Newsletters
California Dairy Newsletter- July 2021
- Every Drop Counts During Drought
- Sorghum Production Under Deficit Irrigation
- Irrigation Strategies for Corn During Drought Years
- Culling Decisions During Drought
- Drought May Increase the Chances for Risky Levels of Nitrate in Forages
- A Few Tips to Cool Cattle, Keeping Water Use in Mind
California Dairy Newsletter- May 2021
- Golden State Dairy Management Webinars
- Almond Hulls: A Valuable, yet Highly Variable, Byproduct Feedstuff
- Calf and Herd-Level Passive Immunity: New Industry Guidelines
- Nutrient Content of Vacuumed Manure
- Mycoplasma Prevalence in California Herds
California Dairy Newsletter- March 2021
- Golden State Dairy Management Webinars Save the Date
- Selective Dry Cow Therapy; Economics and Impact on Antibiotic Use
- Cow Bunching on California Dairies
- Proposed Change to the Regulation of Genetically Engineered Food Animals
- Bacteria, Viruses and Parasites, Oh My! What Causes Scours in Dairy Calves?
- Hold the Date: Genome Editing for Polled
- New UCCE- Field Crops Agronomy and Weed Management Advisor in Northern SJV
California Dairy Newsletter- December 2020
- Tips and Tricks for Managing and Preventing Calf Pneumonia
- Manure and Methane Recovering
- The First Ever Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) Risk Assessment Tool for Preweaned Dairy Calves
- Research Roundup: It's Not Just the Equipment
- Nutritionist Input Needed
California Dairy Newsletter- August 2020
- "How To" Reminders for Summer Silage Harvest
- 2020 Alfalfa and Forage Virtual Field Day
- Implementing Calf Management Practices: Does It Pay?
- New AMMP Practices under consideration
- Advantages of Moving from an Exclusively Natural Service Breeding Program to Artificial Insemination
California Dairy Newsletter- May 2020
- Golden State Dairy Management Conference Presentations Now Online!
- UC Farm Advisors Working Remotely
- By-Product Management Practices on California Dairies
- Milking Strategies to Improve Energy and Mineral Balances in Early Lactation
- COVID-19 Resources
- Grants Fund Alternative Manure Management Practices on Dairies
- Research Opportunity: Improving Our Understanding of Antibiotics in Dairy Farms
- What are the Sexed and Beef Semen Strategies Adopted by California Dairy Farmers?
California Dairy Newsletter- February 2020
- Meeting & Seminar Announcements
- Are You Dryng Cloth Udder Prep Towels with Heat?
- Mental Health is Important
- Profile of the Animal Science Major at U.C. Davis
- Funds Available for Dairies to Reach 40% Reduction in Greenhouse Gases
- Golden State Dairy Management Conference Meeting Information
California Dairy Newsletter- November 2019
- Starting Out Right with this Year's Irrigated Double Crop of Small Grains Forage
- What do California Dairies Look Like?
- Funding Opportunities for Alternative Manure Management Projects
- High Bacterial Counts in Pasteurized Waste Milk?
- Research Roundup: Preliminary By-Product Feeding Survey Results
- Daniela Bruno, UCCE Dairy Advisor, Now Serving Kings County
California Dairy Newsletter- August 2019
- Scouring Calves: Treatment Starts with Fluids!
- Heat Stress During the Dry Period Affects Multiple Generations- Keep Your Dry Cows Cool
- New Nutrient Management and Soil Quality Advisor in Fresno, Madera, Kings, and Tulare Counties
- 2019 Annual Alfalfa and Forage Field Day
- A Meeting You Don't Want to Miss
- Compost Bedded Pack Barn Design and Management Considerations
- UC Davis has New Milking Parlor Equipment!
- By-Product Usage Survey Responses Needed!
