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An opportunity for capturing higher profits may be hiding in a herd’s voluntary waiting period (VWP).
“With better control of when cows get pregnant, you can then control the timing of the pregnancies to when cows make you the most money.”
Promoting a surface on which cows want to lie down is about more than just comfort. The bedding material a dairy chooses plays a critical role in preventing mastitis, reducing injury, regulating temperature and fitting into the overall management system.
With the ongoing partial government shutdown and debate over a border wall, proposal to create a “blue card” program for improperly documented dairy and other ag workers and protect them against deportation has been introduced in both houses of Congress.
One recent morning, I caught bits and pieces of a segment on gratitude from the Today Show. I caught enough of it to make the snap decision to make “gratitude” my word of the year for 2019, but not enough to go back and find the segment online.
Intravenous (IV) fluids are the fastest and most effective way to reverse severe dehydration in a calf, and an intravenous catheter allows for extended fluid therapy.
How did you get started in photography?
I first started in photography while I was in college at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. I took one class and fell in love with it. However, I have another passion for design and marketing, and that’s what I followed first.
Dairy producers understand competency in the financial side of the dairy business is critical to its success. Even more critical is for the next generation on our dairies to acquire these skills.
You’re busy – milking cows, managing employees and attending farm meetings and conferences. With that in mind, Progressive Dairyman looks at issues in the news impacting you and your dairy business.
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