Dr. Rodrigo Bicalho of Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine recently published promising new research indicating the possibility for a future vaccine that would be effective at preventing metritis. Progressive Dairyman Editor Walt Cooley interviewed him about the research.

The University of Kentucky recently released a new fact sheet on fresh cow health management. The 15-page document includes photo tutorials, scoring systems and record sheets to aid in fresh cow handling from one to 21 days in milk.

Sometimes there’s just so many good articles in one issue you need a bit more space to promote them all. This is one of those issues. Read about a few I suggest you review in this issue.

This month a new feature-length cinematic documentary about six young farmers and ranchers from around the country, Farmland, will open in U.S. theaters. The movie was produced by Allentown Productions with financial support from the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance. Progressive Dairyman Editor Walt Cooley spoke with the film’s director James Moll and one of the movie’s real-life farmers, David Loberg of Carroll, Nebraska.

A recent research article published in the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association’s quarterly magazine caught my attention. The researcher, Brian E. Roe, wanted to answer the question: How well do farmers tolerate risk?

Recently, I’ve had several inquiries as to where I’ve been lately, as my face has not appeared on this page a few times already this year. I’m still here. However, you’ll continue to see a few different faces on this page from time to time.

About half of those receiving this issue of the magazine will be reading Progressive Dairyman for the first time. We welcome you to our family!Our magazine is published by a family-owned business that has been producing dairy-focused content for more than 25 years.

At Progressive Dairyman, we get to see and write about the coolest new technology available to today’s dairy farmers. These advancements often save time, increase revenue, maximize resources – and sometimes do all three.

Canadian farm consultant and mediator Mark Andrew Junkin recently released a new book about how ag families deal with transition and changes in their business. Junkin started consulting with dairy farmers in Ontario, Canada.