Handy Hint: May 25, 2014 Creative solution for a small commodity bay We have a commodity bay on the farm that is too small for a truck to dump into. To solve this problem, we mounted a used cyclone from...

Requests for awards to help offset tuition costs are due by June 15 Together, Zoetis and the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) will once again award scholarships to bovine veterinary...

Grants Offered for First Time in Five Years Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the availability of $20.5 million to aid farmland protection efforts and help prevent viable agricultural land from...

Tuesday, July 1, 2014 is the deadline to submit applications for seven scholarships administered by the American Jersey Cattle Association, Reynoldsburg, Ohio. These awards provide financial support to...

Bacterial inoculants are commonly added to forage at ensiling because they result in more desirable fermentations that improve the recovery of dry matter (DM) and energy. Certain strains of lactic acid...

AgVentures! Day Set for May 23rd at International Agri-Center The International Agri-Center is hosting its second annual AgVentures! Day for 4th grade students to explore farming, food and fun on Friday,...

Innovation-Technology-Economics: Dairy Farming for the Future is Theme Dairy farmers-mark your calendar! Dairy Iowa will convene a meeting in celebration of June Dairy Month on Wednesday, June 4, 2014,...

Ag Expo, the state's largest outdoor farm show, returns to Michigan State University July 22-24. The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) has lined up another show for the agricultural community...

Michigan State University (MSU) AgBioResearch is inviting the public to tour several of its outlying research centers this summer. The annual field days, which run June through September, will highlight...

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 11 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Foremost Farms, Michigan Milk Producers Association, Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold),...

It should be stated emphatically at the outset that obesity-the subject of Fed Up, produced by Katie Couric and Laurie David-particularly in the United States and other industrialized nations has unquestionably...

ImmuCell Corporation (NasdaqCM: ICCC), a growing animal health company that is developing, manufacturing and selling products that improve animal health and productivity in the dairy and beef industries,...

The 2014 winners of the Foremost Farms USA Agricultural Education scholarships are pursuing degrees in dairy science, herd management, veterinary medicine and agriculture education. Ten sons and daughters...

Hoard's Dairyman Webinar Archives May 12, 2014: "Update on mineral nutrition of dairy cows" presented by Bill Weiss, Ohio State University Sponsored by Zinpro Performance Minerals (www.zinpro.com/dairy)...

Looking out across wet fields, it's tempting to consider switching to shorter season corn hybrids to ensure timely crop maturity in the fall. DuPont Pioneer research, in 18 years of testing, has identified...

Beef Quality Assurance certification helps producers demonstrate their commitment to excellence in beef production An astounding 7,732 beef and dairy producers from across the country recently received...

With hot summer weather ahead, Robert Collier, Ph.D., reminds dairy producers of the importance of managing dairy cattle to minimize the negative impacts of heat stress that may inhibit immune function,...

Eight counties with fifty six contestants were well represented at the Maryland 4-H State Dairy Bowl contest held at the Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland College Park on...

The Environmental Protection Agency strikes again. This time it has created a new proposal to expand the definition of "waters of the United States" for all Clean Water Act programs. Administrator Gina...

Have you been wondering if you should cool your dry cows? This was the first topic up for discussion at the recent "Heat Stress Road Show," held this spring across several Southern and Western states....