Washington Juniors win Essay Contest All West/Select Sires is proud to announce that R.J. Rupard of Ephrata, WA, and Luke Wolfisberg of Lynden, WA, were winners in the 75th Anniversary Essay Contest. Juniors...

Top VMS producers prove sky's the limit at DeLaval robotics conference Seven of the world's most productive DeLaval VMS dairies were recognized at the VMS PRO user club conference for harvesting, on average,...

Dairymen's, PDMP, Center Honors Dairy Industry Leaders with Awards Harpster, Purcell, Etherton, Biehl Honored The Pennsylvania Dairymen's Association, Center for Dairy Excellence and the Professional Dairy...

Following farmer feedback and several months of development and testing, the Alltech Mycotoxin Management program has re-launched an updated version of the website, Knowmycotoxins.com. "We redesigned the...

Deal significantly expands Afimilk's offerings for cow monitoring Afimilk, Ltd., a global provider of dairy farm management solutions, announced it has acquired Silent Herdsman, a private VC-funded company...

As printed in our March 10, 2016 issue... USDA BECAME MORE CAUTIOUS lowering its 2016 All-Milk price estimate to $15.65 per hundredweight. The agency's projections have fallen steadily from last May's...

Frankie Tiberio recently joined the Vita Plus Columbus team as a dairy specialist. Based in Columbus, Wisconsin, Tiberio will provide nutrition and management consulting services for dairy producers in...

A recent episode of The American Farmer featured Virtus Nutrition and their omega nutrition products that are attributed to improving dairy herd reproduction, milk production, and immune function. The...

Silage variation may be to blame when spring brings Sub Acute Ruminal Acidosis (SARA) In spring, it's common for dairies to see variable feed intake, loose manure, lower butterfat tests and higher numbers...

Check out this next video from Dr. Mike Hutjens from the University of Illinois as he continues his series on Milk Protein with a session on Rumen Undegraded Protein (RUP) Sources. This session will include...

World Dairy Expo® Welcomes New Board and Committee Members The World Dairy Expo Board of Directors and committee meetings were held March 7 and 8 in Madison, Wisconsin, at the Alliant Energy Center...

Check out this next video segment from Dr. Mike Hutjens from the University of Illinois as he dives into the details on amino acid balancing. What Will You Learn? Which amino acids are most limiting and...

Analyzing a situation, strategizing the fix and convincing the powers that be – it's an exercise putting everything college dairy students are taught into one competition - Western Regional Dairy...

High school students encouraged to participate in April event High school students interested in careers within the dairy industry are invited to participate in a day-long tour of two southeastern Pennsylvania...

New Bale Marker Identifies Alfalfa Quality Hay producers and cattle feeders now can visually identify the relative feed value (RFV) of every alfalfa hay bale. A new feature of Harvest Tec's RFV Calculator...

Producers guaranteed to recoup their parasite control investment Merial introduces the 2016 LONGRANGE® (eprinomectin) Challenge. Though cattle prices are trending downward, experts say 2016 will still...

The National Milk Producers Federation Board of Directors yesterday approved changes to the National Dairy FARM (Farmers Assuring Responsible Management) Program to strengthen the effectiveness and credibility...

Don't Let Summer Heat Bring Down Performance The effects of heat stress are estimated to cost the U.S. dairy industry more than $897 million dollars in lost performance - even when heat abatement systems...

Plan your summer nutritional strategy now to prevent rising temperatures from stealing productivity later Long range summer forecasts call for average to above-average temperatures for nearly all of the...

Proceeds fund youth and producer education projects across the dairy community The Professional Dairy Producers Foundation will host its annual Silent Auction at the 2016 Professional Dairy Producers of...