- Beef Semen: An Overview of its Use as a Tool to Improve Profitability
California Dairy Newsletter- May 2019
- Don't Believe Everything You Hear at the Farm Show
- In Case You Missed It: CVDRMP Recommendations to the Water Board
- ABCs of Forage Analyses: Wet Chemistry vs. NIR
- UC Davis Welcomes a New Ruminant Nutrition Professor
- Waste Milk Quality: Minimizing Bacteria is Important for Calves
- Antimicrobial Use Survey
- Disbudding and Dehorning Best Management Practices
California Dairy Newsletter- February 2019
- Research Roundup: Almond Hull Usage on California Dairies
- Reno-bound: Western Dairy Management Conference (WDMC)
- US Holstein Association Funding Heat Tolerance Research- Volunteers Needed
- A Tool to Evaluate the Real Value of Semen
- Spore-forming Bacteria Cause Spoilage and Reduce Milk Shelf Life
California Dairy Newsletter- December 2018
- Use of Selective Dry Cow Therapy
- Keeping Up with Navel Infections
- New Dairy Advisor in Fresno and Madera Counties
- Funding Available to Reduce Manure Methane Emissions
California Dairy Newsletter- September 2018
- Long-term Impact of Heat Stress on Reproduction of Dairy Cows
- The Easiest Way to Accurately Measure Forage Nutrient Yields
- California Sorghum Silage: Nutrient Composition and Fermentation Characteristics
- New Nutrient Management and Soil Quality Advisor- Stanislaus, San Joaquin, & Merced Counties
- Buyer beware: Homework is Important When Reducing Methane Emissions
- Survey of Antibiotic Drug Use in California Dairy Cows
California Dairy Newsletter- May 2018
- The Next Generation of Carbon Management
- Feeding Waste Milk to Calves: Reducing Antimicrobial Resistance
- Running a Replacement Heifer Operation or Feedlot? New Water Quality Rules Headed Your Way
- UC ANR Advisors and Specialist Receive Outstanding Team Award
- Use of Gene Editing to Introduce the Polled Trait into Elite Germplasm
- 2017 Dairy Needs Assessment Results
- Considerations for a Successful Sorghum Silage Crop
- Successful Golden State Dairy Management Conference
California Dairy Newsletter- February 2018
- De-Pooling of Milk in the Proposed California Federal Milk Marketing Order
- Colostrum Immunoglobulin G Concentration in First and Second Milking from Multiparous Jersey Cows
- Liquid Manure Pipes Clogged? You Might Have Struvite.
- Improved Detection and Management Reduces Respiratory Disease in Dairy Calves
- Achieving High Reproductive Performance on Dairy Herds
- Golden State Dairy Management Conference- Save the Date
California Dairy Newsletter- November 2017
- $99 Million Available in 2018 for Changes in Manure Management!
- Ed DePeters, UC Davis Award of Distinction
- Golden State Dairy Management Conference- Save the Date!
- Welcome Randi Black, UCCE Dairy Advisor in Sonoma, Marin and Mendocino Counties
- Fires Devastate the North Bay
- Use of Antibiotics for California Livestock
- Innovative Dairy Cow Cooling Technologies Tested at UC Davis
California Dairy Newsletter- July 2017
- Monitoring Forage Particle Length- How and Why?
- Disbudding with Caustic Paste
- Managing Lagoons When There's Water!
- Area Cooperative Extension Advisor- Dairy
California Dairy Newsletter- April 2017
- UC Dairy Needs Assessment Underway
- Research Roundup: Prevalence of Salmonella in Cull Cows in California
- California Sorghum Silage at Harvest: Practices and Nutrient Profile
- Is Your Heat Abatement System Ready for Summer?
- Do Your Annual Report Numbers Make Sense?
