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Progressive Dairy
January 19, 2025
Edition: 02
Digital edition
Back to TopNews & business
Back to Top2024 has laid the groundwork for a promising new year in U.S. dairy exports
U.S. dairy exports forged ahead in 2024 in part due to the fostering of key partnerships. Those relations take years to establish and set the stage for the industry’s future.
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The underdiscussed trade barrier threatening U.S. cheese exports
Global demand for cheese continues to grow, but U.S. dairy exporters face political hurdles as the European Union restricts common food names.
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Management
Back to TopThe secret sauce of successful farms
Common characteristics among top-tier farms include having a shared vision and set of values, staying focused on goals, practicing accountability, avoiding procrastination, building trust within their team and effectively managing data to make management decisions.
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Make 2025 the year of cash flow budgeting and projected earnings
While the cash flow answers the questions of when, where and how will cash move in your business, the earnings statement addresses how profitable your business is.
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Topic Articles
Back to TopTips to keep your generators online and ready to work in the winter
The three top points of failure on generators are block heaters, batteries and fuel systems, which are magnified by winter conditions.
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AI enables cameras to put ‘new eyes’ on your cows
Since it is not possible or cost-effective for a human to sit in front of a bank of cameras 24 hours a day and watch what occurs on a farm, artificial intelligence systems offer a new solution.
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Redhead Creamery: A place for cows, curds and cocktails
The Jennissen and Sjostrom families take a holistic approach to dairying. On their Minnesota farm, they make milk and cheese products and whey-based spirits, all in an effort to educate and entertain consumers and producers alike.
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Manure management and planning for the year ahead
When looking at manure management in the new year, dairy producers should weigh the benefits of hiring a professional to do the work.
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A new ‘no-feed' strategy for robotic dairies
Automated milking once used to rely on feed at the robots, but that may not be the case anymore as some producers have found.
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An apple a day keeps mastitis away: Monitoring mastitis in automated milking systems
Much like your own health, regular check-ups to cows, their environment and milking equipment will help catch small issues before they become large problems.
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Tips to tackle tech on larger dairies
Optimal implementation and adoption of technology on larger dairies depends on who needs to see the information and how they will use it.
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Ruminating for better health
The use of rumination time in the last week of pregnancy can be used to predict the risk of postpartum problems and subsequent performance.
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Optimizing your colostrum bank
Having a properly managed colostrum bank and feeding program is key to calf health. How colostrum is frozen and thawed can be the difference between a healthy calf and a sick one.
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Recent studies on beef-on-dairy steers in the feedlot
Research in California's Imperial Valley has found that Angus-Holstein steers are more feed-efficient but less heat tolerant than other dairy crossbreds.
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