﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="/cms/includes/rss.css"?><!--RSS generated by AgWeb.com at Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:42:33 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0"><channel><title>Management Briefs</title><link>http://www.agweb.com</link><copyright /><generator>AgWeb.com</generator><item><title> Emergency Straw Diets Can Work in Late Lactation</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/livestock/dairy/article/_emergency_straw_diets_can_work_in_late_lactation/</link><description>Emergency rations can work, at least temporarily, until new crop feed can be harvested or purchased.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Emergency rations can work, at least temporarily, until new crop feed can be harvested or purchased.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Jim Dickrell</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:03:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>337025</guid></item><item><title>Rumination Data Improves Dairy Decisions</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/livestock/dairy/article/rumination_data_improves_dairy_decisions/</link><description>Michigan dairy uses it to monitor health, transition period and reproduction. </description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Michigan dairy uses it to monitor health, transition period and reproduction. ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>News Release</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:58:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>336720</guid></item><item><title>Summer Calf Protocols</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/livestock/dairy/article/summer_calf_protocols/</link><description>In summer, the calf’s maintenance energy requirement is elevated— similar to the effects of cold stress.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[In summer, the calf’s maintenance energy requirement is elevated— similar to the effects of cold stress.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>News Release</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:05:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>336614</guid></item><item><title>Big Bale Storage Losses Can Be Huge</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/livestock/dairy/article/big_bale_storage_losses_can_be_huge/</link><description>Stacked on bare ground, losses can range from 25% to 35%.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Stacked on bare ground, losses can range from 25% to 35%.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Dairy Today Editors</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 08:59:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>336236</guid></item><item><title>Properly Assess Alfalfa Stands </title><link>http://www.agweb.com/livestock/dairy/article/properly_assess_alfalfa_stands_/</link><description>Wait until your crop is growing vigorously to take stand counts.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Wait until your crop is growing vigorously to take stand counts.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>News Release</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 11:15:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>335584</guid></item><item><title>Video series on cattle transportation available</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/livestock/dairy/article/video_series_on_cattle_transportation_available/</link><description>The Beef Quality Assurance program has developed a series focused strictly on transporting cattle using stock trailers or semi-trailers. </description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Beef Quality Assurance program has developed a series focused strictly on transporting cattle using stock trailers or semi-trailers. ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>News Release</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:38:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>334681</guid></item><item><title>Insemination Tips To Improve Conception</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/livestock/dairy/article/insemination_tips_to_improve_conception/</link><description>Semen placement is critical. </description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Semen placement is critical. ]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>University News Release</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:15:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>332042</guid></item><item><title> Back-to-Basics Calf Care</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/livestock/dairy/article/_back-to-basics_calf_care/</link><description>Bacteria can lurk in the most unexpected places and can quickly be transferred from one animal to the next.</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Bacteria can lurk in the most unexpected places and can quickly be transferred from one animal to the next.]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>News Release</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:03:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>331642</guid></item><item><title>USDA Grants 2,975 SCC Derogations</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/livestock/dairy/article/Dairy_usda_grants_2975_scc_derogations/</link><description>“Most people are improving,” notes Ken Vorgert, chief of USDA’s dairy grading branch, which grants the derogations. “When people request a second derogation, we will be looking for progress and some sort of improvement.”</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[“Most people are improving,” notes Ken Vorgert, chief of USDA’s dairy grading branch, which grants the derogations. “When people request a second derogation, we will be looking for progress and some sort of improvement.”]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>Jim Dickrell</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:01:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>330074</guid></item><item><title>Salmonella Risk Assessment Now Available</title><link>http://www.agweb.com/livestock/dairy/article/salmonella_risk_assessment_now_available/</link><description>The short self-assessment helps producers find proactive measures to help lessen the risk of a disastrous outbreak.
</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The short self-assessment helps producers find proactive measures to help lessen the risk of a disastrous outbreak.
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