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Articles Make Your New Year’s Resolution Stick
Katie Greenawalt, MS, CHES
What is your New Year's Resolution? More
Articles De-stress for Health
Katie Greenawalt, MS, CHES
When it exceeds a certain level, stress stops being beneficial and can cause major damage to your body, mind, and health. More
Articles The Fat in Different Dairy Products
Andrew Sandeen
Learn about the impact milk fat has on human health and how it differs between various dairy products. More
Articles The Ketogenic Diet: Is It For You?
Katie Greenawalt, MS, CHES, Sami Schug
The ketogenic or "keto" diet for weight loss is stirring up conversation in the nutrition community. Before deciding if this diet is for you, it is important to explore both sides of the issue. More
Articles Mindfull or Mindful?
Katie Greenawalt, MS, CHES
This article explains what mindfulness is, details mindfulness meditation, gives the major benefits of mindfulness, and provides examples of ways to be more mindful every day. More
Articles Why Cows Don't Get Pregnant
Andrew Sandeen
Dairy cows don't always conceive after the first insemination attempt. There are a variety of causes that may contribute to conception failure. More
Articles More Progesterone, Please
Andrew Sandeen
Progesterone is essential for normal reproductive cycling; it inhibits estrus and controls follicle growth. But, some high-producing dairy cows have too little in circulation. More
Videos Characteristics of the Bovine Estrous Cycle
Andrew Sandeen
4:05
This video introduces some of the key characteristics of the estrous cycle in cattle. More
Articles Finding the Common Ground: Good Neighbor Relations: Advice and Tips from Farmers
Charles Abdalla, Ph.D., Timothy Kelsey, Ph.D.
Land development is bringing residential development into agricultural areas. New residents may have misconceptions about farms, and conflicts can arise between farm and nonfarm neighbors. More
Articles Country Living: A Guide for Homeowners
Charles Abdalla, Ph.D., Timothy Kelsey, Ph.D.
This article will help people living in or considering a move to the country understand the basics about how government and community services and utilities work in rural areas in Pennsylvania. More
Articles Finding the Common Ground: Understanding Your Community's Agriculture
Charles Abdalla, Ph.D., Timothy Kelsey, Ph.D.
When you live in the country, a basic understanding of agriculture's contribution to the community is useful. More
Articles Is 60 the Magic Number?
Andrew Sandeen
Factors to consider before shifting voluntary waiting period or dry period length. More
Videos Minimizing Interservice Intervals
Andrew Sandeen
9:45
This video defines interservice intervals and provides suggestions for how to improve them to maximize reproductive efficiency and dairy herd profitability. More
Articles Water’s Journey Through the Shale Gas Processes
Charles Abdalla, Ph.D.
Using publicly available information, we attempt to track and quantify current water use through the stages of the gas well development process. More
Articles Predicting Pregnancy Loss
Andrew Sandeen
Diagnosing pregnancy early identifies open cows and can help minimize days open and increase profitability, but losing confirmed pregnancies can be very frustrating. More
Articles Making the Most of Cross-Cultural Encounters
Andrew Sandeen
Understanding differences between cultures can provide helpful insight for situations encountered everywhere in our increasingly global society, including common encounters on U.S. farms. More
Articles Some of the latest, greatest timed artificial insemination (AI) protocols have become pretty complex, but not without valid reasons. More
Articles Cyclicity in Dairy Cows: Postpartum Blues
Andrew Sandeen
Ovulation is the critical event that must function correctly and be responded to in a timely manner in to establish a new pregnancy. More
Articles Cyclicity in Dairy Cows: Defining the Issue
Andrew Sandeen
Open cows that aren't cycling normally can hamper successful reproduction. More
Articles A Long-Term Mindset for Reproductive Management
Andrew Sandeen
As we look at reproductive management and its impact on overall success of a dairy operation, it is clearly a critical component. More
Articles Activity monitors may consistently predict ovulation and pinpoint the perfect time to breed cows. More
Articles Trouble-shooting Infertility Problems in Cattle
Andrew Sandeen
This article examines problem areas related to anestrus, repeat breeding, pregnancy loss, and postpartum disorders. More
Articles River Basin Approaches to Water Management in the Mid-Atlantic States
Charles Abdalla, Ph.D.
Interstate conflict over water resources is growing in the Mid-Atlantic region. As population increases and industries and energy sources shift, water becomes in greater demand. More
Articles Water Withdrawals for Development of Marcellus Shale Gas in Pennsylvania
Charles Abdalla, Ph.D.
This article is an introduction to Pennsylvania's water resources and the impact of deep well drilling on those resources. More
Articles Access and Allocation of Water in Pennsylvania
Charles Abdalla, Ph.D., Kristen Saacke Blunk
This article provides an overview of water rights for citizens, farmers, rural business owners, and elected and appointed officials. (This is not a substitute for advice from a qualified lawyer.) More