Phil Durst
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Extension Dairy & Beef Cattle Health and Production
MSU Extension
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989-387-5346
Email:
durstp@msu.edu
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Authored Articles
- Biosecurity recommendations for dairy and beef cattle operations , April 3, 2024
- A fight for life against bovine tuberculosis: Adriana Jarrett, March 18, 2024
- Give your Valentine the gift of cheese making, February 12, 2024
- Sharing experiences managing Bovine Leukemia Virus during 2023 International All Things BLV Conference, January 25, 2024
- Award-winning cheesemakers to instruct cheese workshop, January 18, 2024
- Give the gift of cheesemaking!, December 13, 2023
- The sale of the decade, November 2, 2023
- Responsible management to reduce TB in deer and cattle, October 27, 2023
- Michigan dairy labor supply pressures, October 3, 2023
- MSU Extension educators visit Washington D.C., May 24, 2023
- Checking bulls to see if they are ready for the season, May 17, 2023
- MSU Extension hosts dairy nutrition webinar for Ukrainian dairy farmers and professionals, March 28, 2023
- Your opportunity to become a cheesemaker, February 1, 2023
- A look inside the community feeder calf auction in West Branch, October 26, 2022
- Programs on raising sheep in Michigan, September 12, 2022
- Moving to zero bovine leukemia virus – A project summary, July 29, 2022
- Mycotoxins in Michigan silage corn: Status and lessons learned, July 28, 2022
- Become an artisan cheesemaker, July 25, 2022
- Ukraine farming, from revolution to revolution: A personal experience, July 12, 2022
- Will gas prices keep employees at home?, June 15, 2022
- Dairy Spotlight: Phil Durst, February 1, 2022
- Mycotoxins in Michigan corn silage: 2019-20 data and call for 2021 samples, August 24, 2021
- Moving to zero prevalence of bovine leukosis, June 2, 2021
- Make sure your bulls are ready for breeding season, May 30, 2021
- Calving area changes led to better results, May 13, 2021
- Time for a transition cow management adjustment?, May 13, 2021
- Selecting corn hybrids for silage based on quality measures, April 21, 2021
- Improving beef calf value through use of the IGS Feeder Profit Calculator, April 7, 2021
- Controlled breeding for better beef herd management, February 4, 2021
- Consumers desire local dairy products, January 22, 2021
- Being prepared for a farm crisis, January 22, 2021
- Learning the art and science of cheesemaking, January 8, 2021
- Be a partner in disease surveillance; turn in deer heads, December 9, 2020
- Nominate the next Dairy Farmer of the Year, September 17, 2020
- Corn silage mycotoxins: Invitation to submit new samples and 2019 results, August 27, 2020
- Nominate the next Dairy Farmer of the Year, June 26, 2020
- Improving labor efficiency on farms, June 8, 2020
- Dairy farm labor efficiency, May 8, 2020
- Scoring a goal in employee management - Part 1, March 20, 2020
- Join MSU Extension Dairy team for coffee break, March 1, 2020
- Dairy in Israel, February 14, 2020
- In Israel, it’s all about water, February 4, 2020
- Labor efficiency on dairies: how to get more done by the people you rely on, February 4, 2020
- What is going on in dairy?, November 20, 2019
- Veterinary Feed Directive – Year One in Review, October 3, 2019
- Farmers invited to submit corn silage samples for mycotoxin study, September 24, 2019
- BQA session to be offered in Gaylord on September 26, September 24, 2019
- Options for immature corn, September 4, 2019
- Visit Israel to learn about dairy with an MSU twist, July 17, 2019
- Allocating limited forage to the cattle with the most potential, June 28, 2019
- MSU Extension program on farm employee development, June 25, 2019
- Is the ag industry ready for a test?, May 15, 2019
- Developing the leaders you need, February 18, 2019
- BQA session to be offered in Standish, January 8, 2019
- Employee harassment undermines teamwork, December 17, 2018
- Wolves strike cattle farm again!, December 14, 2018
- Wanted: Guard dog farmers, December 6, 2018
- Does BQA affect dairy farmers?, November 27, 2018
- A day to recognize farmers, October 4, 2018
- VFD survey - one month to go, July 9, 2018
- Goal-driven management, June 11, 2018
- It can be more difficult to understand employees than cows!, May 30, 2018
