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Displaying 1 - 81 of 81Biogas Production - University Resources - Agricultural Anaerobic Digesters: Design and Operation, Penn State
Use this web-based tool to generate a report describing the physical, demographic and environmental characteristics of a selected land parcel and its surroundings.
Biogas Production - Agency Resources - AgSTAR: Biogas Recovery in the Agriculture Sector, EPA
This spreadsheet evaluates costs and benefits of ammoniating low-quality roughages.
Manure Management - General Resources - The LPELC is a network made up of professionals from across the U.S. (and Canada) with an interest and expertise in some aspect of animal agriculture and environmental stewardship.
Adobe Connect presentation by Iowa State University
Building and Facilities - Compost Barns - A compost pack dairy barn provides a quality resting and loafing area for the lactating cows when properly designed and managed.
Dairy Budgets - Missouri Planning Budgets for 2019 - Conventional Dairy, 150-Cow Herd
eXtension.org article about how to cool cows in times of heat stress.
Coping with summer weather: dairy management strategies to control heat stress from Kansas State University.
Milk Quality and Mastitis - Mastitis - Dairy Cattle Mastitis and Milking Management, Mastitis in dairy cattle can result in potential losses in milk production, milk income, and milk quality bonuses.
Biogas Production - University Resources - Dairy Environmental Systems Website
Milk Prices and Marketing - Risk Management - Risk Management Tools for Dairy Farmers: Dairy Futures Contracts, by John D. Anderson and Gregg Ibendahl, Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service
Labor, Taxes, and Records - Incentive Pay Programs, University of California
This manual is intended to help dairy producers with understanding the concepts, economics of reproduction, and synchronization programs that could be used on their operations.
Manure Management - Handling and Storage - Dairying and the Environment
A digester is a major capital investment and calls for a careful engineering and economic analysis of the particular situation. Learn about applications, carbon credits, installation challenges and more in this article.
Heat stress effects on milk production, estimates of the economic losses, implications of heat stress on reproductive management, from eXtension.org.
Barn orientation, air exchange and cooling systems are used to reduce bovine heat stress in freestall barns, from Kansas State University.
Importance of fan selection in reducing heat stress in dairy herds, from Kansas State University.
Calculating forages on a cost per ton of dry matter allows price comparisons between differing bale sizes and moisture levels of forage.
MU College of Agriculture's dairy research center supports more than 425 cattle, including Holstein and Guernsey breeds. Its work improves the health of dairy herds and the quality of their milk.
Methods of improving cow comfort in freestall barns and reducing heat stress, from Kansas State University.
Milk Quality and Mastitis - Regulations - Grade “A” Pasteurized Milk Ordinance 2015 Revision, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The grazing wedge online tool enables beef and dairy producers to make forage management decisions that align to their production goals.
Insuring Your Dairy Margins - Presentations - Learning to Insure Your Dairy Margins, by Joe Horner
This material is based upon work supported by the USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2012-49200-20032.
Four ways to reduce heat stress and maintain product and fertility in dairy cattle are outlined in this University of Nebraska Extension NebGuide.
Paper discussing some of the basic issues related to implementing heat stress relief for dairy cows.
Biogas Production - University Resources - On-farm biogas production has long been a topic of interest for farmers, with historical records of biogas production going back several hundreds of years.
Milk Prices and Marketing - Risk Management - Dairy futures and options serve as useful tools for managing the risks inherent to the dairy industry.
The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team has compiled budgets available to the public.
Insuring Your Dairy Margins - Workbook, Learning to Insure
Your Dairy Margins Regional Workshops, December 2‐6, 2013
This material is based upon work supported by the USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2012-49200-20032.
