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1 Have you heard of “progressive profit breeding”? Find out how an Idaho producer is getting 5,200 pounds more milk out of his highest producing cows. pg. 62
2 Read about price risk management and how you can come out on top. What are some tools suggested to navigate the mass of information about investments? pg. 14
3 Find out how electronics around your cows may affect production. How? pg. 60
4 Learn about precision dairy farming. What are the main objectives? pg. 55
5 Find out why Ben Yale says producers need to take precautions when they hire any immigrants. What precautions does he suggest? pg. 17
6 Discuss with your employees articles written by Tom Furhmann in this edition and in El Lechero about how to make the most out of your parlor. pg. 26
7 Read Tom Wall’s argument for why workers should come first. Who gets more of your time, employees or outside advisers, like vets and nutritionists? pg. 28
8 Find out what the executive director of the Minnesota Beef Council says producers must look out for when it comes to “anti-animal use advocates.” pg. 20
9 Discover what “Proud to Dairy” means. Are you proud to dairy? pg. 35
10 Learn how to make long-day lighting more cost-effective. What kind of bulbs are most efficient? pg. 69
11 Read what challenges and prospects go with calf and heifer raising. What is seen as the biggest challenge? pg. 72
12 Discover the only organic trace mineral to make the OMRI list. pg. 93
13 Learn about new technology that will pinpoint possible problems and give recommended actions before it becomes a disaster. How can this technology help you avoid down time and save money? pg. 70
14 Read why your calves should not be overlooked. What do they need now to become your cash cows of the future? pg. 76
15 See what’s happening in the Marketplace. Who needs workers? pg. 81
16 Read Yevet’s take on what God would say about how we are being lead today.
17 What commandments does she reference? pg. 80
18 Discover what “grease worms” do to your transmission and how to fix it.

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