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Dairy basics -
Manure
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Written by Dennis Murphy and David Douphrate
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Tuesday, 18 June 2013 10:35 |
Storage of cow manure is a common practice on dairy farms. Each additional installation of a manure pit increases the probability that a fatal accident will result.
Tragically, experiences in several states indicate that when an accident does occur, it is likely to involve two or three fatalities. Also, there have been several cases of large numbers of livestock perishing due to manure gases.
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Dairy basics -
Management
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Written by John Frey, Center for Dairy Excellence
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Tuesday, 18 June 2013 10:12 |
 In 1945, 80 percent of U.S. jobs were in businesses that made things. The remaining 20 percent were in service related industries.
In his latest column, John Frey talks about how this has changed and the risks and rewards associated with the dairy business. PD
Click here for the column.
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Dairy basics -
Manure
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Written by Nancy Puck
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Tuesday, 18 June 2013 09:59 |
When planning a hose system or pipeline, we must know what the capabilities of our pump are and what the losses in our system will be. In a previous article "Understanding pump performance curves" we learned how to determine the capabilities of a pump.
The pump provides energy as Total Dynamic Head (TDH) that supplies the system. Remember, TDH is measured in feet and can be converted to pressure as PSI by dividing by 2.31.
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Dairy basics -
Manure
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Written by Dan Huyser
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Thursday, 13 June 2013 09:22 |
Manure can have value if managed correctly. This value can be spread out over multiple years.
The first year, 30 to 40 percent of the nitrogen (N) is available along with almost all of the phosphorus (P) and potassium (K). The second year, 10 percent of the N from the first year's is available and P and K not used in year one will still be useable. Year three has 5 percent N and any remaining P and K available for use.
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Dairy basics -
Management
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Written by Jayne Sebright
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Wednesday, 05 June 2013 10:14 |
The success of any family business depends on one generation’s ability to develop the next.
It doesn’t matter if your business is a small 60-cow tiestall facility in Pennsylvania or a 4,500-cow operation in Idaho; that business can only continue as long as there is someone there who can and is able to manage it.
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Dairy basics -
Management
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Written by PD Editor Karen Lee
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Tuesday, 04 June 2013 15:52 |
 Multi-generation farms scatter the American countryside.
To be a member of a third-generation, fourth-generation, fifth-generation or sixth-generation farm is something to take pride in, but with it can come many challenges.
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Dairy basics -
Management
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Written by Tom Wall
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Tuesday, 04 June 2013 15:45 |
You’ve probably heard the saying “Life’s a race,” right? So what do you think? Is it? Or do you tend to think of life as more of a journey?
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Dairy basics -
Management
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Written by Kristy Pagel
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Tuesday, 04 June 2013 15:30 |
Many dairies are making strides in becoming better and more productive – and are being helped by highly effective team meetings. Other dairies, in comparison, struggle.
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