Archive of Issues

Also available is an archive of Dairy Digest issues as pdfs, as well as an archive of individual articles.

For Dairy Digest issues and articles published before November 2007, see this older archive.

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, 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

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, 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, 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, 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

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, 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