HD Notebook

LGM-Dairy contracts available Friday

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/28/2012 - 14:25
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Tue, 08/28/2012

USDA’s Risk Management Agency announces the remainder of LGM-Dairy funds will be available this Friday.

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

No need to fear the cost of higher education

Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/27/2012 - 09:08
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Mon, 08/27/2012

Check out Hoard’s Dairyman’s updated online scholarship listing.

by Chelsey Johnson, Hoard’s Dairyman Editorial Intern Read more

2012 dairy exports off to a good start

Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/24/2012 - 08:00
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Fri, 08/24/2012

by Dennis Halladay, Hoard’s Dairyman Western Editor Read more

Nation’s dairy herd drops 7,000 head from June to July

Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/23/2012 - 10:51
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Thu, 08/23/2012

USDA released its July Milk Production report last Friday, August 17.

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

Incorporate manure all the way to limit N loss

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/22/2012 - 16:38
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Wed, 08/22/2012

A partial incorporation of nitrogen saw no difference in loss in a four-year study. When trying to limit N loss, injection is easily your best bet.

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

August 2012 Bull List ready to download

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/21/2012 - 09:15
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Tue, 08/21/2012

A few mainstays continue to dominate and new bulls emerge.

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

Hang on. A rebound is close.

Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/20/2012 - 08:30
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Mon, 08/20/2012

Much higher milk prices are about to arrive for beleaguered dairy farmers.

by Dennis Halladay, Hoard’s Dairyman Western Editor

It’s easy to be pessimistic when times are as bad as they are this year. It’s also easy to focus on dark clouds so hard that you don’t notice when a glow finally appears on the horizon. Read more

Drought-stressed soybeans can make silage

Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/17/2012 - 08:43
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Fri, 08/17/2012

by Steve Larson, Hoard's Dairyman Managing Editor

Chopping or baling soybeans can help fill forage needs. That’s the message from the University of Illinois’ Mike Hutjens who has posted a 7-minute video discussion on the subject. You can find it and some related information at: http://go.illinois.edu/drought. Read more

New York plans to ease dairy regulations

Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 10:00
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Thu, 08/16/2012

Governor announces plan to change CAFO requirements.

by Amanda Smith, Hoard's Dairyman Associate Editor

In a state often fraught with regulatory burdens, New York’s political entity has finally seen the need to work with and not against agriculture in upstate. The current boom in the state’s yogurt industry is the driving force behind this turnaround. Read more

Sustainability: A warm and fuzzy feeling or a logical direction?

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/15/2012 - 11:13
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Wed, 08/15/2012

Help us compile dairy producers’ thoughts by taking our short sustainability survey. See the link at the bottom of this article.

by Jim Paulson. The author is a dairy extension educator, University of Minnesota. Read more

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