VA DHI cows as of 10/31/09: 58,760
VA DHI herds as of 10/31/09: 366
VA DHI average herd size 10/31/09: 161
Aug Mailbox Price for Virginia was $13.04
More Mailbox prices...
US cows for Feb 2009: 9,298,000
VA cows for Feb 2009: 97,000
VA dairy (cow) herds as of 9/28/09: 692
VA herds by county: map | county list
(currently updating map and county list)
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)
New Managing Milk Quality (MMQ) Conferences: Bacterial counts in milk
Nov 9-Noon-6, Open House VT Dairy Center
Noon-Lunch will be served
5:00-6:00 Supper will be served
6:30--Milk Quality Meeting at the Vet
School
Nov 10 — Abingdon,
4-H Center, 6:30pm
Nov 11 — Rocky Mount,
The Gereau Center, 6:30pm
Nov 16 — Farmville,
Extension Office, 6:30pm
Nov 17— Harrisonburg,
Montezuma Hall, 10am
Nov 17 — Weyers Cave, 1pm
Nov 18 — Brandy Station, Fire Hall, 10am
For Christiansburg and Abingdon locations contact Chase Scott (276)223-6040 or miscott1@vt.edu;
For Rocky Mount and Farmville locations contact
Beverly Cox – (540)483-5161 or becox@vt.edu;
For Harrisonburg, Weyers Cave, and Brandy Station locations contact John Welsh – (540)564-3080 or jlwelsh@vt.edu;
New Ray Nebel to be keynote speaker for
upcoming Area Dairy Conferences...
Jan 12 – Southside – location TBA
Jan 13 – Rocky Mt.
Jan 14 – Abingdon
Jan 19 – Rockingham County
Jan 20 – Culpeper County
New Hoards August 2009 Bull List
What we are learning about reducing Nutrient Excretion in the Mid-Atlantic...(Webinar)
Dairy Pipeline Nov/Dec 2009 New
DHI Notes... New
Dairy Guidelines
Extension Dairy Publications... Heard in the Hutch
Cow Colleges/Dairy Conferences
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
