"Dairy Focus Newsletter" is a monthly publication
of the Capital Region Dairy Team. To subscribe to this newsletter electronically,
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| April
2006 |
Shorter Dry Periods - Are They Worth Its/
A Few Rules About Dry Cows on Bedded Packs
A Smaller Tip can Lead to Bigger Return
Dealing with Dry Cow Nutrition
Pre-Fresh, Maternity, & Post-Fresh Space
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| December
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Does Profit Relate to Size?
Motorized Feed Cart Safety Tips
Dairy Herd Summary 2004
Labor Management
Value of Forage Quality to Herd Profitability
Join Us at the Keystone Farm Show
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| August
2005 |
Corn Silage Harvest - "An Agronomists' Perspective"
Storage Considerations and Nutrition Levels
Sampling and Analyzing Forages at Harvest
Feeding High Corn Silage Diets to Dairy Cattle
Choosing Grain and Commodity Storage Facilities
Valuing Commodities
Remember Harvest Safety
Ensiling Process
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| June
2005 |
Increased Profitability through Genetics
Welcome Back to Dairy/Environmental Educator
Genetically Improve Dairy Cattle Health?
A.I. vs Natural Service - Still No Contest
Productive Life: Good Information, Handle with Care
Is It Time for PA Dairy Producers to CrossBreed?
Air Quality Consent Agreement Summary
Should You Sign the AQCA
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| April
2005 |
Earning Top Milk Quality Premiums Consistently
Do Freestalls Affect Milk Quality?
Bulk Tank cultures-An Essential Tool for Your Dairy
Fundamentals of Milking
Greg Strait & Fulton Co. now in Capital Region
Manage Dairy's Most Important Real Estate
Ten Ways to Increase Your Bulk Tank SCC
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Nutrient Plans Must Address Phosphorus
Risk of Air Quality Regulations Affecting SE PA
Cow Should Not Be In Streams
Reducing Excess Nutrients to Improve Profit & Water
Odor, What's New?
Nutrient Management: A Balancing Act |
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Corn Silage Genetics and Management
Crop Insurance Options for Your Farm
Five Ways to Improve Forage Management
Forage Selection for Milk Production
The First Ever Pennsylvania Dairy Summit |
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Restraint of Breeding Age Heifers
Warm Return to Pennsylvania
Capital Region Farm Family Day
Systemic Approach to Reproductive Mgmt of Heifers
The 100 Day Contract between Producers and Cows
The High Cost of Poor Reproductive Performance
Managing Your Herds Reproduction
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Corn Silage and Animal Health
Penn State Particle Separator for Corn Silage
Bunker Silo Meetings with Brian Holmes
Improving Corn Silage Quality
Managing Bunker Silos
Using Plastic on Sidewalls |
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Pasture Based Systems in the Dairy
Industry
Managing Mixed-Species Pastures
High Energy Grass Forages
Internal Parasite Control Program
Managing Phosphorus Via Nutrition & P-Index
Custom Operators Database |
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Change Bedding During Fly Season
Every Calf Needs a "Box"
Avoiding the Post Weaning Slump
Should you be Concerned About Coccidiosis?
Comparison of Heifer Shelters |
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Fall is a Great Time for Grazing and
Graziers
Making Use of Low Quality Forages
Nutrition to Optimize Calf Health & Performance
Does Your Herd Have Acidosis?
Good Nutrition Helps Fight Mastitis |
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Opportunities for Success
Dairy Farm Business Training Sessions
Financial Leasing Alternatives
LEAP Analysis Program
The Last Check List for 2003 |
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Harvesting Quality Corn Silage
Contracting Corn Silage
Environmental Stewardship: Controlling Silage Leachate
Sampling Corn Silage at Harvest
To Treat or Not to Treat... That is the Question This Year! |
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Teat End Health
Can Somatic Cell Counts Be Too Low?
Common Sense Milking Procedures
Good Nutrition Fights Mastitis
Don't Let Neglected Maintenance Rob Profits
Dry Cows & Mastitis |
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How Cows Get Rid of Heat
Do You Have Stray Voltage on Your Farm?
Proper Electric Fence Installation
Cooling Your Cows - What First?
Managing Facilities for Cow Comfort |
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Nutrient Management Triage
Dairy Environmental Handbook
Managing Pastures & Cow Lots
Water and Your Cow Herd |
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Planning is the Key to Success
Seven Key Success Factors
Thoughts about the future and success
Tilling the Soil of Opportunity
Maximizing Opportunities
Financing Opportunity
Business Planning Support |
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Want to Improve Pregnancy Rates?
