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Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences

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ALLEN J. YOUNG, PhD
Associate Professor
Dairy Extension Specialist

Utah State University
ADVS Department
4815 Old Main Hill
Logan UT 84322-4815

phone   (435) 797-3763
fax   (435) 797-2118
email   alleny at ext.usu.edu
 
 
EXTENSION UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY NEWSLETTER AND POPULAR PRESS ARTICLES
 
Note: The USU Newsletter goes out to approximately 1150 people in 29 states plus the District of Columbia and Farm Times goes out to approximately 25,000 people in 7 states.
  1. Attributes Young Producers Look for in an Agrilender (Farm Times, December 2002).


  2. Implications of Expanding (Farm Times, November 2002).


  3. Uniformity of Total Mixed Rations and its Potential Economic Benefit (Newsletter, November 2002).


  4. The Changing Landscape of Dairying in the West -Part III (Farm Times, October 2002).


  5. The Farm Executive for the 21st Century (Newsletter, September 2002).


  6. Web Site of the Month – Merck Veterinary Manual (Newsletter, September 2002).


  7. The Changing Landscape of Dairying in the West – Part II (Farm Times, September 2002).


  8. The Changing Landscape of Dairying in the West (Farm Times, August 2002).


  9. Conventionally-grown vs Organic food: Dueling Banjos (Farm Times, July 2002).


  10. Death Loss of Lactating Cows - A Major Problem (Newsletter, July 2002).


  11. Web Site of the Month - Drought Resources and Information (Newsletter, July 2002).


  12. The Future of Transgenics in Controlling Mastitis (Farm Times, June 2002).


  13. Effects of Mismatches Between Names and Social Security Numbers on Your Farm (Farm Times, May 2002).


  14. Legislation You Should Be Watching (Newsletter, May 2002).


  15. Web Site of the Month- Federal Milk Marketing Administrator Site (Newsletter, May 2002).


  16. What Did You Learn From Your Employees This Week? (Farm Times, April 2002).


  17. Age at First Calving Affects Milk Yield for Holsteins (Farm Times, March 2002).


  18. Trends in the Dairy Industry (Farm Times, February 2002).


  19. Nutritional Management of Calves (Farm Times, January 2002).


  20. Using Records to Evaluate Production (Newsletter, January 2002).


  21. Web Site of the Month - Morgan’s Forage Site (Newsletter, January 2002).


  22. Developing a Plan to Handle Mastitis Problems (Farm Times, December 2001).


  23. A Guide to Raising Replacement Heifers (Newsletter, November 2001).


  24. Count the Cost of Mastitis (Farm Times, November 2001).


  25. Role of the Dairy Nutrition Consultant in On-Farm Labor Training (Farm Times, October 2001).


  26. Consider Mineral Content of Water When Formulating Dairy Rations (Farm Times, September 2001).


  27. What Do Workers Want Most (Newsletter, September 2001).


  28. Web Site of the Month - U.S.D.A. - Agricultural Labor Affairs (Newsletter, September 2001).


  29. Animal Welfare and Beef Quality Assurance for Dairy (Farm Times, August, 2001).


  30. A Guide to Raising Replacement Heifers (Farm Times, July 2001).


  31. Fixed Responses to Multiple Milking Frequencies (Newsletter, July 2001).


  32. Web Site of the Month - Dairy Marketing Sites (Newsletter, July 2001).


  33. Work Place Violence Policy (Farm Times, June 2001).


  34. Biosecurity on Your Farm in the Context of Foot and Mouth Disease (Farm Times, May 2001).


  35. Use of Presynchronization Protocol and bST with Ovynch to Improve Reproduction (Newsletter, May 2001) (Also appeared in USU Veterinary Newsletter, May 2001).


  36. Web Site of the Month - Commodity Price Quotes (Newsletter, May 2001).


  37. Do You Have the Records Needed for a Nutrient Management Plan? (Farm Times, April 2001).


  38. Notes from 2001 Intermountain Nutrition Conference (Farm Times, March 2001).


  39. Be Aware of Possible Inspection Problems (Newsletter, March 2001).


  40. Web Site of the Month - Commodity Price Quotes (Newsletter, March 2001).


  41. Testing for Ketosis Using Milk Samples (Farm Times, February 2001).


  42. Johne's Disease - A Model for Pathogen Reduction (Farm Times, January 2001).


  43. Effect of Herd Size on Year 2000 DHIA Summaries (Newsletter, January 2001)


  44. Web Site of the Month - National Farm Transition Network (Newsletter, January 2001).


  45. Increase Productivity on Your Dairy By Delegating (Farm Times, December 2000).


  46. Does Negative Energy Balance Cause Mastitis? (Farm Times, November 2000).


  47. Can Mastitis Have an Effect on Reproduction? (Newsletter, November 2000).


  48. Estimating Nitrogen Content of Dairy Manure (Farm Times, October 2000).


  49. Experiences With Hispanic Workers (Farm Times, September 2000).


  50. What Image of the Dairy Industry are You Presenting? (Newsletter, September 2000).


  51. Web Site of the Month - Youth and General Public Sites (Newsletter, September 2000).


  52. Information on the Other Dairy Industry - Milk from Goats and Sheep (Farm Times, August 2000).


  53. Why don't My Milk Processor and DHIA Tests Always Agree? (Farm Times, July 2000).


  54. Variations in Milk Fat Composition: Why Do My Milk Processor and DHIA Test Not Always Agree? (Newsletter, July 2000).


