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
- Electronic Animal ID - The Feasibility and Potential
- The virtues or vices associated with a National Animal Identification System (NAIS) have created much controversy over the past few years.
- Electricity Demand Management
- All the information presented in this article is directed to dairy farmers who are classified as “commercial” or “industrial” customers of electricity. If you are classified as a “residential” customer, this article does not apply to you because your price for electricity is based on a flat (or nearly flat) rate of x cents per kWh (kilowatt-hour).
- Minimum Wage Increase…How are Dairy Farms Affected?
- Significant changes have come to minimum wage laws. To understand how farmers are affected we must begin with laws that affect all employers.
- Penn State Housing Plans for Calves and Heifers Is Coming Soon
- NRAES is preparing to publish Penn State Housing Plans for Calves and Heifers.
- Rate of Stillbirths and the Effect on Dam Survival and Reproductive Performance
- Stillbirth is a major issue within the dairy industry.
