Editorial Calendar
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| January | Dec. 1 / Dec. 5 | FACILITIES | Housing and handling systems and equipment.
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| February | Jan. 2 / Jan. 5 | ENVIRONMENT / MANURE MANAGEMENT | Manure-to-energy systems, other on-farm renewable energy production, nutrient management planning and environmental regulations.
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| March | Feb. 1 / Feb. 6 | FEEDING / NUTRITION | Forage and feedstuff management – from the mixer to the rumen. Additives, preservatives, feeding equipment, feeding management tools.
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| April | Mar. 1 / Mar. 5 | HEIFERS / CALVES | Handling, feeding and monitoring the health of the next generation of milk makers – from birth to freshening. |
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| May | April 2 / April 5 | COW COMFORT / COOLING | Cool comfort leads to productivity. Address heat stress with facilities, equipment and feeding.
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| June | May 1 / May 4 | MILK QUALITY | Mastitis control and udder health are the key components.
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| July | June 1 / June 5 | REPRODUCTION | It can be one of the most important – and most frustrating – stages of a lactation cycle, impacted by nutrition, transition health and reproduction protocols.
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| August | July 2 / July 5 | HERD HEALTH | Keep ‘em healthy and productive with biosecurity, vaccinations, early diagnosis and treatments.
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| September | Aug. 1 / Aug. 6 | MILKING SYSTEMS / PARLORS | When it’s time to harvest milk, there’s no room for poor equipment and supplies or sloppy procedures in the milking parlor.
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| October | Aug. 31 / Sept. 5 | FEED PRODUCTION – FROM SEED TO HARVEST | Forage and feedstuff seeds, chemical and cropping inputs, irrigation and field equipment to help maximize feed production efficiency and lower feed costs.
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| November | Oct. 1 / Oct. 5 | FINANCIAL PLANNING | Agricultural bankers review and outlook. Computers / Business software.
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| December | Nov. 1 / Nov. 5 | TECHNOLOGY / INNOVATION | New equipment and products for 2012.
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