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If you've attended any spring conventions this year, you may have received a copy of a new silage production manual. The 100-plus-page booklet was produced by DuPont Pioneer and released this spring.
We asked the company why it compiled the information. Responses are from DuPont Pioneer's Communications Coordinator Caitlin Keck.
I’m a proud Eagle Scout and current leader in the Boy Scouts of America, a card-carrying member, if you will. I’ve seen firsthand over the past several years how this national youth group, with more than 3.5 million members and leaders, has reacted to legal proceedings and allegations of molestation and child abuse among its ranks.
Wisconsin dairyman Brian Gerrits attended a large-herd dairy management conference just one year after the worst of the 2009 dairy crisis had passed.
When he came home, he said he realized he needed to start better managing his dairy’s margins.
I recently met an acquaintance at Western Dairy Management Conference in Reno, Nevada, last month. (Click here to see our recap of the event).
Near the end of our conversation, he thanked me for the thoughts expressed on this page each issue. He said, “I know it’s not easy to come up with something that is meaningful to say every issue. But your comments are thought-provoking.”
More attendees came to the biennial Western Dairy Management Conference in Reno, Nevada, than did in 2011. They heard topics that emphasized feed management, heifer-rearing, labor management and animal care, reproduction efficiency and facility design.
I recently returned from attending the Western Dairy Management Conference in Reno, Nevada. Attendance at the event exceeded that from 2011 – the last time the conference convened. This was encouraging given that the dairy industry continues to be a volatile marketplace.
This article was #20 of the Top 25 most well-read articles on www.progressivedairy.com in 2013. It was published in the March 13, 2013 Extra e-newsletter. Click here for the full list of the Top 25.
Progressive Dairyman asked Balchem’s Director of Marketing Scott Sorrell to explain their CSI-inspired ReaShure video that animates how and why dairy cows are metabolically challenged immediately after calving. Sorrell said, “The video format allows us to show the actual physiological processes as they happen in the transition cow, illustrating the critical role choline plays in keeping these processes working efficiently.”
Earlier this year, I attended PDPW’s annual Managers Academy. Last issue, I wrote about one of the topics the three-day program addressed – leadership. In light of recent events, I think the seminar’s other main topic needs special attention – crisis management.
Remember these two recent events: A half-hour blackout at the Super Bowl. A disabled, partially flooded Carnival cruise ship towed for several days into port.
Progressive Dairyman editors Walt Cooley and Dario Martinez attended World Ag Expo in Tulare, California, Feb. 12-14, 2013.
In addition to hosting video farm tours and seminars, the duo walked about the show looking for interesting ideas that might useful to dairy producers and industry news. Below are their thoughts and comments about what they saw. Click here or on the image at right to view this panaromic view of World Ag Expo seminars in a new window.
