The University of Wisconin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences will honor six individuals for their contributions to Wisconsin agriculture and agricultural science next month. Roger Blobaum,...
Linney Joins Maryland & Virginia's Executive Team Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers is pleased to welcome Brian Linney as its new Chief Marketing Officer. Linney will be responsible for marketing finished...
Accelerated Genetics is excited to host its 20th Annual Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging contest, this Sunday, September 15 beginning at 9 a.m. Collegiate dairy cattle judging teams from across the...
Animated Figure to Promote Real Dairy Products with Fans of All Ages As part of the ongoing effort to revitalize and build awareness of the dairy industry's iconic REAL® Seal, the National Milk Producers...
As printed in our September 10, 2013 issue... CORN AND SOYBEAN FUTURES CONTRACTS stiffened in late August trading after one of the wettest springs on record gave way to an abnormally dry summer. July and...
Bill Would Allow Sale of Potentially Harmful Raw Milk This week Jeremy Bruecker, field representative for Dairy Farmers of America's Central Area, spoke before a hearing of the Wisconsin Senate Committee...
Hoard's Dairyman Webinar Sponsored by Zinpro Corporation The Hoard's Dairyman monthly webinar in October titled "The Crop Year's Over…Now What?" will be held October 14 (12 p.m. – 1 p.m. CST)...
The 2013 winners of the John Brandt Memorial Foundation scholarship, awarded annually by the Land O'Lakes Foundation, are Robb Bender and Angelica Gutierrez. Bender, a student from the University of Wisconsin-Madison,...
The Tennessee Dairy Producers Association (TDPA) is pleased to announce that Stan Butt has been chosen to serve as their new Executive Director. Tony White, president of TDPA, said, " the TDPA board is...
Proper harvest timing is critical for ensuring corn silage is at the optimum moisture for packing and fermentation. If silage is too dry when harvested, it has lower digestibility because of harder kernels...
Agriculture, an attractive career, you've got to be kidding? For many years farm and rural parents have been discouraging their kids from pursuing careers in both production agriculture and allied agriculture...
Co-ops: Raw milk sales "Russian roulette" Legislation authorizing sales of unpasteurized milk could jeopardize both public health and public confidence in the safety of products from the largest segment...
The refractometer is a widely used tool for estimating the degree of passive transfer in newborn calves. In a recent Journal of Dairy Science1 article, researchers reported some good news about the accuracy...
Young Exhibitors Win $35,000 in Prizes, Top Show Calves as All-American Dairy Show Opens Lucky youth exhibitors took home new show calves from renowned farms and more than $35,000 in prizes during the...
Patricia Hushon of Red Lion, York County, has been named the All-American Dairy Show Pioneer Award recipient. Agriculture Secretary George Greig presented the award at the show's "got milk?"® banquet...
To help raise awareness about Salmonella challenges, Zoetis is releasing a series of Salmonella Quick Tips for distribution. The series of four Quick Tips include: · Food safety – highlights...
For the second time in three years, organizations representing the nation's dairy farmers and dairy companies jointly urged state lawmakers in Wisconsin to reject efforts allowing raw milk sales directly...
Midwest growers take home prizes for BMR corn silage, corn silage, haylage and small grains. Landmark Services Cooperative announces the winners of the First Annual Producers Forage Bowl, held in conjunction...
The International Agri-Center will host its annual golf tournament on Friday, September 27, at the Tulare Golf Course. The event benefits AgVentures!, an agricultural learning center which hosts thousands...
