Archive of Issues

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

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, 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, 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!