January 2010

Topics for this Month: Page: New Decade...Technology Paul Dyk, Dairy/Livestock Agent, FdL County 1 Feed Costs on FdL Farms (and Others) Paul Dyk, Dairy/Livestock Agent, FdLCounty 2-3 Pizza at the Ranch Sechedule for February and March 2010 3 Robots, Low-Cost Parlors: Some Thoughts on Economics Paul Dyk, Dairy/Livestock Agent, FdLCounty 4 Top Herds and Cows for FdL County, 2009 Paul Dyk, Dairy/Livestock Agent, FdLCounty 4-5 Cost-Effective Milk Quality Management 2/17/2010 6 Field Crop News and Notes Mike Rankin, Crops/Soils Agent, Fond du Lac Co. 7 Calendar of Events 8 2010 Cattle Feeder Clinics (184 KB, 2 pgs) -- FdL 2/16/2010 Evening Insert Dairy/Beef Animal Husbandry Conference (71 KB, 2 pgs) 3/05/2010 Kimberly Insert

• January 2010 (1200 KB, 8 Pages)
• January 2010 (1354 KB, 8 Pages)

Previous issues

January/February 2010		enero/febrero 2010
	Topics for this Month:		Materia del Mes:
	Disinfectants & Antibiotics Knee Test for Bedding Cleanliness & Comfort Micro-Breaks: * Hand and Forearm * Neck and Upper Back		Desinfectantes Y Antibióticos La prueba de la rodilla para asesorar la limpieza y la comodidad de la cama Micro-Recreos: * Manos y Antebrazos * Cuello y Espalda Alta

• January/Feberuary (enero/febrero) [1,732 KB, 4 Pages)]
• January/Feberuary (enero/febrero) [819 KB, 4 Pages]

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• Status of Wisconsin 2010 (pdf)
  • Status of Wisconsin Presentation (ppt)
• 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)
  • Fond du Lac Feed Costs (survey of FDL & other farms)

• 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