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When I was a child, time seemed to move like cooling taffy. There was plenty of time to play. There was time for long conversations on the front porch and around the dinner table. There was time to make a quilt and time to embroider. There was time to visit with a friend and take a long walk in the forest.
In this column, I have often written that the best investment we make is an investment in people. Specifically, helping them understand the importance of bringing meaning to their lives.
For those choosing public service, the meaning is service to others, empathy for those less fortunate and compassion for those stuck in a life void of self-determination and opportunity.
Dairy producers and industry consultants attending Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin's Managers Academy heard from business management expert Dr. Allan Gray as part of the annual three-day training event.
Gray sought to distinguish for the more than 80 dairy owners, managers and consultants in the room the difference between leadership and management. Click here to see photos from the event.
This article was #10 of the Top 25 most well-read articles on www.progressivedairy.com in 2013. It was published in the Jan. 30, 2013 Extra e-newsletter. Click here for the full list of the Top 25.
In late 2012, dairy producers were introduced to milk-based pregnancy testing, a new method to determine whether cows are bred or open. Maine-based IDEXX Laboratories partnered with Antel Bio Systems to bring the IDEXX Milk Pregnancy Test to the market, while Animal Profiling International, Inc. (API) of Portland, Oregon, launched EasyPreg. Both of these tests determine pregnancy based on the concentration of pregnancy-associated glycoproteins (PAGs), and they do so with a high level of accuracy when samples are taken at 35 days or more after breeding.
Have you considered the potential impact genomics could have on your herd? This is a topic that has probably crossed most dairy producers’ minds. On January 14, 2013, Dr. Chad Dechow, associate professor of dairy cattle genetics at Penn State University, led a webinar focusing on the “potentials” and “pitfalls” of genomic selection.
Dechow began by pointing out that everyone has a different perspective on genomics as well as the right and wrong areas in which to use genomics.
One of the top educational conferences in the country, the Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference is dedicated to helping dairy producers learn new ways of increasing their profitability by doing more with less. In its 11th year, the conference plans to deliver a high impact program.
Leading experts will make presentations on topics ranging from labor management and community connections to calf nutrition and global issues concerning the dairy industry. Read below to see a sampling of the educational sessions.
Author of this post David Butler is Alltech’s Web Marketing Manager. He launched Alltech’s blog in 2010, which covers a variety of topics and can be found at www.alltech.com/blog/
I have been working on my New Year’s Resolutions and have hit a roadblock. Somehow the list looks a lot like it did last year, and the year before that.
On December 11, 2012, Jeffrey Bewley and Joseph Taraba from the University of Kentucky led a webinar on the topic of compost bedded pack barns. Throughout the hour-and-a-half long presentation, the presenters covered different areas relating to this type of system, such as the benefits, design considerations and costs.
“It’s important to recognize upfront that the management of the system is the most important part to its success,” Bewley, assistant professor in the Department of Animal and Food Sciences, says.
Stephen Bird, Product Manager at Big Ass Fans, talks with Progressive Dairyman about BAFWorks, how to use this app and why it is beneficial to livestock producers.
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