  55. Milk Payment Based on "True" Protein: Why the Change Was Made (Newsletter, July 2000).


  56. Calculating the Costs of Production (Farm Times, June 2000).


  57. Effect of Somatic Cell Count on Shelf-Life, Milk Quality (Farm Times, May 2000).


  58. Keys to Successful Farming Together and Farm Transfers (Newsletter, May 2000).


  59. Web Site of the Month - Western Dairy Management Conference (Newsletter, May 2000).


  60. Costs Associated With Timed Breeding Protocols (Farm Times, April 2000).


  61. Pregnancy Rate as an Indicator of Reproductive Success (Farm Times, March 2000).


  62. Economic Returns from Using Prostaglandin Protocols (Newsletter, March 2000).


  63. Put the "Manage" into Reproductive Management (Farm Times, February 2000).


  64. Effect of Herd Size on DHIA Summaries (Farm Times, January 2000).


  65. 1999 DHIA Herd Summary by Production (Newsletter, January 2000).


  66. Web Site of the Month - Western Canadian Dairy Seminars (Newsletter, January 2000).


  67. Body Condition Scoring as a Management Tool (Farm Times, December 1999)


  68. Evaluation of Freestalls for Comfort and Productivity (Farm Times, November 1999)


  69. Evaluation of Freestalls for Comfort and Productivity (Newsletter, November 1999).


  70. Web Site of the Month - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (Newsletter, November 1999).


  71. Handling Milk Fever on Your Farm (Farm Times, October 1999)


  72. Monitoring Reasons Cows Leave the Herd as a Management Tool (Farm Times, September 1999)


  73. Using Milk Fat and Protein Percentages to Evaluate Herd Nutrition and Health (Newsletter, September 1999)


  74. Web Sites of the Month - Sorted Lists of A.I. Bulls (September 1999)


  75. Payment for Total Milk Protein is About to Become True Protein (Farm Times, July 1999)


  76. Excess Dietary Protein in Dairy Rations Can Impair Reproduction (Newsletter, July 1999)


  77. Web Site of the Month - Y2K Sites (Newsletter, July 1999)


  78. Effect of Bovine Somatotropin (bST) on Culling (Farm Times, June 1999)


  79. Why You Should Give a Second Thought to the Y2K Problem (Newsletter, May 1999)


  80. Are you Protecting Yourself Against Johne's Disease? You Should Be! (Farm Times, May 1999)


  81. Does Natural Service Improve Reproductive Performance Over Artificial Insemination? (Farm Times, April 1999)


  82. Web Site of the Month - Ag Labor Management (Newsletter, March 1999)


  83. Excess Dietary Protein in Dairy Rations Can Impair Reproduction (Farm Times, March 1999)


  84. The Farm Executive for the 21st Century (Farm Times, February 1999)


  85. Optimizing Milking Preparation Can Increase Milk Quantity and Quality (Farm Times, January 1999)


  86. Web Site of the Month - WWW Virtual Library for Dairy Production (Newsletter, January 1999)


  87. Are You Monitoring Your Peak Milk and Days in Milk at Peak? Part B. Days in Milk at Peak (Newsletter, March 1999 and Farm Times, December 1998)


  88. Are You Monitoring Your Peak Milk and Days in Milk at Peak? Part A. Peak Milk (Newsletter, January 1999 and Farm Times, November 1998)


  89. Economics of Accelerated heifer Growth (Farm Times Fall Dairy Guide, November 1998)


  90. Web Site of the Month - Penn State Dairy Cattle Nutrition (Newsletter, November 1998)


  91. Use of Visual Appraisal of Teats as a Tool for Udder Health (Farm Times, October 1998 and USU Veterinary Newsletter, February 1999)


  92. To Do, or Not To Do, That is the $$$'s" (Newsletter, September 1998 and Farm Times, September 1998)


  93. Are You Shortchanging Your Cows By Not Making Water Available? (Newsletter, July 1998 and Farm Times, July 1998)


  94. Dairy Extension Web Site On-Line (Newsletter, May 1998)


  95. Utah Dairy Statistics - January 1998 (Herd Numbers by County) (May 1998)


  96. Milk Urea Nitrogen Test (MUN) (Newsletter, March 1998)


  97. Are You Managing For Your Dairy's Future? Where to Start! (Newsletter, November 1997)


  98. What Do You Need to Know About Changes in DHIA (Newsletter, September 1997)


  99. Troubleshooting Reproductive Records to Determine Potential Problems, II.  Analysis of a Case Herd (Newsletter, September 1997)


  100. Troubleshooting Reproductive Records to Determine Potential Problems.  I. The Nuts and Bolts (Newsletter, July 1997)


  101. Troubleshooting Records to Determine Udder Health Problems (Newsletter, May 1997)