Jun 3, 2022 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
By Deanne Meyer, Ph.D., Livestock Waste Management Specialist, Department of Animal Science, UC Davis and UC ANR, dmeyer@ucdavis.edu The drought monitor map has much of California maroon again. It’s important to make every drop of water count. When you think of your...
May 11, 2022 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
Here are three things you can do today to protect your employees… By Dr. Michael Payne, UC Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine; Director, CDQAP A particularly concerning crime trend for producers is the apparent increasing frequency of armed robbery of dairy...
Feb 8, 2022 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
By Dr. Michael Payne, UC Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine; Director, CDQAP The federal Food and Drug Administration is poised to require nation-wide veterinary oversight of the use of medically important antibiotics in all livestock. The new requirement will be...
Jan 27, 2022 | Blog Posts
Additional AMMP funding is anticipated in late February. Dairy producers have successfully reduced manure flow to lagoons by installing and managing compost bedded pack barns. Join us for a webinar to explore a case study. Ask questions of dairy producers who have...
Jan 11, 2022 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
CDQAP 2021: Year in Review The new year is off to a fast start, and similar to you and your dairy staff, CDQAP adapted to the changing needs of the COVID-19 pandemic. In spite of the ever-changing requirements associated with COVID-19 CDQAP continued to support our...
Jan 11, 2022 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts
Dairy Seminars at World Ag Expo, February 8 – 10, 2022 The University of California ANR (Agriculture and Natural Resources) is hosting four different seminars at World Ag Expo. Come hear about: Nutrient Management and Manure Treatment Technologies (Tuesday, 1:00...
Oct 5, 2021 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts
Here’s what California producers can expect. By Dr. Michael Payne, UC Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine and Director, CDQAP Every three years the National Dairy FARM Animal Care Program checks in with California producers (via local cooperative/ processor staff),...
Oct 5, 2021 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts
By Deanne Meyer, Ph.D., Livestock Waste Management Specialist, UC Davis, Department of Animal Science, UC ANR Choppers are going full throttle. That means it’s time to record harvested forage weights and sample forages from each field where manure was applied. These...
Sep 29, 2021 | Featured Posts
Join the Live Webinar Thursday, October 7, 4 – 4:30 p.m. Producer registration is FREE – just sign up HERE! ($10 registration fee all others) Managing Manure, Keeping More Solids Out Lagoons: • Hear from a consultant and producer who applied for and...
Jun 16, 2021 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts
By Deanne Meyer, Ph.D., Livestock Waste Management Specialist, UC Davis, Department of Animal Science, UC ANR Here we are again, DRY. Let’s dust off key nutrient management tips during drought. Work with your certified crop adviser (CCA) to be sure the Nutrient...
