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Progressive Dairyman doesn’t have a Washington, D.C. bureau office. Unfortunately, dairy issues don’t grab elected officials’ attention often enough to warrant one. But this past New Year’s Eve, I wished we would have had just a cubicle there.
The annual Pennsylvania Dairy Summit will take place Feb. 6-7, 2013 at the Lancaster Host Resort in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Progressive Dairyman recently reached out to some of the presenters and asked them to provide a preview of their upcoming topics.
Although the dairy industry has struggled for several years, there are still those who pursue a life on the farm and try to find a balance in running a successful dairy business.
Seth and Kaia Darling are no different. They currently raise 575 dairy heifers on their farm near Round Lake, Minnesota.
Our progressive panel is back this issue to discuss manure handling on their respective operations. These producers have previously discussed calf and heifer raising and A.I. and breeding in Progressive Dairyman. New to this issue’s panel is Eric Risser, representing Meadow Vista Farms. Eric oversees nutrient management on the 750-cow operation.
This article was #16 of the Top 25 most well-read articles on www.progressivedairy.com in 2013. It was published in the January 21, 2013 print issue. Click here for the full list of the Top 25.
Debunking the myth that sand bedding cannot be used on a farm with an anaerobic digester, we profiled the digester system (including sand separation equipment) at Central Sands Dairy. While the farm is keeping 99 percent of sand from the entering the digester, Adam Onan, a manager at the dairy, said one downside is getting the separated sand dry.
Farm parents mentor their children – working side by side. And generations mature, as one teaches the other how to work with cows and the land. What dairy farm dad or mom has not been asked by friends, “Do you think one of the kids will take over the farm? Do you think they’ll keep the cows?” We teach, they learn, and the farm goes on.
Right after Christmas, the store windows fill up with hearts, cupids and flowers attracting lovers to remember their one-and-only. Valentines, chocolate candy and pajama-gram commercials fill the airways and the Internet. It is a free-for-all of expectations of what a lover is to do to prove never-ending affection.
There are various theories on how they came about, depending on what coffee machine in Canaseraga you were leaning on and what old-timer you were talking to. Some would say they’re hippies who had moved into the woods and gone native. Others think they’re offspring of Bigfoot.
One of the first steps of conservation planning is understanding the landowner’s goals and objectives. In fact, this step is so important that if we plan without it, the plan fails.
I recently visited a dairy farm in northern Michigan. As part of my duties, I was tasked with evaluating the planning effort of an agronomist applying for a planning certificate. This story is not about the agronomist – but the farm family.
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