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Dairy Digest, November 2007

In this Issue: Rate of Stillbirths and the Effect on Dam Survival and Reproductive Performance; Minimum Wage Increase…How are Dairy Farms Affected?; Electricity Demand Management; Penn State Housing Plans for Calves and Heifers Is Coming Soon

Dairy Digest, December 2007

In this Issue: Do Antibiotics Work as Well as They Used To?; Dry Off Dilemma; Handling of Post-pasteurized Waste Milk is Very Important; Calf Management Tips for Cold Weather; Rate Caps on Electricity Prices Are Expiring; Penn State Dairy Alliance Announces Programs for Winter-Spring 2008; Identify Bottlenecks to Higher Dairy Profitability - Register for Drill Down Workshops with PA Dairy Tool Now!

Dairy Digest, February 2008

In this Issue: Costs and Risks Associated with Natural Service Sires; Antibiotic Basics; Highlights of the Dairy 2007 Survey: Focus on Calves and Heifers; Polled Holstein History Now Online; Welcome Our New Faculty Members; Middle Managers Conference; PDMP: Dairy Alliance Technical Training Workshops

Hoofprints Newsletter December 2007

Dairy Focus Newsletter, December 2007

In this issue: Locking in a Profit; New Dairy Insurance Plan Coming to Pennsylvania; Making Informed Decisions in Choosing Farm Management Software; Milk Market Watch; Quotable Quotes

Dairy Focus Newsletter, March 2008

 

Dairy Focus Newsletter, November 2007

In this issue: Calf Housing as Medicine?; Coccidiosis: The Stealth Bomber to Dairy Operations; Milk Replacer Alternatives: Options and Costs; Calf Health - Birth to Weaning; Getting to Know the Dairy Team

Dairy Focus Newsletter, August 2007

In this issue: When Not to Sell Your Development Rights; Farm Families Communicating or Not; Farmland Preservation - to Save Our Industry; Demonstrating Your Understanding of the Five C's to Your Lender; Milk Market Watch

Dairy Focus Newsletter, June 2007

In this issue: Milking Procedures; Where to Start When Diagnosing Mastitis Problems; Evaluate Your 'Hygiene' Risk for Environmental Mastitis; Mastitis Risk Assessment and the PA Dairy Tool; Make Sure Milkers Know the 3 P's

Dairy Focus Newsletter, April 2007

In this issue: Why "Haylage in a Day" is Good for You and Your Cows; Feed Price and Milk Price Impacts on Farm Profitability; Where Have All the Profits Gone?; Help Reduce the Spread of West Nile Virus More Forage Resources Available On-line

Dairy Focus Newsletter, February 2007

In this issue: When Dairy Cows Leave Too Soon; Understanding Your Herd's Culling; Color a Biosecurity Program; Worms, Worms, Worms...Are They EATING Your Internal Profits?; Milk Market Watch

Dairy Focus Newsletter, December 2006

In this issue: Making Financial Decisions during Times of Lower Milk Prices; Milk Market Watch; Borrowing Money for Your Farm Business: What is My Lender Thinking?; Getting to Know Your Dairy Team; How Does Your Workforce Measure Up?; Securing Milk Quality Bonuses Means Money in Your Pocket; Quotable Quotes; Upcoming Events

Focus on Dairy, June 2007

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Focus on Dairy, November 2002

Focus on Dairy, October 2002

Focus on Dairy, September 2002

Focus on Dairy, August 2002

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Focus on Dairy, June 2002

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Focus on Dairy, April 2002

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Focus on Dairy, February 2002

Focus on Dairy, January 2002

Focus on Dairy, December 2001

Focus on Dairy, November 2001

Focus on Dairy, October 2001

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Focus on Dairy, July 2001

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Focus on Dairy, May 2001

Dairy Digest, April 2008

In this issue: Know Your Costs of Production; Tie Stall Dairy Barns: What’s New?; The Cheap Can Turn Out to be Expensive. Stick To the Basics!; What Happens When Electricity Rate Caps Expire?; Subscribe to Dairy Digest Online

