Current Issue of PD: May 22, 2009
(site updated 5.21.09)
News and Business
Yogurt showing strength
Interest low in cream sales
Hay prices lower than 2008
Production lower in California
Market reports
In the news
Proudest site on the internet
H1N1 demonstrates importance of crisis preparedness
Pig in a poke? Don’t buy supply management for its wiggle
Build on a milk marketing rock, not sand
Dairying with arthritis
Preparing for hard times
Capture dairy's opportunities
Meet the challenge of managing Latino workers
Is nutrition the culprit for reproductive inefficiency in your dairy cows?
Lack of ‘management energy’ for pregnancies is costly
Before you make that ration change … Know this
Progressive Events: Robotic milking equipment
Industry news
New products
Issue Focus: Dairy management
What’s holding your business back?
Use parlor technology for more informed decision-making
Timely marketing of dairy cows: Every dairyman’s responsibility
How to get the best deal when applying for a mortgage to refinance and restructure debt
Three steps to evaluating your dairy in tough economic times
Where are production costs headed?
Attracting high-quality employees
Timely Topic: Nutrition
Reconsider forage in times of crisis
New observations about beta-carotene supplementation
Mastitis control starts in the milking parlor
Calf starter holds the key to proper growth
Optimize your feed and nutrition with these tips
Sound, fresh dairy cow nutrition practices necessary to get cows off to a good start
PD Departments
Editor's notes: Footprints on the carton
Yevet Tenney: Capital punishment
Brad Nelson: Scouting for new territory
Baxter Black: The art of driving
City boy cartoon
18 Reasons to Read
Analaine's Home Cooking
Northwest/Southwest insert
Will dairy have a permanent asterisk?
Washington producers turn first-grade teachers
for a day
Improve your production while cutting feed costs
Proper calving management is key to a successful transition
Farm theft prevention
Hot weather compounds problems on dairy operations
Baxter Black: Roasting chestnuts
Mike Gangwer: Working toward more robust agriculture in Iraq
