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American Dairymen May/June 2024
This Issue Brings You:
- Regenerative Agriculture on a Dairy Farm
- Being In Control
- Best Practices for Dealing with Downed Cows
- Dairy Labor: A Crucial Issue for Many Dairies
- Eight Proven Methods to Prevent Mastitis and Boost Milk Yield
- Technical Herd Management in the Modern Day
- PBI Systems: Parlor Systems That Work For You
- Understanding Milk Routines and Improving Performance
- Goat Vaccination Program
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3 Secrets to Sand Bedding Success
3 Secrets to Sand Bedding Success It matters where your dairy’s sand bedding comes from. Article and photo courtesy of McLanahan Corporation HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pennsylvania. [May 16, 2024] – Sand bedding is synonymous with dairy cow comfort; that’s why it’s often called the gold standard. Sand is a forgiving, comfortable deep bed for cows, and it’s […]
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Building Better Beef Crosses Starts on Day One
Building Better Beef Crosses Starts on Day One Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s (DCHA) May 22 webinar features “Building Better Beef Crosses Starts on Day 1.” Olivia Genther-Schroeder, Purina Animal Nutrition, will lead this free, one-hour educational offering, which starts at 12 p.m. Central time (Chicago time). During the webinar, Genther-Schroeder will share why raising […]
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FFA Student Survey Shows High Interest in Career in Agriculture, Concerns with Start-Up Costs
FFA Student Survey Shows High Interest in Career in Agriculture, Concerns with Start-Up Costs WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – May 13, 2024 – A recent survey conducted by the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers (CSIF) at the 2024 Iowa FFA Leadership Conference shows that 70 percent of students would like to farm in the future […]
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Dairy Defined: FMMO Formulas Need to Reflect Today’s Realities
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 13, 2024 CONTACT Alan Bjerga 703-243-6111 ext. 372 abjerga@nmpf.org Dairy Defined: FMMO Formulas Need to Reflect Today’s Realities ARLINGTON, VA – Way back in the 1930s, one of the original motivations behind creating the Federal Milk Marketing Order system was to provide incentives for farmers to produce better milk. Much […]
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Regenerative Agriculture on a Dairy Farm
Paul and Erin Kernaleguen are dairy farmers and soil consultants near Birch Hills, Saskatchewan, committed to regenerative practices in growing forage for their cattle. They farm with Paul’s Parents, Jos and Brenda.
“We were a very conventional dairy operation until 2012 when we started looking at doing some things differently because our weather was super-wet for a couple years. Our average annual precipitation is about 12 inches of moisture, but we’d had two years in a row with about 40 to 50 inches, which made farming extremely difficult!” says Paul.
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