- Attention to Spring Sampling Pays Off
California Dairy Newsletter-January 2017
- Timed-AI Programs
- TMR audits
- Sorghum field research
- Sugar-cane aphid
- BRD app
- Winter storms
- Meeting announcments
California Dairy Newsletter-October 2016
- Methane in the news
- Welcome JP Martins
- Silage structure options
- Fresh pen milk yield
- Research Roundup: Sorghum
- Greenhouse gasses
California Dairy Newsletter-August 2016
- Dairy Biosecurity
- Maximize Manure Nitrogen Value
- Metritis Diagnosis Considerations
- Announcements: Project Cooperators Needed & Position Opening
California Dairy Newsletter-April 2016
- California Dairy Conference
- Silage Underlay, Part II
- Sorghum Silage Project
- In-crop Corn Management
- IV Calcium & Subclinical Hypocalcemia
- Raising Healthy Calves
- C & N Management
California Dairy Newsletter-January 2016
- Gene Editing
- Silage Underlay
- Winter Reminders
- Water Board Violations
- Golden State Dairy Conference
California Dairy Newsletter-December 2015 (spanish)
- Avoiding Drug Residues
- Lameness -- Are Your Cows Stepping on Sharp Objects?
- The Importance of Dry Matter: Tips for Feeders and Dairy Producers
California Dairy Newsletter-October 2015
- Preparing for El Nino
- Managing Mud
- Sharp Objects and Lame Cows
- Pneumonia in Calves
- CAHFS and Animal Disease
- C Collar Retirement
- Dairy Advisor Position Recruitments
California Dairy Newsletter-August 2015
- Antibiotics on Dairies
- Corn Silage Processing Scores of CA Silage
- CDQAP Certification & Fee Reduction
- Sorghum Tips
- N. Peterson Retirement
California Dairy Newsletter-April 2015
- Monitoring DCAD
- What is Dry Matter
- Salmonella
- Dairy Challenge in CA
- Environmental Compliance Reminders
- Announcements
California Dairy Newsletter-January 2015
- What is IVF?
- Winter "To Do" List for Compliance
- Western Dairy Management Conference, March 3-5, 2015
- Meeting - Managing Cow Comfort in Hot Weather
January 29, 2015, Tulare, CA
California Dairy Newsletter-November 2014
- Necropsy's Value
- Pesticide Database
- Managing Salts
- BRD Management
- Choosing a Lab
- Announcements
- Remembering Tom Schultz
California Dairy Newsletter-July 2014
- Correcting Silage DM
- Silage DM Requirements
- Managing Nutrients w/Drought
- A. Castillo Retirement
- What is Energy?
- Soakers & Cow Cooling
- Milk Pregnancy Test
California Dairy Newsletter-April 2014
- Drought assistance
- 100 years of UCCE
- Managing nutrients without water
- Sorghum for drought?
- Avoiding antibiotic residues
- Uterine infections
- Aid for farmers with blackbirds
California Dairy Newsletter-January 2014
- Preventing Milk Fever
- Promote Your Product
- Voluntary Waiting Period
- In Memoriam: Don Bath
California Dairy Newsletter-November 2013
- Changes to the WDR General Order
- Meet the New Advisor
- Silage Face Management
- Calf Diarrhea Part 2
- Dairy & Sustainablility
- Upcoming Meetings
California Dairy Newsletter-August 2013
- Harvest Reminder, Kernel Processing
- New AVMA Euthanasia Guidelines
- Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, General Order Reminders
- Employee Heat Safety Reminders
- Neonatal Calf Diarrhea
- Sugar Beets as a Potential Starch Substitute
- Dairy Surveys Underway
California Dairy Newsletter-April 2013
- Regulatory Reminders
- Forage NSC & NFC
- Marvelous Improvement Device
- Mineral Excretions
- Silage Survey
- Managing for Quality
California Dairy Newsletter-March 2013
- Labor Turnover
- Feeding Calves
- Forage NDF Digestibility
