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Bovine Somatotropin - video, audio & print commentaries & info supplied by Feedstuffs a weekly newspaper providing news, information & analysis on the agriculture/food sector since 1929 |
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Author: numerous |
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State: US Year: 2007 |
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Excerpt: Supplemental bST use allows dairy farmers to produce more milk with fewer cows. Our View Commentary by Feedstuffs. Input from scientific experts, industry & others. Articles answering: Should bST-free milk command a premium price at the grocery store?...
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Cornell Dairy Executive Program |
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Author: none specified |
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State: NY Year: 2002 |
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Excerpt: The program is designed to provide dairy executives & agriservice personnel the opportunity to increase their knowledge of the leadership & management skills necessary to run a successful dairy in this millennium.
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Dairy Farm Sustainability Checksheet |
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Author: Wells, Morrow |
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State: AR Year: 2001 |
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Excerpt: This checksheet is designed to stimulate critical thinking in planning a farm on which a primary enterprise is milk production. This relates to all dairy species: cattle, goats, & sheep.
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farmdoc (farm decision outreach central) |
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Author: none specified |
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State: IL Year: 2002 |
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Excerpt: The goal of the farmdoc project is to improve farm decision-making under risk through education & research. To meet this goal, the farmdoc website provides Illinois farmers with comprehensive & integrated risk management information & analysis.
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Making Custom Work Profitable |
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Author: Roth, Hyde |
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State: PA Year: 2003 |
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Excerpt: The practice of hiring a custom operator is growing in popularity as dairy producers search for options to increase the profitability of their businesses. Includes: Economics, finding custom operators, contracting, whether to do the work yourself.
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Milk & Dairy Products - Animal Production & Health Division of FAO |
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Author: numerous |
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State: Global Year: 2007 |
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Excerpt: Milk provides relatively quick returns for small-scale livestock keepers. Topics: The Milk Chain, Lactoperoxidase, Quality & Safety, Milk Producer Organisations, Gender Issues in Small-scale Dairying, Information Resources, Projects
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NCSU Agricultural & Resource Economics - Geoff Benson, Extension Specialist |
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Author: Benson |
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State: NC Year: 2003 |
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Excerpt: Extension Specialist with responsibilities for dairy, beef & forage production & dairy marketing & policy. Other specialities include "Dairywise" (multidisciplinary extension mgt education program) & the economics of intensively managed pasture.
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Profitable Cow Culling |
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Author: Rogers |
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State: TN Year: 1999 |
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Excerpt: Overall replacement rates should be around 25% per year for maximum net returns on most farms. When the cost of a replacement heifer decreases relative to the value of a cull cow, replacement rates should be increased & vice versa.
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Profitable Dairy Farming: Special Reference to USA |
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Author: Rogers |
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State: TN Year: 2001 |
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Excerpt: Large & diverse industry, high yield (Holsteins), consume cheese & fluid mostly, net importer on $ basis. Producers paid in various ways - milk marketing orders dominate, limited price support by government, export incentives. Several important diseases.
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Respond to Change…NOW |
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Author: Stanton |
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State: PA Year: 2002 |
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Excerpt: The dairy industry must find ways to let time-starved families enjoy the great taste of milk & cheese without expecting them to change their lifestyles to accommodate how we like to sell milk.
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