http://www.PeakReportOnline.com/EastEdition.aspxDelivering Solutions for Peak Profits(c) 2010 Church & Dwight Co., Inc. ARM & HAMMER(R) and the ARM & HAMMER logo are registered trademarks of Church & Dwight Co., Inc5It’s never too early to plan how to manage and decrease the impacts of heat stress that’s lurking around the corner. To make sure your heat abatement strategies are up to the challenge, evaluate the following eight key areas.http://www.PeakReportOnline.com/NA-Article.aspx?region=1&article=79Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTKevin Lefeber, Dairy Consultant, CP Feeds, Valders, Wisconsinhttp://www.PeakReportOnline.com/NA-Article.aspx?region=1&article=80Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTRead about the latest on hot industry topics in the below articles, releases and management tips.http://www.PeakReportOnline.com/NA-Article.aspx?region=1&article=85Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTLow milk fat levels recently plagued a Florida dairy, (link to case study pdf) but cows didn’t show visible health issues, nor was the common culprit of heat stress an issue. They needed an answer fast because Income Over Feed Cost (IOFC) had taken a hit and the problem was eating into the dairy’s bottom line.http://www.PeakReportOnline.com/NA-Article.aspx?region=1&article=82Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTFor years, the temperature-humidity index (THI) threshold of 72 was the gold standard used to identify the onset of heat stress in dairy cows. THI is a calculation based on atmospheric temperature and humidity as a measure of comfort. But genetic selection for milk production has increased metabolic heat output per cow and increased cows’ susceptibility to heat stress.http://www.PeakReportOnline.com/NA-Article.aspx?region=1&article=78Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTMilk price records may have been set last year, but sky-high feed, forage and fuel costs meant dairy profit margins were tight. Ag economists predict more of the same for 2012, only with lower milk prices anticipated. “The budgets for 2012 we have been putting together are much tighter than we’ve seen the past two years,” says Mike Hosterman, agricultural business consultant with AgChoice Farm Credit.http://www.PeakReportOnline.com/NA-Article.aspx?region=1&article=77Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe figures are impressive and bear repeating. Thanks to higher milk yield achieved by advances in nutrition, management, welfare and genetics, the carbon footprint of a gallon of milk produced today is 63% less than in 1944, explains Dr. Jude Capper, associate professor of dairy sciences at Washington State University.http://www.PeakReportOnline.com/NA-Article.aspx?region=1&article=81Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMTBill Kilby is the owner of a 570-cow dairy in Cecil County Maryland. The farm is also home to a farm bottling and ice cream business.http://www.PeakReportOnline.com/NA-Article.aspx?region=1&article=83Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT