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Adapted by Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, UCCE Delta Farm Advisor After the driest year on record, growers may find themselves battling soil salinity. It is important to consider how dry conditions contribute to soil salinity and how it can be managed.

Adapted by Betsy Karle, UCCE Glenn, Tehama, Shasta, Butte, Sutter-Yuba, William Love, DVM & Sharif Aly, BVSc,UCD Veterinary Medicine Teaching & Research Center Pneumonia, more formally referred to as bovine respiratory disease (BRD), is the leading natural cause of death in U.S.

Adapted by Dr. Deanne Meyer, UCCE Livestock Waste Management Specialist, Trish Price, UC Davis, Jennifer Heguy, UCCE Merced, Stanislaus & San Joaquin, and Dr.

Adapted by Jennifer Heguy, UCCE Merced, Stanislaus & San Joaquin Counties With talk of $75-$95 corn silage this summer, now is a good time to start thinking about your silage goals. Traditionally, corn silage is purchased on a 70/30 basis; that is 70% moisture and 30% DM.

Adapted by Noelia Silva-del-Rio, UCCE Vet Medicine Specialist Cows transitioning from the dry cow pen to the fresh pen are subject to a large calcium demand in order to synthesize and secrete colostrum and milk.

Adapted by Alex Souza, UCCE Tulare & Kern Voluntary waiting period (VWP) can be defined as the interval during the postpartum period in which producers decide not to breed cows even if estrus occurs.

Summarized by Deanne Meyer, UCCE Specialist The General Order for Existing Milk Cow Dairies was reissued at the October 3rd Board Meeting for the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. This resulted from litigation between Asociacin de Gente Unida por el Agua v.

Adapted by Noelia Silva-del-Ro, UCCE Dairy Specialist, & Jennifer Heguy, UCCE Stanislaus and San Joaquin Good management practices during the feeding process will help to minimize spoilage when forage is exposed to air.

(Part 1 can be found in the August edition of the California Dairy Newsletter) Adapted by Patricia C.