HD Notebook

USDA wants your input

Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 11:30
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Thu, 12/20/2012

Help them target key issues when conducting the NAHMS Dairy 2014 study.

By Amanda Smith, Hoard’s Dairyman Associate Editor
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Counting the days until a farm bill

Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 16:51
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Wed, 12/19/2012

As the deadline for a possible return to 1949 agriculture legislation looms, only a solution to the fiscal cliff can end the standoff for farmers. The real question is, when will the days run out?

by Lucas Sjostrom, Hoard’s Dairyman Associate Editor Read more

Productive life estimates get shifted downward

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 18:12
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Tue, 12/18/2012

Genomic bulls now more closely track progeny proven counterparts when it comes to estimating herd life.

Hoard's Dairyman Dec 2012 Bull ListBy Corey Geiger, Hoard’s Dairyman Assistant Managing Editor Read more

Reflecting on dairy’s past and looking forward

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/17/2012 - 12:22
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Mon, 12/17/2012

National Dairy Shrine updates exhibits.

boy looking at National Dairy Shrine displayby Patti Hurtgen,
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Forget about cheap hay in 2013

Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/14/2012 - 08:00
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Fri, 12/14/2012

Market expert says global demand will help support prices even if milk prices sink.

by Dennis Halladay, Hoard’s Dairyman Western Editor

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There is a lag in our transition cow data

Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 15:16
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Thu, 12/13/2012

Per case, mastitis and metritis rank as the most costly transition disorders.

by Amanda Smith, Hoard’s Dairyman Associate Editor Read more

Suddenly, it’s all about milk

Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/12/2012 - 12:57
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Wed, 12/12/2012

Milk is in the news, but probably doesn’t deserve the hype.

by Lucas Sjostrom, Hoard’s Dairyman Associate Editor Read more

Look objectively at your dairy’s feeding protocols

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/11/2012 - 10:00
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Tue, 12/11/2012

Hoard’s Dairyman webinar demonstrates the need to evaluate feeding techniques

by Patti Hurtgen, Hoard’s Dairyman Online Media Manager Read more

Should you take the technology plunge?

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/10/2012 - 15:37
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Mon, 12/10/2012

Precision technologies have had a slow adoption rate thus far.

by Amanda Smith, Hoard’s Dairyman Associate Editor Read more

December Hoard’s Dairyman Bull List ready to download

Submitted by admin on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 14:28
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Fri, 12/07/2012

Top 100 progeny proven Holsteins were all over 506 NM$, only $1 higher than August.

Hoard's Dairyman Dec 2012 Bull List
by Corey Geiger, Hoard’s Dairyman Assistant Managing Editor Read more

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