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Raising the bar
NorthStar will distribute a record amount of patronage to common stockowners as a result of our fiscal 2008 sales success. In fact, the bar has been raised for coming years as nearly every performance area measurable reached new company records. Click to learn more.
Change in semen extender
For more than five years, Select Sires has been evaluating the use of a milk-based semen extender. After careful analysis the decision has been made to begin using this milk-based semen extender, which Select Sires feels will provide a higher quality product to producers. Read on.
Economic costs of metritis
Metritis causes severe economic losses due to costs for treatment, milk withdrawal, reduced reproductive performance and premature culling. Research published in 1986 stated that the cost of a case of metritis was $106; however current research shows the cost to be much higher. Read on to see what Julie Ainsworth, NorthStar Dairy Production Analyst has to share about recent news on metritis that was presented at the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council Conference.
Touchdown Dairy
Mark and Katrina Bontekoe of Marion, Michigan have been named NorthStar Cooperative’s 2008 Progressive Dairy Producer Award Winner. The award is presented to the producer whose herd shows the greatest increase in dollar value over the last five years. The Touchdown Dairy herd earned the award with a dollar value increase of $1,043. Today, the 146-cow Holstein herd boasts a rolling herd average of 25,515 pounds of milk, 935 pounds of fat, 792 pounds of protein and $4,841 dollar value. Click for more.
THE major problem facing dairy producers
Improving pregnancy rate is considered “THE” major problem for dairy producers today. With that in mind, AntelBio began searching for ways to help producers’ troubleshoot and optimize breeding programs. Research scientists regularly rely on progesterone analysis to design and interpret breeding trials, so why shouldn’t producers have access to the same tools to optimize breeding programs? Click to learn more about how progesterone analysis can help optimize your breeding program and how AntelBio has made testing easier than ever.
Dairy producers earn top production honors
NorthStar Cooperative DHI Services has named award winners for the 2008 testing year. Awards are given by geographic area and are based on a herd’s annual rolling herd average, as completed with NorthStar Cooperative’s DHI Services. Click to learn who tops the lists for milk production, dollar value and somatic cell count.
PCDART workshops planned
Dairy producers using PCDART are invited to participate in one of six hands-on workshops that will be conducted this winter by NorthStar Cooperative. The day-long workshops will explore such areas as how to display subgroup averages in tabular and graphical format by using crosstabs features; scheduling procedures; applying filters, subgroups and reasons on reports; and much more. Space is limited so register soon. Click for more.
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