VA DHI cows as of 12/31/09: 57,843
VA DHI herds as of 12/31/09: 359
VA DHI average herd size 12/31/09: 161
Oct Mailbox Price for Virginia was $15.30
More Mailbox prices...
US cows for Feb 2009: 9,298,000
VA cows for Feb 2009: 97,000
VA dairy (cow) herds as of 1/6/10: 687
VA herds by county: map | county list
(currently updating map and county list)
2010 Area Dairy Conferences--"Updates on Dairy Reproduction"-- proceedings
Upcoming
2010 Virginia State Feed Association Conference and Nutritional Management "Cow College" to be held Feb 17-19, 2010 brochure | website
Recently by Dr. Bob James:
"Clean Colostrum and Ig Absorption"
(presented at the 2009 Wisconsin Veterinary
Medical Association Conference– Oct 8, 2009)
"Managing the Pre-weaned Calf"
(presented at the Western Canadian Dairy Seminar – Red Deer, AB – Mar 12, 2009)
Blog and discussion on SSC from AgWeb.com
What we are learning about reducing Nutrient Excretion in the Mid-Atlantic...(Webinar)
Dairy Pipeline Jan/Feb 2010
DHI Notes...
Dairy Guidelines
Extension Dairy Publications...
Heard in the Hutch
Cow Colleges/Dairy Conf.
International...
Other...
DHIA/Records
Environmental Stewardship
Forage Testing
Genetics
Nutrition & Forage Quality
Replacements
Youth
SiloCAP
Milk Culturing
Pasteurizer Spreadsheet
Pasteurizer Manual (pdf)
Sampling Procedures (pdf)
Animal ID Program
Johne's Disease
Mastitis Prevention Resources
Organic Dairy Matters
