DAIRY and LIVESTOCK

June 2008

Topics for this Month: Page: Raising Replacements - What does it really cost? Impacts of Rising Feed Costs on The Costs of Producing      Milk -- Bruce L. Jones, UWEX Farm Mgt Specialist Stressed Over Problem Breeders -- Understand the      Concept and Target the Correct Management Areas      Paul Fricke, UW Department of Dairy Science Corn Silage Pricing Decision Aid Low-Cost Crowd Gate Works Well      Ken Bolton, UW-Extension, Jefferson County Calendar of Events 1-2 3-4 4-5 5 6 8

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June 2008
	Topics for this Month:		Materia del Mes:
	Udder Hair Removal by Flaming or Singeing Calving -- To Pull or Not to Pull... Be Safe this Summer		Remoción de los pelos de la ubre por medio del flameado El parto -- Tirar o no tirar... Tenga cuidado durante el verano

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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)
• Price Risk Management
  • Feed Prices 2008
    • Corn Silage Pricing Decision Aid
  • Understanding Dairy Markets
    • Market Price Information and Price Risk Management Principles (UWEX)
• Cost of Raising Heifers (ICPA Report)
• CostofRaisingHeifers-2007ICPAReport

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Questions, email Paul Dyk

Other links:

• WI Team Forage
• UW Dairy Science Department
• UW Dairy Youth Website
• Center for Dairy Profitability
• Dairy Modernization
• Milk Money
  • Udder Health Resources
• 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.
• Facilities
  • Cook's Freestalls (Dr. Nigel Cook's Sand Stalls)
  • UW - Vet School Freestall Information
  • Cross Ventilated Barns - Kansas info (via Joe Harner)
    • Low-Profile Cross Ventilated Freestall Barns (ppt pics)
• 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.
  

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

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