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1. Taking a four-letter word from bad to good: (Editor’s Notes); In early October, I was sitting in a meeting at World Dairy Expo with an organization our publication works closely with as partners in this great industry. One person uttered a four-letter word, and ...; Created on 30 October 2017
2. Building a sustainable dairy future: (Organizations); Canadian dairy producers will meet with representatives from environmental, animal care and health NGOs, financial associations, retailers and food services at DFC’s Building a Sustainable Dairy Industry ...; Created on 30 October 2017
3. Switchgrass as sustainable alternative bedding for cows: (Organizations); A research project financed in part by Dairy Farmers of Canada and its partners under the Organic Science Cluster investigated sustainable alternative sources of bedding for dairy cows. The research ...; Created on 30 October 2017
4. 7 social media tips for beginners: (Management); Getting more involved on social media provides the dairy community with numerous benefits, but can be daunting at first. There are more than a billion people around the world consumed by social media every ...; Created on 30 October 2017
5. The power of the people: (Management); People issues can be a make-or-break proposition for your dairy. How do I know this? I’ve spent more than 38 years in the dairy industry. Wow, the time has gone by fast. I still have a desire to go to ...; Created on 30 October 2017
6. Cellphones on the farm are a problem: (Management); There are family members and employees who use their cellphones too much these days. They are texting everyone, watching YouTube videos or getting up-to-date with their Facebook feed instead of doing what ...; Created on 30 October 2017
7. The emotions of quitting farming: (Management); A reader asked me to write about the emotions of quitting farming. Let’s take the approach of identifying the farm culture attributes farm founders appreciate. Imagine what it might feel like when the ...; Created on 25 October 2017
8. Want success? Take care of your people: (Management); You can know cows. You can know crops. You can know the markets. But experience has shown me a dairy owner’s real success is rooted in his or her ability to manage people. As farm numbers decrease ...; Created on 25 October 2017
9. Using data to manage beyond your own cow senses: (Management); Good management requires good observational powers. You’ve got to see and hear, and sometimes even feel, taste and smell, to ascertain whether or not things are going as planned. Technology makes it ...; Created on 25 October 2017
10. Encourage teamwork among your employees: (Management); Thank goodness football season is here again. On Sunday afternoons, highly trained players will coordinate their activities as precisely as they can against the onslaught of the other team. If all ...; Created on 25 October 2017
11. How to fuel an ‘ownership attitude’: (Management); Dealing with both managing and non-managing owners will take extra time, patience and energy, but it can unlock additional growth capital for a dairy business. Any one of these close or far-flung family ...; Created on 25 October 2017
12. Of light and time: (Management); Booker prize-winning novelist and art critic John Bergen said, “What makes photography a strange invention is that its primary materials are light and time.” Snapping a picture may seem simple and, ...; Created on 25 October 2017
13. Local dairy peer groups bring industry together: (Management); If you’ve headed home from a dairy meeting full of excitement from talking with friends, meeting new people or discussing technology, you’re not alone. The excitement when meeting with like-minded ...; Created on 25 October 2017
14. How I Work: Support role changes with crop conditions: (Management); I have been the Quebec dairy specialist for DuPont Pioneer for two years. My primary role is to support the company’s sales representatives technically with forage and inoculant knowledge. My days ...; Created on 24 October 2017
15. Women: Let your voices be heard: (Management); The involvement of women in agriculture isn’t new. It has probably occurred since the beginning of food cultivation. “What is new, though, is how we recognize and appreciate women’s contributions,” ...; Created on 24 October 2017
16. Growing a family, growing professionally: Are they compatible?: (Management); “By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be boss and work 12 hours a day.” —Robert Frost We may have our daily schedule written down or have a good idea of what it looks ...; Created on 24 October 2017
17. Tips for female success in bovine practice: (People); I have been active on the Veterinary Practice Sustainability Committee of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) for the past five years. The members of the committee have been great ...; Created on 24 October 2017
18. Winter calf barn ventilation: Can calves have too much fresh air?: (Calves & Heifers); Cold temperatures are here and winter is quickly approaching. As temperatures drop, calf barns are closed up and the ventilation rates are turned down. As an industry we do this reflexively, but is it ...; Created on 24 October 2017
19. Balancing milk: The ‘liquid TMR’: (Calves & Heifers); You’ve probably heard or read it 100 times or more – cows love consistency. Numerous research studies and on-farm experiences show dairy cows perform better with day-to-day sameness in their care and ...; Created on 23 October 2017
20. Potential benefits of growing heifers to reach puberty at a younger age: (Calves & Heifers); Puberty in dairy heifers can be defined as a measurable increase in blood progesterone with the presence of a corpus luteum (CL) on an ovary, and heifers begin actively cycling. Dairy heifers reach ...; Created on 23 October 2017
