Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture officials are stressing the importance of insurance coverage to the state's dairy farmers with open enrollment now available for the Dairy Margin Protection Program....

Select Sires Inc. has added Mark Kerndt to the Holstein sire team. He will be responsible for Holstein sire acquisition from Iowa and Minnesota west to Idaho and in parts of the Southeast and will assist...

Dairy Nutritionist Says Get On Top Of Problem Now With feed prices scrutinized in all production animal systems, it may be tempting to use low quality feed or forage supplies in beef cattle, dairy and...

Leading Agricultural Initiatives Partner to Harmonize Metrics to Assess Sustainability of Dairy Feed Field to Market®: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture and The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy®...

DuPont Pioneer Awards Nearly $100,000 in Local Grants for Education, Food Security and Community Betterment $500,000 Awarded in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin over last four years...

Verdesian Life Sciences Partners with Agroalfa to Bring Crop Health Polymer Technology to Central American Markets Verdesian Life Sciences has signed a commercial agreement with Agroalfa in Central America...

2015 Summer Campaign Launch Promises Big Results for Beef 2015 marks the second year since the beef checkoff's "Beef. It's What's For Dinner." brand made the shift from traditional advertising to an all-digital...

Semex is pleased to release one of the world's top available Enforcer sons, 0200HO10258 Sandy-Valley-I Penmanship, a Genomax™, HealthSmart™ and Robot Ready™ sire. Penmanship ranks as...

Dairy Farmers Tell Members of Congress "We Need an Adequate Work Force!" The American Dairy Coalition, a new organization representing members across the dairy industry supply chain, hosted its initial...

Dairy cattle entries are now open for those wishing to exhibit at the 2015 World Dairy Expo. Entry forms are available online through the Dairy Cattle Entry system or for print on the Expo website. All...

Gordie Cook of Massachusetts was elected president of the Holstein Association USA board of directors at the organization's annual meeting, held June 25- 26 in St. Charles, Illinois, during the 130th National...

Hoard's Dairyman Webinar Archives July 13, 2015: What the cows are telling us about their transition needs presented by Ken Nordlund, D.V.M., University of Wisconsin Brought to you by Bovikalc (www.Bovikalc.com)...

Handy Hint: July 2015 Portable vise makes work easier Sometimes I need a vise or something to hold parts that I'm working on when I am away from the workshop. Since I have an ATV bobcat with a dump box...

House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) presented, in conjunction with Farm Credit and Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-MN), an event to honor farmer veterans and celebrate the...

By Ann Kieler, WMMB Board Member–District 22 Kieler Farms, Inc., Platteville, WI Just the thought of summer elicits images of sunshine, picnics, and ice cream and the smell of fresh cut hay. Many...

ORIGO today announced the launch of its new Kinetic™ rumen-friendly dry fat supplement for lactating dairy cows. Headquartered in New Ulm, MN, ORIGO is a leading supplier of fat supplements for the...

Salted Caramel Puff, made with Minnesota dairy farmers' secret, State Fair-recipe vanilla ice cream or malt, topped with creamy caramel sauce and finished with the perfect salty crunch of Old Dutch Puffcorn,...

10 Tips to Keep Dairy Cows Safe in the Summer Heat from Penn Vet's New Bolton Center Summertime is great for eating ice cream, but the heat and humidity can be dangerous for dairy cows, lowering milk production...

Filament Marketing, LLC announces the hiring of Ann Marie Ames as a marketing executive, specializing in content development. Ames will work with the company's client management team assisting with strategic...

The Holstein Association USA board of directors met June 22-23, 2015, in St. Charles, Illinois. President Glen E. Brown chaired the board meeting, held during the 130th National Holstein Convention at...