Purchase dairy books and journals for useful reference and business information Dairy books and journals can offer you valuable and timeless information that you can find quickly via bookmarked pages and highlighted sections that you'll refer to frequently.

I recommend:  Choose Dairy Technology: Principles of Milk Properties and Processes as one of the milk publications you keep on your reference shelf. The book focuses on the changes in raw material as milk transforms into value-added products and the procedures that ensure processing efficiency and product quality. When selecting dairy farmer publications, include business-related resources like Dairy Farm Accounts & Records. An affordable record-keeping book, it comes in a spreadsheet format and includes receipts pages that separate short- and long-term capital items. For international dairy publications, consider the International Journal of Dairy Technology. If you enjoy the technical aspect of the dairy industry, you'll appreciate the many international, peer-reviewed research papers and reviews related to dairy science and technology.

Add dairy magazines to your list of available resources at your fingertips Order a dairy industry magazine to keep abreast of new information that can give you a competitive edge and improve your efficiency.

I recommend:  Subscribe to Dairy Foods magazine, a dairy periodical that started in 1900. The milk magazine provides technical information to dairy processors of fluid milk and dairy-related foods. For a wealth of dairy information, register to receive Hoard's Dairyman, a dairy magazine published 20 times a year.

Use other dairy industry farming publications to your advantage Read different dairy trade publications for quick facts or in-depth information on specific topics.

I recommend:  Visit Dairy Farming Today for access to dairy industry farming publications that include articles, fact sheets and other resources. Order Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats, by Jerry Belanger. One of the most useful dairy goat publications you'll find, the guide covers individual breeds, breeding and kidding, feeding and housing, milking and dairying and health care and disease prevention. When looking for dairy business publications, make sure you subscribe to Dairy Profit Weekly, a newsletter published 50 times a year. Within its pages you'll find lots of pertinent, objective, honest information without advertising or government/organizational bias.