Dairy Initiatives Newsletters

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Volume 12 Issue 1 Spring 2003

Attention to Detail Brings Low SCC, Milk Check Bonus for Nathes		$53 Million Gain Possible for Minnesota Dairies	Dairy Leaders Roundtable Update	Industry Teams Up to Get SCC Down	Dairy Cows Are Rural Economic Development Engines	Milk Quality Is Key to Consumer Confidence
Can SCC Be Too Low?	Good Nutrition Helps Fight Mastitis	Dairy Horizons (Gopher Dairy Club Trip)	Designer Cows for Your Future	Dairy Cows Are Good Land Stewards	Clean Up Your Act	What Do Bulk Tank Culture Results Mean?

Volume 11 Issue 2 Summer 2002

Growing a Three-Family Farm	Don't Just Blow Hot Air	U of M Receives Top Honors in National Dairy Competition		Is Your Operation Environmentally Friendly?
Minnesota DHI SCC is High and Getting Higher	Do the "Little Things" Get Done on Your Dairy?	Look Out for JHS	Tips for Trimming Machinery Costs	Tractor or Skid Steer?

Volume 11 Issue 1 Spring 2002
Grow Before You Let Go?	Can You Afford to Lose Calves?	Candid Camera on Cow Comfort	Economics of Modernization
Dairy Horizon: Polytechnic Dairy Education at UMC	Squeaky Clean at the Scherbring Heifer Hotel	The Tale of Two Heifer-Raising Systems	Dirt Feedlots and Groundwater

Volume 10 Issue 3 Fall 2001
Children Spur Changes on Winona County Farm	Get Your Business Plan Here!	DD(PEP) Up Your Farm!	Minnesota Dairy Business Planning Grant
Reducing Mastitis: Not Rocket Science!	Reduce Mastitis by Counting Bugs	From the Frying Pan Into the Icebox	Dairy Horizon: The Numbers Game
Dairy Horizon: Future Dairy Leaders and Employees	DI Update: Waste Management Advice	DI Update: New Extension Animal Scientist	DI Update: Anthrax

Volume 10 Issue 2 Summer 2001
Success Doesn't Always Mean BIG	Steps to Upgrade and Modernize Your Dairy	Farm Safety and Kids	Why Would I Want to Lock in My Milk Price?	Dairy Horizon: Biotechnology and the Dairy Industry
Dairy Horizon: Do Consumers Matter?	DI Update: Web Site Top Picks	DI Update: Educating the Next Generation	Managing Manure for Fun and Profit	Legislature Funds New Dairy Program

Volume 10 Issue 1 Spring 2001
Safety in Silage Bunker Silos and Piles	Bedding and Bacteria	Working With a Hispanic Person	Legislature Considers Dairy Enhancement Plan	Milkhouse Wastes: Handle with Care
Keeping N Costs Down	BR&E Programs Lead to Success	New Johne's Disease Cattle Study	When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going	Foot-and-Mouth Disease

Volume 9 Issue 2 Summer 2000
Minnesota's Dairy Crisis and You	Your Best Foot Forward	Don't Let Milk Prices Get You Down	Manure Treatment Systems
Bedding and Bacteria	Promoting Yourself as an Employer	Feeling Overwhelmed? Family Hotline

Volume 9 Issue 1 Winter 2000
Hire the Right Person	Chill Out With Supplemental Cooling	Risk Management: The First Steps	Keep Moving Ahead
Composting Cows	America's Least Wanted	Is There a Partnership in Your Future?	Depressed? Who--Me?

Volume 8 Issue 2 Fall 1999
New Life for Old Buildings	10 Questions to Ask Yourself Now	Milk Marketing Orders and Dairy Compacts	Producing for Consumer Markets		The Y2K Bug and You
Don't Waste Your Protein	Bulk Tank Testing	Understanding Milk Protein		Healthy Individuals = Successful Businesses

Volume 8 Issue 1 Spring 1999
Holy Cow! Is It Hot or What?	Feeding Strategies for Hot Weather	Heat and Safety	Grazing Tips
Reproductive Performance	Value of a Diagnostic (Advisory) Team	Keeping Connected During Stressful Times	Top Ten Tips for Farm Safety

Volume 7 Issue 2 Fall 1998
Managing Your TMR	Increasing Productivity by Strengthening Communication	Johne's Disease Update	What About Odors?
The Winning Edge: Detecting a Silent Thief	Dairy Profile: Diagnostic Team Guides Change	U Welcomes New Dairy Faculty	Remember the Beef

Volume 7 Issue 1 Spring 1998
The Future of Minnesota Dairying	What's the Future for Farm Milk Prices?	Producing a Profit	Your Partner in St. Paul		Team Up for Success
Times, They Are A-Changing	Johne's Disease	Pricing Homegrown Forages and Feeds		Improving Your Job Skills

The Dairy Initiatives Newsletter was published by the
University of Minnesota Extension Service, Dairy Initiatives Program,
as an educational service to Minnesota dairy producers.

Editor, Jeffrey K. Reneau
Department of Animal Science
205 Haecker Hall
1364 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108-6118

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