RP Nutrients, Inc. is pleased to announce three new additions to their Technical Sales Team, Christin Keeffer, Clay Stanger and Thomas Frangione. In this new capacity, Keeffer will be responsible for
Successful dairy producers recognize the cows take priority on dairy farms. However, minding one’s own physical and mental health is increasingly critical in today’s fast-paced dairy industry....
VAS, the maker of DairyComp, is excited to celebrate 40 years of innovating dairy herd management. Herd management software has transformed how dairy farmers manage their herds, taking them from hand-
Farmers Business Network (FBN®), the global AgTech platform and farmer-to-farmer network, announced the launch of its new bridge loan offering by FBN Finance, which provides farmers with yet another
Applications are being accepted for college scholarships that are awarded by America’s dairy farmers and importers through the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB).Eleven scholarships...
Northside Elevator has added Bill Weich, PhD, as Dairy Specialist. Bill focuses consulting in areas key to performance, production, and farm profitability. Dr. Weich strongly emphasizes herd health an
In farm years, a 12-year-old engine is often not even broken in on many dairy farms.That really doesn’t matter to legislators and regulators in California, though. It’s now illegal to drive...
No case of mastitis is good, but some causes of infection are easier to control than others. Unfortunately, one particularly difficult type of mastitis is affecting a growing number of dairy herds.“
We see the same values embodied by dairy farmers embraced by outstanding student athletes. What sometimes flies under the radar is that many talented youths leading their teams to victory also play a
Despite falling below the $9 per hundredweight (cwt.) in both August and September, the average margin for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program ended the year at $10.73 per cwt. We must go all the
Even when it feels like an animal gets sick out of the blue, disease is never an accident. It occurs when an interaction develops between a pathogen, a host, and the host’s environment. Avoiding...
Registration is open for the 2023 Holstein Association USA Judges Conference. This year’s conference will be held on Thursday, April 27 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., in conjunction with the Wisconsin
We are excited to introduce Bekka Martin as a full-time, Bio-Vet Regional Sales Representative. Bekka has worked for the past seven years selling Bio-Vet products for Peetz Enterprises, LLC. She will
Some forage agronomists recommend that at least one cutting of alfalfa should be allowed to progress to the bloom stage. Other agronomists recommend that all harvests be made at late bud
When talking about sustainability in the dairy industry, conversations often involve what can be done on farms to manage manure, enhance crop and animal productivity, reduce emissions
It was confusing figuring out which valves needed to be turned if we wanted to shut off the water to a certain part of our dairy barn. We took blank ear tags and wrote on them which part of the barn t