was selected from five finalists for the full-time public relations position at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP).
Fly control is one of the top issues facing dairy farmers. Summer brings warmer weather, longer days, pasture growth and grazing – things that we all look forward to during the long, cold and dark time of winter. The explosion of life in spring also brings with it the perennial and unwelcome problem of flies.
Flies cause both irritation and serious economic losses to dairy farmers by spreading disease, feeding on animals (causing blood loss) and greatly decreasing productivity in grazing cattle by triggering them to crowd together and stop feeding. Pinkeye, mastitis and other diseases such as bovine leukosis are spread among cattle by the actions of flies feeding on them.
After the introduction and live demonstration of DeLaval's newest robotic milking parlor in Gamleby, Sweden, there were many questions about the possibilities for future adaptions of the technology.
DeLaval's Jonas Hallman, director of automatic milking, fielded most of these questions. He's been working with the company's robotics division for the past three years and has seen how far the technology has already come.
In the video below Hallman discusses the technology's potential in the future.
This article was #1 in PDmag's Top 5 most-well read New Technology articles in 2011. to jump to the article.
Summary: The public display of a robotic rotary was arguably one of the most important announcements of 2011, so we weren't surprised to see this particular article top the list. Had it been included in the Top 25 most online-read articles, it would have ranked second, beat only by the raw milk poll. In fact, the YouTube videos accompanying this article, featuring a tour of the rotary and interviews with DeLaval leaders, received more than 2,000 views.
Because this article was so popular, we asked DeLaval Marketing Manager Mark Futcher some follow-up questions:
Q: What type of interest have you received? How do you quantify that interest?
A: In the U.S., the interest in DeLaval Automatic Milking Rotary (AMR) from dairy producers has varied from those who are curious about the technology to those desiring to have the country’s first commercial installation. Most of the interest has come from farmers with herd sizes ranging from 300 to 900 lactating cows.
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