Current Issue of PD:
October 12, 2009
(site updated 10.09.09)
News and Business
Milk per cow higher than ’08
Milk production, cow numbers increase in Midwest
Northwest Milk supply lower than ’08
Southwest Milk supply lower than ’08
Market reports
In the news
Millions of gallons dumped
Standing united and proud
Dairy farming can be like baseball
Letter to Congressmen
Nailing down a milk price
Profitable practices for tough times
Is planning a priority on your dairy?
Refugees start a new life on Oregon dairy
Dairying differently in Kenya
Progressive Events: New Diamond V facility rises from flood waters
Progressive Events: Husker Harvest Days
Why no cold storage auditing? Let’s have transparency
3 Open minutes with....with Lewis Anderson
Industry news
Industry honor role
Dairy teams up with the NFL
New products
Vermont dairy advocate Harold Howrigan dies at 85
Issue Focus: Calf management
5 things I can't do without
What’s the role of calf immunity in calf health?
Time to turn up the heat on your cold weather calf care
Grouping young calves for efficiency and comfort
Are we over-feeding roughage to weaned calves?
The essential role of EFAs
Timely Topic: Organics
Local marketing provides niche for Rhode Island dairy
Lessons learned from organic dairy farming
Indiana’s only grass-fed dairy markets locally
PD Departments
Editor's notes: Doing due diligence for you
Yevet Tenney: In times such as these
Brad Nelson: Of chickens, cows and cussin’
Baxter Black: The mother of invention
City boy cartoon
18 Reasons to Read
Analaine's Home Cooking
Crossword puzzle
Midwest/Northwest/Southwest insert
Calf management practices to minimize losses
Young organic farmers recognized for dedication to ag
Lessons learned from grazing dairies
MSU dairy project promotes economic, environmental sustainability
Positive practices in farm labor management
Controlling BVD fetal infection
Designing family business teams
Magic Valley youths awarded scholarships
To blanket or not to blanket?
Ponderings
Baxter Black: The mechanical bull
Mike Gangwer: How can we modernize our farming system?