21. Calves and crude protein: Are your calves getting what they need?: (Calves & Heifers); The crude protein (CP) concentrations and sources used in calf starters and growers are frequently questioned and debated today. Thirty-five (or more) years ago when the understanding of rumen-degradable ...; Created on 23 October 2017
22. Labour efficiency and effectiveness for the calf enterprise: (Calves & Heifers); Dairy managers and consultants focus on feeding and managing the lactating and dry dairy herd. This is logical since mistakes become readily apparent in substantial lost income, increased expenses or poor ...; Created on 23 October 2017
23. Stressed, antisocial calves? Calf brushes can help: (Calves & Heifers); As animal welfare issues continue to become more prominent, automatic comfort brushes for calves are becoming a necessary tool for farmers to improve calf comfort and well-being. However, did you know ...; Created on 23 October 2017
24. Take steps towards lameness improvement: Five key tips from a hoof trimmer: (Herd Health); Time and time again, research shows there are multiple different risk factors that result in a cow getting lame. From cow housing and bedding to manure management, nutrition, cow hygiene and trimming schedule, ...; Created on 23 October 2017
25. Say ‘yes’ to less copper: (Herd Health); Digital dermatitis (DD) is often referred to as “mastitis of the hoof.” When it comes to milk production, hoof care can be just as important as udder care. A lame cow won’t be able to stand on its ...; Created on 23 October 2017
26. Four factors that are bad for your soles: (Herd Health); Few things hurt a dairy producer more than sending a pregnant cow milking 45 litres of milk a day on a trailer to slaughter because she is severely lame, but in herds that battle thin soles. However, ...; Created on 23 October 2017
27. How to prevent digital dermatitis with an effective footbath: (Herd Health); It is well-known digital dermatitis is the most widespread infectious disease causing lameness in our herds. The infection sets in as a result of weakening of the skin, an injury for example. The main ...; Created on 23 October 2017
28. Get ahead of lame cows by finding the ‘3’s’: (Herd Health); Finding cows with a locomotion score of “3” could be the magic number that transforms lameness levels within a dairy herd, according to Neil Andrew, Northeast account manager with Zinpro Corporation. During ...; Created on 23 October 2017
29. Prevent lameness with the right grooving for your barn: (Herd Health); A large audience of hoof trimmers listened attentively to a guest speaker who was addressing the important topic of lameness prevention at the Hoof Health Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, in February 2016. ...; Created on 23 October 2017
30. Evaluating topical treatments for digital dermatitis: Add a dose of skepticism: (Herd Health); Digital dermatitis (DD), known as hairy heel warts, strawberry foot rot, raspberry heel, Mortellaro’s disease and foot warts, has become the most common foot lesion on many dairy herds throughout North ...; Created on 20 October 2017
31. Gain control of digital dermatitis: (Herd Health); Acknowledged as a leading cause of lameness in the dairy industry, digital dermatitis (DD) is a widespread problem. Also known as hairy heel warts, this costly and highly contagious disease progresses ...; Created on 20 October 2017
32. Office Solutions: VAS DC305: Determine lameness causes through data entry: (Technology); Lameness can be the most costly disease on dairies, even more so than mastitis. This is due to the high incidence of lameness on dairies. It is not uncommon to find 30 percent yearly incidence or higher ...; Created on 20 October 2017
33. Mechanics Corner: Maintaining your milking vacuum system: (Facilities & Equipment); Understanding the many components that make up a milking vacuum system and recognizing how vacuum function integrates with the entire milking system is key to achieving an optimal milk harvest. Subtle ...; Created on 20 October 2017
34. HERd Management: Take care of mind, body and soul while being a full-time farmer: (Guest Blog); Dairy farmers usually don’t have trouble caring for their animals, but sometimes they have trouble taking care of themselves. From working in the industry, and now being a dairy farmer myself, I have seen ...; Created on 20 October 2017
35. Just dropping by ... ‘The Wise Man and the Foolish Man’: (Yevet Tenney); A few Sundays ago, I spent some time in the nursery at our church with my two granddaughters, Hazel and Darcy. Hazel is 1, and Darcy is 2. Like the other six or seven children in the nursery, their ...; Created on 20 October 2017
36. The Milk House: Man vs. Beefst: (Ryan Dennis); My father started transitioning the same time as Bruce Jenner. It aroused the curiosity of the other farmers. Was the process difficult? How long would it take? What should they call him afterwards? ...; Created on 20 October 2017
37. Milk-based calf starter promotes growth on lower-level milk programs: (Calves & Heifers); The dairy industry has seen a large trend towards high-level milk feeding programs for calves in the past decade. This has allowed producers to realize the growth potential of young animals and improve ...; Created on 12 October 2017
38. Good, bad and ugly: A processor’s perspective of factors impacting the dairy industry in 2017: (Management); As some efforts that effect Canadian dairy policy are making an impact, others are just at the starting point. In presenting to the Progressive Dairy Operators at the group’s annual banquet on Sept. ...; Created on 12 October 2017
39. Calf barn ventilation 101: (Calves & Heifers); When we talk about calf barn ventilation, there are as many ventilation options out there as there are calf facilities. Many people promote positive-pressure tube ventilation, while others suggest tunnel ...; Created on 02 June 2017