2015 Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze Reproduction Awards Presented at DCRC Annual Meeting The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council is pleased to announce that its 2015 Reproduction Awards were presented...
It's a crisp fall day as Augusta Hagen drives south of Monroe, Wisconsin into Illinois. Mahon Farms Dairy is just across the state line in Winslow and sits amid a landscape of cornfields and fall foliage,...
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) announced today that it would acquire 100 percent ownership of DairiConcepts, the Cooperative's joint venture with Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (Fonterra). Fonterra...
Working in western Montana, Lacey will be delivering the full array of ABS products and services. She will be providing turn-key breeding projects with synchronization, heat detection, and a portable breeding...
Neal Smith, CEO of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. (USJersey), today announced the hiring of Seth Israelsen, Logan, Utah, as Advance Services Consultant. In this position,...
Dairy farmers only have a few more days to go to their county Farm Service Agency office to sign up for USDA's Margin Protection Program (MPP) for 2016, the National Milk Producers Federation said today....
The National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance (NAFA) has released the 2016 edition of its popular "Alfalfa Variety Ratings - Winter Survival, Fall Dormancy & Pest Resistant Ratings for Alfalfa Varieties" - a...
The Professional Dairy Producers Foundation (PDPF) is asking you to donate to the Cornerstone Dairy Academy™ Appeal. The Cornerstone Dairy Academy is a Professional Dairy Producers' (PDPW) program...
CWT Assists with 1.3 million Pounds of Cheese Export Sales Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 8 requests for export assistance on contracts to sell 1.332 million pounds (604 metric tons)...
Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding applauded changes to milk pricing announced November 5 by the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board (PMMB) benefitting both Pennsylvania dairy farmers and...
Discounts can add up to $6,000 off certain equipment, plus 0% financing offers John Deere is helping customers save big and kick off 2016 with new equipment during its annual Green Fever sales program...
The Professional Dairy Producers® will be offering three producer focused educational events in January. The programs highlighted below are developed by producers for producers, and bring the latest...
The Basics: FRESH PEN: Strata significantly enhances start-up milk production, giving you a 3:1 return on Strata when fed in the fresh pen. ~VS~ FRESH AND BREEDING PENS: With a 95% carryover milk response...
Checkoff Launches ‘Acres and Avenues' to Help People Reconnect with America's Dairy Farmers "Acres + Avenues," a checkoff-funded initiative to protect and grow public trust in dairy, has launched...
Mike Fordyce, sales manager for Purina Animal Nutrition, has been honored by the Michigan Dairy Memorial and Scholarship Foundation (MDMSF) at Michigan State University (MSU) for his years of leadership...
Abruptly switching from old corn silage to fresh can cause a production slump In the fall many dairy producers see slumps in production and feed intake. This is often due to an abrupt change from old corn...
Using Immature Corn for Silage Due to delayed planting in some areas, some immature corn may have been harvested for silage this year. The greatest concern with feeding immature corn silage is the relatively...
Accelerated Genetics is pleased to announce some additional new staff joining the Finance Division based out of the Administrative Headquarters in Baraboo, Wis. Rebecca Timme joins the Finance Division...
The Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) and Continental Dairy Facilities, LLC hosted 57 food safety professionals from around North America at a dairy plant food safety workshop on October 13-14...