Dairy Digest, August 2007

In this Issue: Marginal Value of Improved Pregnancy Rate; Taking Chances in Manure Pits; Update on Crossbreeding; Comparison of Sex-sorted Semen with Conventional Semen in the Reproductive Performance of Dairy Heifers; Calf research update from the 2007 ADSA meeting; Penn State Dairy Science Students Shine at ADSA Meetings; Identify Bottlenecks to Higher Dairy Profitability; Nutrition Workshop for Feed Industry Professionals; Apply Now for Fuel Tax Refund; Early Dairy Digests Now Available Online

Dairy Digest, June 2007

In this Issue: Pennsylvania and Somatic Cell Count Levels; Pasteurization Reduces Risk of Disease Transfer to Calves; Red and White Holstein History Now Online; Why Are Immigrant Farm Workers In Pennsylvania?; Two New Faculty Join the Department

Dairy Digest, April 2007

In this Issue: Bunker Silo Hazards; Animal Health Can Influence Embryonic Loss; Employee Motivation: Are They Getting What They Expect?

Dairy Digest, December 2006

In this Issue: Dairy Digest to be Published BiMonthly; Become an Employer of Choice; Age at Weaning and the Cost of Raising the Milk Fed Dairy Calf; Ethanol Plants + Distillers Grains – How Will This Impact Nutrient Management?; Know the Sulfur Content of Your Diesel Fuel; New Advanced Reproduction Workshop For PA Dairy Producers, Employees; Update on Current Research at the Penn State Dairy Center; Effect of Feeding Dry Glycerin to Dairy Cows; Calf and Heifer Workshops to be Held in February

Dairy Digest, September 2006

In this Issue: Some Thoughts on Globalization and the Dairy Workforce; What Is Your Herd's Bottleneck?; Quickly -- Fuel Tax Refund Applications Due September 30, 2006

Dairy Digest, August 2006

In this Issue: Causes of Embryonic Mortality in Cattle; Quality Living Space for Calves and Heifers; What's Going On In Calf Research Today?; Up-to-Date Dairy Plans; Troy Ott joins Dairy and Animal Science Faculty; Nutrition Workshop for Feed Industry Professionals

Dairy Digest, July 2006

In this Issue: Summertime Silage Feeding Problems; Special Cows Need Special Places; Estrous Synchronization Systems for Managing Reproduction during Periods of Heat Stress; Research: What's going on at the Penn State Dairy Research and Teaching Center: Effect of dry Propylene Glycol vs. Drenching; Dale Olver Recieves Youth Development Award

Dairy Digest, October 2004

In this Issue: Mycoplasma: An Emerging Problem in Dairy Herds; Crohn’s Disease and Johne’s Disease; Achieving Success With Systematic Breeding Programs; Handling Flood Damaged Grain Crops

Dairy Digest, June 2006

In this Issue: Hot Weather - Ready or Not!; Minimize the Adverse Affect of the Dog Days of Summer on Reproduction; Identifying Bottlenecks to Profitability on Dairy Farms

Dairy Digest, April 2006

In this Issue: Biogas - Will it Provide Energy and Odor-Free Manure?; BVD Testing at the Pennsylvania Animal Diagnostic Laboratory System; The Penn State Dairy Center: Integrating Research and Extension; Student Achievements

Dairy Digest, February 2006

In this Issue: Secrets of Dairies with Consistently Low Somatic Cell Counts; Bedded Pack Barns for Dairy Cattle; Scoring Points on the Dairy Farm Leads to Success; Cost and Other Risks Associated with Natural Service Sires

Dairy Digest, January 2006

In this Issue: Understanding Normal Milk Flow Patterns; Trends in Age at First Calving and Calving Intervals; New Job Description Generator makes preparing job descriptions easier