- Position Announcement: Tulare & Kern Advisor
California Dairy Newsletter-November 2012
- Pistachio Shell Imapaction
- Jejunal (Intestinal) Hematoma in Cattle
- Back to Basics: The ABC’s of Forage Analysis
- Western Dairy Management Conference
- World Ag Expo Calls for Forage Challenge Entries
- California Dairy Management Seminars
California Dairy Newsletter-August 2012
- Dairies in the news
- Corn silage management
- Freestall check
- Calf diarrhea
- Rabies in ruminants
- By-product use
- Retirements & awards
- Announcements
- Silage Day
California Dairy Newsletter-May 2012
- Motivating employees
- Corn silage management
- Polio in cattle
- Schmallenberg Virus
- Cooling dry cows
- Dairy closures
California Dairy Newsletter-February 2012
- Mycotoxins
- TMR Mixing
- Calf Pneumonia
- Technology & Cows
- Announcements
California Dairy Newsletter-November 2011
- Forage Dry Matter
- Milk Quality
- Research Update
- Announcements
California Dairy Newsletter-September 2011
- Management Considerations
- Plant Tissue Sampling
- Diagnosing Downer Cows
- Supply Well Sampling
- Utilizing Checklists
- NRCS Announcement
California Dairy Newsletter-June 2011
- Antibiotic Residues
- Identifying Sick Cows
- Monitoring Mastitis
- Water Board Updates
- Corn Silage Field Day
California Dairy Newsletter-February 2011
- To Our Readers
- Silage Face Management
- Milk Quality
- WDR Reminders
- Protected Amino Acids
- Nutrient Efficiency
California Dairy Newsletter-November 2010
- The EU Challenge
- Milking Procedure
- Milk sampling
- Irrigation
- Update SJVAPCD
- WDR Reminders
- Announcements
California Dairy Newsletter-August 2010
- Heat Stress in Cattle
- Timing Corn Harvest
- Sampling Corn at Harvest
- Milk Quality
- Meet Dr. Rossow
- Fly Management
- WDR Reminders
- Reproductive Short Course
California Dairy Newsletter-May 2010
- Carbon Footprints
- Feeding for Animal Requirements
- Training Videos
- Milk Urea Nitrogen
- When the Media Calls
- Incinerators in CA?
- Increasing Efficiency
California Dairy Newsletter-January 2010
- Dairy Wage Survey
- Overfeeding Nutrients
- Retained Placenta
- Water Use by Cows
- Crop Irrigation
- Animal Welfare
- Forage Seminar
- Herdsman Course
- Dairy Business Education Meeting
- North Valley Dairy Day
California Dairy Newsletter-November 2009
- Language of Carbon Footprints
- Employee Giftedness
- Residue Violations
- Johne's Disease
- Tail Docking Update
- UC Davis News
- Nutrient Management
- CDQAP Updates
- Mycotoxins
- Announcements
California Dairy Newsletter-July 2009
- California Dairy Newsletter
- Dairy Production Today
- High LPC's?
- Purchasing Forage?
- Mineral Content in Feedstuffs
- Know the Signs of Depression
- Increase Cow Comfort
- Concealing Animal Mortalities
- Feeding Calves
- Managing Irrigations
- Reproductive Short Course
- WDR Sampling
California Dairy Newsletter-May 2009
- Heat Stress Feeding
- Toxic Weeds
- Milk + Milk Replacer Powder?
- Culling Considerations
- Tail Docking Survey
- Tail Docking Practices
- UC Davis Teaching Prize
- Bulk Tank Milk Quality
- Educating Consumers
- Systems Management
- Feeding Gin Trash?
- Dairy Facility Options
California Dairy Newsletter-January 2009
- Proposition 2 and Dairies
- Ruminant Feed Ban
- Feed Conversion Efficiency
- WDR Deliverables, July 2009
- Tricolored Blackbirds
- New Faculty at UC Davis
- Pasteruizedcolostrum
- Dairy Beef Quality Assurance
- Top Notch Dairy Practices
- Nutrient Tracking on Your Fields
- Dairy Herdsman Shortcourse
- Regional Water Quality Control Board Inspections