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Announcements & New Information
2012 Virginia State Feed Association & Nutritional Management
"Cow" College materialsMay 2012 Dairy Pipeline -- The VTDairy Newsletter
Organic Milk Production Handbook
Staphylococcus aureus Mastitis: Cause, Detection, & Control
New Extension publication by: C.S. Petersson-Wolfe, I.K. Mullarky,
and G.M. Jones
Reference Guide for Mastitis-Causing Bacteria
New Extension publication by: C.S. Petersson-Wolfe and J. CurrinAdvances in Precision Phosphorus Feeding Webcast webcast
"Clean Colostrum and Ig Absorption" by Dr. Bob James
"Managing the Pre-weaned Calf" by Dr. Bob James
What we are learning about reducing Nutrient Excretion in the Mid-Atlantic...(Webinar)
Upcoming
Hokie Cow Classic
May 30, 2012
June 5, 2012
June 18
FFA Dairy Cattle CDE and
Dairy Handlers Activity
June 19-20
2012 Southeast Dairy Youth
Retreat
Florida, July 8-12, 2012
June 26, 2012, Virginia Tech
Showcase Sale at Virginia Tech
Oct. 20, 2012
Current Dairy Industry Stats
As of 4/30/12--
VA DHI cows: 59,131
VA DHI herds: 345
VA DHI average herd size: 171
Virginia Jan. 2012
mailbox price: $20.79
more mailbox prices...
February 2012--
US cows: 9,250,000
VA cows: 96,000
VA dairy herds as of
March 2, 2012--
Cow: 655
Goat: 14
Sheep: 1
VA herd distribution
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