Dairy Digest, December 2005

In this Issue: Electrolytes For Dairy Calves; Dissemination of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium var. Copenhagen clonal types through Contract Heifer Raising Operation; Objects May Be Larger Than They Appear on Paper; Colostrum Supplements and Replacers; How to Subscribe to the Dairy Digest E-mail List

Dairy Digest, November 2005

In this Issue: Serum Mineral Status and Periparturient Disease; Strategies for Successful Weaning of Dairy Calves; Forage Choices for Feeding Dairy Cows; Increasing Your Energy Efficiency; New Job Description Generator Makes Preparing Job Descriptions Easier; Hooked on Stray Voltage; Coping with High Energy Costs

Dairy Digest, October 2005

In this Issue: The Johne's ELISA – What it Can (and Can't) Tell You; More Comfortable Dairy Cattle Freestalls; Identify Open Cows Early to Reduce the Interservice Interval; Online DHIA Record Analysis Workshop Update

Dairy Digest, September 2005

In this Issue: Where is Cheap Energy?; Health Care and the Hispanic Workforce; Research Update: Dry Propylene Glycol: An Alternative Readily Available Energy Source for Fresh Cows; Manure Hauler and Broker Certification Update

Dairy Digest, August 2005

In this Issue: Dairy Feeding - The Last Straw; Preparing For Drought Stressed Crops; Improving Submission Rates for Insemination Following Summer Heat Stress; Your Utility Company Can Shut Off Your Utilities; Apply for Fuel Tax Refund Before September 30; Penn State Named Outstanding ADSA-SAD Chapter; Larry Muller Receives the 2005 ADSA Award of Honor

Dairy Digest, June 2005

In this Issue: Sexed Semen Has Arrived; Reduced Expression of Estrus In High Producing Cows – Why?

Dairy Digest, March 2005

In this Issue: New Accurate Test for Determination of Pregnancy Status; EPA’s Air Emissions Consent Agreement Requires Careful Consideration; Proper Packing is Essential to Good Silage Fermentation

Dairy Digest, February 2005

In this Issue: PA Johne’s Disease Herd Certification Process; Dehydration in Dairy Calves; Manure And The Shell Game; The Conservation Security Program: Rewarding Farmers Who Practice Good Conservation; EPA’s Air Quality Consent Agreement is Here!; Two Dairy Manure Learning Opportunities – March 15-18, 2005 Syracuse, NY; Conference on Odors and Regulated Air Emissions in Pennsylvania Agriculture

Dairy Digest, January 2005

In this Issue: Good Freestalls Help Productive Cows; Respectable and Respectful Dairy Farms; Leptospirosis in Cattle; Use of Automatic Cluster Removers in Milking Dairy Cows; Odor: Will We Still Smell Tomorrow?; Do You Know Your Income Over Feed Costs?; Air Quality - Why Should Pennsylvania Be Watching California?; Feed Bunk Evaluation for the High Producing Herd; Impact of Lameness on Reproductive Performance – New Information; Wind Farming; New Calf Care Resource from Penn State; Nutrient Management Summit Coming March 23-24; National Animal Health Monitoring System Report on Mycoplasma Mastitis; Leasing Your Farm’s Energy Resources

Dairy Digest, December 2004

In this Issue: Antibiotic Usage in Dairy Herds in Pennsylvania; Daily Health Checks for Dairy Calves; The Cheapest Energy; How to Get Required Labor Law Posters; New Fact Sheet Available

Dairy Digest, November 2004

In this Issue: FDA Approves Rumensin For Dairy Cows; CAFO Confusion and Other Bewildering Acronyms; Coming Event - Agricultural Ammonia Forum; Tensions in Family Farm Businesses; Seven Penn State Students Travel to Vermont for Second Annual Northeast Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge; Lighting Systems; Penn State to Unveil DHIA Course for Dairy Professionals

Dairy Digest, September 2004

In this Issue: Acidosis in Dairy Cattle; Systematic Approach To Reproductive Management Of Heifers; Tick, Tock – Building a Dairy Clock; Is Robotic Milking a Viable Option?; Energy Considerations of Anaerobic Digesters; Questions? The Penn State Dairy Production Certificate Program Has Answers; Program Announced For 2005 PA Dairy Summit

