Artemio Salazar, a milker at Burk-Lea Farms in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, learned the meaning of “working for a living” at an early age.

He maintained the work ethic he learned as an adolescent with every job he had. Salazar has worked milking at dairies, a job he is content with, for the past seven years.

A U.S. federal judge has stopped Arizona’s new immigration law from being implemented. The law would have required police officers in Arizona to question the immigration status or show valid residency papers when questioning suspects breaking any state law, including routine traffic stops.

The judge’s decision will most likely be appealed. That means the current threat, which we wrote about in last issue and which many felt would harm the dairy industry in Arizona, is no longer an immediate concern. Appealing the decision could take years.

Un juez federal de los EE. UU. detuvo la implementación de la nueva ley migratoria en Arizona. La ley habría requerido a oficiales de policías en Arizona a preguntar sobre el estatus migratorio o requerir documentación válida de residencia de sospechosos que hayan infringido cualquier ley del estado, incluyendo las detenciones rutinarias de tráfico.

La decisión del juez seguramente será apelada. Eso significa que la amenaza actual, de la cual escribí en el último ejemplar y la cual muchos pensamos que dañaría la industria lechera en Arizona, ya no es de preocupación inmediata. La apelación de esta decisión podría tomar años.

Fresh cows are the most fragile group on the dairy, and ensuring their proper care is critical for lactation success. A cow that completes a successful transition period will attain high peak milks, become pregnant earlier in lactation and be less likely to succumb to reproductive and milk quality challenges.

Cows that experience a difficult transition period are at higher risk of disease, reproductive struggles and even culling.