http://www.das.psu.edu/das daily 1 2007-11-30T17:20:31Z http://www.das.psu.edu/das/collections/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 No publisher rpruyne Dairy Digest Archive 2008-06-24T09:59:39Z Collection http://www.das.psu.edu/das/collections/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 No publisher rpruyne Dairy Digest Archive 2008-04-22T12:26:14Z Collection http://www.das.psu.edu/das/collections/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 No publisher rpruyne Dairy Digest Archive 2008-04-22T12:28:51Z Collection http://www.das.psu.edu/das/collections/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! No publisher rpruyne Dairy Digest Archive 2008-04-22T12:31:29Z Collection http://www.das.psu.edu/das/collections/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 No publisher rpruyne Dairy Digest Archive 2008-04-22T12:32:45Z Collection http://www.das.psu.edu/das/collections/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 No publisher rpruyne Dairy Digest Archive 2008-04-15T19:31:48Z Collection http://www.das.psu.edu/das/collections/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 No publisher rpruyne Dairy Digest Archive 2008-04-15T19:52:49Z Collection http://www.das.psu.edu/das/collections/dairy-digest-april-2007 In this Issue: Bunker Silo Hazards; Animal Health Can Influence Embryonic Loss; Employee Motivation: Are They Getting What They Expect? No publisher rpruyne Dairy Digest Archive 2008-04-15T20:02:02Z Collection http://www.das.psu.edu/das/collections/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 No publisher rpruyne Dairy Digest Archive 2008-04-15T20:27:56Z Collection http://www.das.psu.edu/das/collections/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 No publisher rpruyne Dairy Digest Archive 2008-04-16T17:52:50Z Collection http://www.das.psu.edu/das/collections/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 No publisher rpruyne Dairy Digest Archive 2008-04-16T18:03:55Z Collection http://www.das.psu.edu/das/collections/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 No publisher rpruyne Dairy Digest Archive 2008-04-16T18:24:49Z Collection http://www.das.psu.edu/das/collections/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 No publisher rpruyne Dairy Digest Archive 2008-04-16T18:38:56Z Collection http://www.das.psu.edu/das/collections/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 No publisher rpruyne Dairy Digest Archive 2008-04-16T18:51:32Z Collection http://www.das.psu.edu/das/collections/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 No publisher rpruyne Dairy Digest Archive 2008-04-16T18:59:45Z Collection