- Using core values with employees, May 30, 2018
- Don’t become another deadly statistic, May 23, 2018
- Tell us about the impact of VFD rules on your herd, February 12, 2018
- Make no assumptions about credit availability, February 7, 2018
- Hey employees, happy New Annual!, January 4, 2018
- “Common Sense” for dairy farmers, December 19, 2017
- Successful feeder calf sale at West Branch, November 20, 2017
- Is there going to be Thanksgiving this year?, November 20, 2017
- Milk price risk management meeting announced, November 15, 2017
- What does history mean, November 1, 2017
- The beginning of MSU Extension in Ogemaw County 100 years ago, September 19, 2017
- Working to improve the county 100 years ago, September 19, 2017
- Into harvest together, September 13, 2017
- How is variability in your farm’s milking procedure affecting milk flow?, July 24, 2017
- Protecting farm feed from deer, July 13, 2017
- It's summertime, and the deer are coming for your feed, July 13, 2017
- A bad turn of the rotary parlor, July 6, 2017
- Hungry to learn?, May 9, 2017
- Is employee training educating the uneducated?, May 9, 2017
- Ten tips for tough times in farming, March 30, 2017
- Culling your beef cow herd, March 27, 2017
- Why check colostrum quality?, March 13, 2017
- Why don’t we get rid of all the cattle in the tuberculosis area?, February 6, 2017
- What will it take to get rid of bovine TB?, February 6, 2017
- What other costs should I be cutting?, December 9, 2016
- Inches from greatness, September 28, 2016
- Cow-calf economics and a peek behind the averages, September 26, 2016
- Employee recruitment: intentional and continuous, September 21, 2016
- Healthy soil enhances life, June 16, 2016
- Bovine TB – It takes a community, May 24, 2016
- What are the chances of TB?, April 28, 2016
- Michigan Bovine Tuberculosis Conference, February 25, 2016
- Chinese milk quality, February 11, 2016
- China’s dairy industry: Bumps and bruises on the fast track, February 9, 2016
- Hunker down in the face of troubles? Not if you want to succeed, February 8, 2016
- Anatomy of a successful farm employee meeting, February 1, 2016
- Take time to think about three things to improve your farm business, January 7, 2016
- Wanted: Good gatekeepers, December 8, 2015
- Who is going to milk cows on Christmas day?, December 8, 2015
- Employee mastitis lessons – delivered to your mailbox, December 3, 2015
- Are you developing or just dictating to employees?, November 17, 2015
- How is your team doing, August 3, 2015
- Pasture walk in Mio on June 22, June 12, 2015
- Why help them?, June 10, 2015
- Own up to your role as an employee manager, April 15, 2015
- Ukraine dairy – A time of crisis, March 18, 2015
- A great dairy conference a world away, March 18, 2015
- BLV - following the blood trail of transmission- Part 4, January 27, 2015
- What is best for the calves of BLV-positive dams?- Part 5, January 27, 2015
- BLV – if that wasn’t enough!- Part 3, January 20, 2015
- How common is the uncommon disease?-Part 1, January 20, 2015
- BLV - Undercutting the foundation of health-Part 2, January 20, 2015
- Effective Management of Farm Employees program helps producers improve farm operations, December 5, 2014
- CNS mastitis – what is it anyway?, August 12, 2014
- Caring for high value bull calves, August 5, 2014
- Are your brood cows getting pregnant?, July 15, 2014
- Parlor practices that successfully manage mastitis, June 17, 2014
- Preventing metritis, June 9, 2014
- Detecting uterine disease in your herd, June 9, 2014
- Treating Metritis, June 9, 2014
- Why so much metritis?, June 9, 2014
- Michigan milk production moves to #7, April 3, 2014
- Integrity in business, March 26, 2014
- Selective dry cow treatment research results, February 28, 2014
- Increasing the likelihood of success without blanket dry cow treatment, February 28, 2014
- Is it time to reconsider blanket dry cow treatment programs?, February 28, 2014
- New restrictions for antimicrobial use in animal agriculture, December 27, 2013
- What is the risk of the introduction of bovine TB to an area?, December 17, 2013
- Thanksgiving on the farm, November 27, 2013
- Eight issues standing in the way of increased cow comfort, November 8, 2013
- Which way is she laying in bed?, November 1, 2013
- Are you goal-driven?, October 10, 2013
- Working toward balanced targets, September 27, 2013
