September 2009

Topics for this Month: Page: Comparing Methods to Determine Dry Matter Paul Dyk, UW-Extension, Fond du Lac County 1-2 Pizza at the Ranch with Paul & Bob - Schedule 3 Managing Through Difficult Times: What is Your Level of Profitability and Survivability? Tom Kriegl, UW-Extension Farm financial Analyst 4 Wisconsin Resource Guide Health Care Information - BadgerCare+ WI Dairy/Beef Animal Husbandry Conference 5 Community Help for Families Shelley Tidemann, Family Living Educator, FdL Co. 6 FdL Ag Clean Sweep Mike Rankin, Crops/Soils, UW-Ex FdL County 7 Calendar of Events 8

• September 2009 (699 KB, 8 Pages)
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Previous issues

September/October 2009		Septiembre/Octubre 2009
	Topics for this Month:		Materia del Mes:
	When Should You Breed Her? What are Somatic Cells? Watch for Safety Alerts In Case of a Fire Newborn Calves		¿Cuándo debe inseminar las vacas? ¿Qué son las células somaticas? Mire para alarmas de seguridad En caso de incendio Becerros recién nacidos

• September/October (Septiembre/Octubre 2009) (1,472 KB, 4 Pages)
• September/October (Septiembre/Octubre 2009) (980 KB, 4 Pages)

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• Fond du Lac Dairy Survey 2007
  • 2007 Fond du Lac Dairy Survey (pdf )
• Dairy Employee Survey 2007 (Fond du Lac and Sheboygan Counties)
  • Dairy Employee Survey (pdf)
• FdL Dairy Stats (Historical)
  • FdL Cow Numbers
  • FdL Herd Size
  • FdL Milk Production

Back to FDL Ag Web Page

Questions, email Paul Dyk

Other links:

• Milk Money
  • Udder Health Resources

   

• Feed for Dairy

  • Relative Grain Quality
    • Prolamin Guide
    • Relative Grain Quality Resource
    • UW Feed Grain Evaluation System
  • Sweet Corn Waste (Fact Sheet)

• Farm Management

  • Basic Milk Pricing Concepts Cropp/Jesse 2008
  • Price Risk Management
    • Feed Prices 2008
      • Corn Silage Pricing Decision Aid
      • High Corn Silage Decision Aid (Should you feed more CS?)
        • Paper: Impact of Feed Prices on Cost of Simulated Average and High Corn Silage Diets
      • Low Starch Diets (Decision aid for varying starch levels)
    • Understanding Dairy Markets
      • Market Price Information and Price Risk Management Principles (UWEX)
  • Cost of Raising Heifers (ICPA Report)
  • CostofRaisingHeifers-2007ICPAReport
  Facilities
  • Cook's Freestalls (Dr. Nigel Cook's Sand Stalls)
  • Guidelines for building concrete brisket board for freestalls (Cook)
  • UW - Vet School Freestall Information
  • Cross Ventilated Barns - Kansas info (via Joe Harner)
    • Low-Profile Cross Ventilated Freestall Barns (ppt pics)

• UW Dairy Science Department
• UW Dairy Youth Website
• Dairy Modernization
• Goat Information
  • Goat Farm Field Day, August 23, LaClare Farm, Calumet County
    • To register, call 608-224-5121. There is no cost, but you need to register.
  • The Goat Dairy Library
  • Sustainable Dairy Goat Production
  • Small Ruminant Resource Manual, 2006, a resource from ATTRA available. You can obtain a copy by contacting ATTRA at www.attra.ncat.org or call 1-800-346-9140.
• Lameness in Cattle
  • Cow doc (Paul Greenough) - great site
• BGH/BST Question & Answers
• Temple Grandin's Web Page
• Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB)
• Women in Agriculture
  • Educational Resources
• Farm Transfer
  • Agriculture Online
  • Links for Beginning Farmer
• Labor
  • 2007 Summary of Wisconsin Agriculture Employment Guidelines (46 KB, 2 pages)
  • www.USA.gov
    • URGENT News Release on I-9 form ( 12 KB, 1 page)
    • NEW I-9 Form
  • Hispanic LaborResources ( 300 KB, 13 pages)
    • Milk Quality Resources IN SPANISH
    • Texas Cooperative Extension Spanish at Work ( 50 KB, 14 Pages)
    • www.GobiernoUSA.gov
  • Ag Labor Management (University of California)
• Local Government Center Wisconsin Barn Preservation
• Wisconsin Historical Society

Dairy Market News:

• Daily Dairy Report - The Daily Dairy Report provides a one-page summary of news, prices, fundamental indicators, and trading activity on CME's Dairy Complex. Daily illustrations of supply and demand factors help you learn to track the markets and anticipate price trends.
  

Poultry

• Commercial poultry video (Youtube)

STAFF

If you have any questions regarding Dairy and Livestock in Fond du Lac County, please contact:

Paul Dyk
Dairy & Livestock Agent
Email: paul.dyk@ces.uwex.edu

Kathy Schneider

Program Assistant II

Email: kathy.schneider@ces.uwex.edu

Fond du Lac County UW Extension
RM 227 Administration/Extension Bldg
400 University Drive
Fond du Lac, WI 54935-2998
Phone: 920-929-3171
Fax: 920-929-3181