Dairy Digest, August 2004

In this Issue: Got Commitment?; Udder Health Is Related To Reproductive Performance; Altered Feeding Behavior Occurs In Both Primiparous and Multiparous Holsteins During The Periparturient Period; Automatic Milking Systems, How Are They Doing?; Opening Another Chapter: Air Emissions -Particulates; ADSA: Production Management and Extension Section Highlights; Free Guides Explain How To Comment On Proposed Nutrient Management And Water Quality Regulations; Penn State University Presentations at ADSA / ASAS Annual Meetings

Dairy Digest, July 2004

In this Issue: Cows Need a Sound Foundation To Exhibit Heat; Business Management Strategies for High Milk Prices; New Interim Policy Requires Pennsylvania Nutrient Management Act (Act 6) Plans to Include Phosphorus; MAP Vaccination - Should It Be Part of Your Johne’s Program?; Dairy Needs to Make a Decision Soon – Air Emissions Consent Agreement; What Do You Need to Know About the Air Emissions Consent Agreement?; Energy Conservation – Buyers Beware!

Dairy Digest, May 2004

In this Issue: Develop a Plan to Minimize the Adverse Affect of Heat Stress on Reproduction; Euthanasia of Cattle; New PA CAFO Regulations to Be Released!; New Buzz Phrase: Safe Harbor Agreement; Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing as an Aid to Mastitis Treatments: How Can Test Results Be Used To Make Good Decisions?

Dairy Digest, April 2004

In this Issue: Strategies For Reducing Ammonia Emissions; Importance of Bedding Management in Dry Period and Early Lactation; Milking Robots: 2004 update; Milk Replacer Formulation for the Dairy Calf; Warning to Pennsylvania Dairy Farmers

Dairy Digest, March 2004

In this Issue: What is Known About Cystic Ovarian Dysfunction?; Copper Sulfate Hoof Baths and Copper Toxicity in Soil; Outside Animal Areas; New Resource for Managers of Hispanic Employees; NEW Promotional Materials Available; Dairy Farm Safety; Dairy Digest Available in Alternative Formats

Dairy Digest, February 2004

In this Issue: Impact of New Feed Regulations to prevent BSE; What Can We Learn From Fat and Protein Levels and Ratios?; Heard about a shorter dry period?; Consequences of Inaccurate Heat Detection; Concerns for Euthanasia and Disposal of Cattle; Welcome Extension Educators; Evidence Continues To Be Consistent: Adding Phosphorus To The Diet Does Not Boost Reproductive Performance

Dairy Digest, January 2004

In this Issue: Preventing Crippled and Non-Ambulatory Animals; The Penn State Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Resource Page; Protecting Your Business from Mad Cow Disease; Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Calves; BSE: Is It Really "Spread"?; Spanish Language Resources are Available; Your Rights and Responsibilities as a Utility Customer in Pennsylvania

Dairy Digest, February 2007

In this Issue: Middle Manager Conference Will Help Dairy Managers Develop Practical Skills; The Milking Robot Splash Gets Bigger; Feed Price Impacts on Dairy Profitability and Nutrition: Part 1; Feed Price Impacts on Dairy Profitability and Economics: Part II; Rotavirus, Coronavirus, and Calf Diarrhea on Dairy Farms; Price of Electricity; Reproductive Management Practices Used on Large Dairy Herds

Hoofprints Newsletter June 2008

Dairy Digest, June 2008

In this Issue: Livestock Contribution to U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Spreadsheet Helps Calculate the Cost of Pasteurizing Milk for Calves; Temperatures Are Rising—Make Sure Your SCC Doesn’t Follow; Efficacy of a New Post-thaw Method for Altering the Sex Ratio; Maximizing Income Over Feed Cost Will Be Topic of Free Online Program; PA Dairy Tool Training Available to Consultants on Profit, Target Teams