- What if we could see germs?, September 26, 2013
- Are you ready to hire farm employees?, August 28, 2013
- Advice for beginning farmers, August 22, 2013
- Assessing risks for mastitis and antibiotic use in dairy herds, July 11, 2013
- Culture mastitis bugs to improve your treatment aim, July 11, 2013
- Four steps to achieving performance goals on the farm, July 2, 2013
- Frequently Asked Questions about Bovine Tuberculosis, May 31, 2013
- Treating hypocalcemia routinely, May 16, 2013
- Cows can suffer from milk fever even though you don’t see it, May 16, 2013
- Are your cows overstocked?, April 30, 2013
- Why did that cow die?, April 30, 2013
- Set high, but sustainable goals for your herd, April 26, 2013
- Work with your veterinarian on drug protocols, February 28, 2013
- Can herd somatic cell count be too low?, February 25, 2013
- Do you have a valid Veterinary Client Patient Relationship?, January 24, 2013
- Fetal calves are depending on how you feed your beef cows, January 16, 2013
- Moving forward with antimicrobial resistance, December 27, 2012
- Where does antimicrobial resistance come from?, December 26, 2012
- What is antimicrobial resistance?, December 21, 2012
- Antibiotic resistant bacteria issue demands action, December 14, 2012
- Feeder calf buyers want preconditioned calves, November 26, 2012
- Is consistency for cows always good?, October 12, 2012
- Information to help us manage cows better, October 9, 2012
- Milk culturing class scheduled, September 12, 2012
- Getting to the root, September 7, 2012
- Questioning three times, September 7, 2012
- Feedback changes behavior, August 17, 2012
- How engaged are your employees?, June 18, 2012
- Morrill Act turns 150 years old, June 12, 2012
- Calf housing – individual or group?, June 11, 2012
- CSI – Mastitis, June 6, 2012
- Case Study: Dead one month-old beef calf, June 6, 2012
- Raising cows is like playing ball, June 1, 2012
- Review what employees learned at offsite workshops to retain information and build confidence, April 20, 2012
- Double-dipping teats?, April 6, 2012
- The company you keep, April 3, 2012
- Skin in the game, January 30, 2012
- 100,000 the new 200,000, January 12, 2012
- Looking back, then forward in the New Year!, January 9, 2012
- Building employee loyalty through involvement, January 9, 2012
- Young dairy producers in Michigan tell YouTube viewers why they dairy, December 16, 2011
- Calving pens: individual vs. group, November 1, 2011
- Calving pens: manage for health, November 1, 2011
- On-YOUR-farm milk culturing, October 21, 2011
- Interviewing employees on the way out, October 11, 2011
- Milk-culture-based treatment decisions and longer-term impacts, September 15, 2011
- Untreated mastitis – is that wise?, September 13, 2011
- The secrets of quality milk producers, September 6, 2011
- Consumers ate up education at Breakfast on the Farm in West Branch, July 15, 2011
- Are there wolves, crouching in the shadows, ready to devour your business?, July 5, 2011
- Lameness in dry cows will likely mean ketosis in fresh cows, July 5, 2011
- Considerations for using a silage facer, June 8, 2011
- Can Johne’s Disease be eliminated from a herd?, June 6, 2011
- Should you test for Johne’s Disease?, May 6, 2011
- How do I know the prevalence of bovine leukosis in my herd?, May 2, 2011
- TB News from near and far, April 28, 2011
- Do they carry bovine Tuberculosis?, April 19, 2011
- Johne’s Disease-causing bacteria are around the farm, April 4, 2011
- The maternity pen can be a place of risk for Johne’s Disease, March 30, 2011
- Impacts of deer herd management practices on bovine Tuberculosis (bTB), March 16, 2011
- Make your calves the focus for Johne’s control, February 28, 2011
Articles Featuring
- Dairy and beef cattle operations should review their biosecurity plans,
- MSU to host virtual field day on practical strategies for responsible use of antimicrobials in livestock production, October 8, 2021
- MSU Covid-19 response is part of long-time support of Michigan's dairy producers, June 5, 2020
- Initiative driving support of Michigan's animal agriculture industries, February 1, 2020
Authored Documents
- Need assessment of the Michigan Beef Industry, February 14, 2020
- Bulletin E-3408: From Bursting with Ideas to Developing a Plan, December 11, 2019
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