Insuring Your Dairy Margins - Presentations - Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy Cattle Market Value of Milk Minus Feed Cost, by Greg Sowders
Milk Prices and Marketing - Farm Examples - Managing Somatic Cell Count on Guffey Farm, Managing Somatic Cell Count on Shelby Guffey Dairy Farm in Albany, Kentucky Farm tour
Milk Quality and Mastitis - Farm Examples - Managing Somatic Cell Count on Kinslow Farm, Procedures used on Don Kinslow Dairy Farm to minimize somatic cell counts in milk.
Manure Management - Economics - Manure Value and Economics - Manure has often been referred to as a waste or an undesirable by-product of livestock and poultry production.
Insuring Your Dairy Margins - Presentations - Mechanics of the USDA Margin Insurance Proposed in the Farm Bill, By Scott Brown
This material is based upon work supported by the USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2012-49200-20032.
Milk Quality and Mastitis - Regulations - Milk Guidance Documents & Regulatory Information, U.S. FDA
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources helps Missouri citizens thrive by balancing a healthy environment with a healthy economy.
Find maps, publications, fact sheets and an array of other animal feeding operation information housed by Missouri's natural resources department at this site.
Milk Quality and Mastitis - NMC Protocols, Guidelines and Procedures
Milk Prices and Marketing - Risk Management - Risk Management Tools for Dairy Farmers: Options on Dairy Futures, by John D. Anderson and Gregg Ibendahl, Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service
This video tutorial demonstrates the upgrades & new features on the PaddockTrac app. Improvements were made based on feedback from users, producers & others.
PaddockTrac - Mobile grazing app for forage management, article on farmprogress.com
PaddockTrac - There's a pasture app for that, article on hayandforage.com
This tool allows producers, veterinarians, etc. to better evaluate colostrum management. Instead of the old pass/fail system, it breaks down total protein results into four categories.
Building and Facilities - Parlor - The milking center is approximately one-third to one-half the total cost of dairy cattle housing. Therefore, its design, type, size, and degree of mechanization is important.
Milk Prices and Marketing - Risk Management - Put Options as Price Insurance for Dairy Farmers, by Gregg Ibendahl and John D. Anderson, University of Kentucky
Building and Facilities - Relocating or expanding a dairy facility is a process that
requires a tremendous amount of time and planning. Kansas State University
Insuring Your Dairy Margins - Presentations - Risk Management Tools, By Earl Biggers
This material is based upon work supported by the USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2012-49200-20032.
Dairy Budgets - Missouri Planning Budgets for 2019 - Rotational Grazing Dairy, 150 Cow-Herd, replacements raised
This spreadsheet is designed to assist sharemilkers and owners in developing fair sharemilking arrangements.
use of sprinkler systems to reduce heat stress in dairy cows, and management of water accumulation, from Kansas State University.
Biogas Production - Agency Resources - Release of the Comprehensive State Energy Plan, Missouri Department of Economic Development
How heat stress negatively impacts all aspects of dairy cattle production. Decreased milk production and reproduction losses during the summer substantially impact the economic potential of dairy farms, from eXtension.org.
DISCLAIMER: These protocols were developed as generic protocols, complete protocols should be developed with the assistance of your local extension specialist or veterinarian.
DISCLAIMER: These protocols were developed as generic protocols, complete protocols should be developed with the assistance of your local extension specialist or veterinarian.
Milk Prices and Marketing - Risk Management - 2014 Farm Bill: The Margin Protection Program Dashboard MPP-Dairy, by John Newton, University of Illinois
Milk Prices and Marketing - Risk Management - Dairy Risk-Management Education: Using Milk Futures to Lock in Profitability - This publication explains the differences between brokers and cooperatives, analyzing cooperative contracts, and
Manure Management - Windbreak, Missouri Department of Conservation
Insuring Your Dairy Margins - Presentations - Learning to Insure Your Dairy Margins, by Joe Horner
This material is based upon work supported by the USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2012-49200-20032.
Insuring Your Dairy Margins - Presentations - Learning to Insure Your Dairy Margins, By Joe Horner
This material is based upon work supported by the USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2012-49200-20032.