Getting the Dairy Herd Bred
Penn State Dairy Reproduction
Timing of AI... Does it Matter? |
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Moo Years Resolutions
Next Generation Farmer Loan Program
Your Farm's Financial Future
Business Planning Assistance Program
Small Business First Loan Program
Benchmarking & Standardization |
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Lameness & Hairy Heal Warts
Lameness Scoring System
Improved Foot Health: Management Techniques
Laminitis and Foot Health Guidelines
Genetics of Feet & Legs |
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Feeding the New Crop Corn Silage?
New Dairy Market Information
Welcome Jeff Myers
Mycotoxins, Are they a Problem?
Stretching your Forage Supply
Feeding During Shortages
Managing Forage Feedout |
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Dairy Focus-
Special Edition
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Educational Programs:
Dairy Production Management
Dairy Business Management
Employee Management
Nutrient Management
Computer Training
State and Other Dairy Events |
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Which Silage Additive is Right For
You?
Dairy Focus Evaluation
The Right Moisture for Corn Silage
Welcome Beth Grove
Importance of Covering Silage
Managing Forage in Tower Silos
The Dangers of Silo Gases |
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Breezeway Waterer
Measuring Water Intake
Getting the Most from Water in Freestalls
Water Availability in Tie Stall Barns
Water - Is it Quantity, Quality or Both? 2002 Farm Bill Update Program
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Heat Stress in Dairy Cows
Heat Stress by the Numbers
Heat Stress & Feeding Management
Temperature-Humidity Index
Reproduction and Heat Stress
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Managing Alfalfa Quality
Round Bale Silage
Forage Testing
Using Forage Tests to Improve Quality
Forage Quality and Grain Needs
Hiring a Custom Operator
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Replacement Heifers - The True Costs
Calves, Heifers & Profitability - NRAES
Heifer Enterprise & Budgets
Parasites in Heifers
Dairy Heifer Contracts
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Balance Between Milk, Fat & Health
Nutritional Affects on Milk Components
Milk Income Comparison
Milk Fat & The Health of Your Cows
Somatic Cell Counts & Components
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Economic Impact of Metabolic Problems
BCS & Reproductive Performance
Feeding & Managing Dry Cows
Retained Placentas
Making A Smooth Transition
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Dairy Farm Business Performance
2001 - Was it a Good or Bad Year?
History of the DFBS Program
Competitiveness of your Dairy Business
Specialization, Efficiency & Profitability
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Chart of Accounts
Dairy Agent Opportunities
Dairy Advisory Teams
Sample Chart of Accounts
New Year Party Plans - 2001 Checklist
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High Cost of Poor Reproduction
Looking Past One Value - Corn Silage
Heat Detection Publications
Reproductive Challenges - Heat Detection
Reproductive Diagnostics
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New Mexico and Jersey Gold Dairy
New Mexico Dairy Industry
Sustaining a Viable Dairy Industry
Tilling the Soil of Opportunity
Five Key Dairy Production Indicators
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Corn Silage and Fermentation
Dealing with Drought - Corn Silage
Lowering Somatic Cell Counts
New Dairy Environmental Agent
Effective Labor Management
Reducing the Risk of Drought |
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August
2001
Special Edition
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2001-2002 Dairy Programs and State Dairy Events
Computer Training
Employee Training
Management Education
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Somatic cell counts and profitability
Nutrition of the post-peak cow
Biosecurity programs - An ounce of prevention
Recruiting and retaining employees.
Keys to a profitable dairy business, Part 3
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Milk production per cow
Silage video is available
Symptoms of foot and mouth disease
Smooth transition period
The many faces of BVD
Keys to a profitable dairy business, Part 2
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What a difference attitude can make
Windrow management
Smooth transition period
2002 farm bill survey
Keys to a profitable dairy business, Part 1
Manure sampling
Commodities for dairy cattle |
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Replacement heifer costs
Young Dairy Leader's Institute
Smooth transition period
Is your farm a CAFO?
Soil potassium management
Contract heifer raising
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Foot and mouth disease
Biosecurity precautions (FMD)
Smooth transition period
Dairy cow foot health
Business planning never-evers
Dairy options pilot program
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Two eyes to manage a business
Smooth transition period
To expand or not, part six
The 2000 NRC for dairy
Business planning never-evers
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Water quality
Expanded milk market watch
Smooth transition period
To expand or not, part five
Neosporosis causing abortions
New Dairy Focus e-mail
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Forage dry matter testing
Feeding dairy cows
Grants available for planning
To expand or not, part four
Ag business institute
Microwave dry matter testing
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Northeast Dairy Business
Systematic breeding programs
Managing a Hispanic Workforce
To expand or not, part three
Vaccination plan for your farm
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Mor-Wai dairy
Capital region agronomy team
Comparison of dairy records
To expand or not, part two
Contract dairy heifers
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New dairy agent
New veterinarian agent
Capital region dairy team
The Dairy Focus Newsletter
To expand or not?
Early conception test?
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