Five to 10 percent of dairy farms close each year, in part because of a lack of skilled laborers, says University of Missouri Extension dairy specialist Ted Probert. To help the dairy industry

Compeer Financial is on the move to better serve its clients, with a new office location in Lakeville, Minn. The building will house client services, as well as corporate support departments

Holstein breeder and former Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Denny Wolff will present federal policy reform suggestions during the National Holstein Convention. What: &nb

“We applaud the passage of the Senate’s Farm Bill version, as it draws much needed attention to the needs of our dairy farmers, especially here in the Midwest. Senate leadership have listened...

House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin C. Peterson issued the following statement on the Senate’s passage of the farm bill yesterday: “Congratulations to Chairman Roberts, Ran

For the first time, dairy producers have a choice in internal teat sealants, and new Lockout™ comes with advantages, like a more ergonomic syringe design and a visible blue paste for easy id

Select Sires’ Communications Department was recognized at the 2018 Cooperative Communicators Association (CCA) Institute, held in Fort Worth, Texas June 3 through June 5. &

A paradigm shift in protein nutrition was presented by Dr. Guoyao Wu, Distinguished Professor of Animal Nutrition, University Faculty Fellow, and Texas A&M AgriLife Research Faculty Fellow

A Wisconsin-based group representing hundreds of Midwestern dairy farmers applauded the U.S. Senate for passing its version of the farm bill today and maintaining momentum in the push for full r

DLF Pickseed and La Crosse Seed are pleased to announce DLF Pickseed’s acquisition of all the assets and business of La Crosse Seed. La Crosse Seed, with headquarters in La Crosse, Wi

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today lauded passage of the Senate version of the 2018 Farm Bill by a bipartisan vote of 86 to 11. With the House having adopted its version of th

There are safe, research-tested, beneficial ways to use manure on farm fields — methods that put its nutrients to good use while also protecting water quality — and they’re the

Melanie Herman of St. Cloud, Florida was named Select Sires’ Select Reproductive Solutions® (SRS®) Specialist of the Year at the 2018 SRS Conference. The conference was held in Battle...

Borden Dairy Company, a heritage American brand and a leading U.S. dairy processor and distributor, today announced three major additions to its leadership team: Joe DePetrillo has been appointe

Masters Choice now carries the largest line of Non-GMO Project verified seed corn in North America. Though the consumer non-GMO market is increasing rapidly and represents over $19 billion in

June is traditionally celebrated as “Dairy Month,” but there is very little to celebrate in the dairy industry at the moment, with the fourth consecutive year of low farm milk prices and new

A team of officials representing key departments of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) visited Wells Enterprises, Inc., and two of its facilities in LeMars, Iowa, this week to see firstha

DeLaval recently unveiled the all-new Voluntary Milking System VMS™ V300 to producers and industry representatives at their robotic milking conference, VMS PRO North America, in Madison, WI. The...

In response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s release this week of its proposed 2019 Renewable Volume Obligation levels for ethanol, biodiesel and other renewable fuels, House Agricult

ADC is extremely disappointed and frustrated with the lack of desire to move forward a guest-worker program to ensure the dairy industry has an adequate labor force to feed the world. La