Cheese Yield Estimator, a new app designed to help those in the dairy industry to predict cheese yields with the industry-standard Van Slyke Cheese Yield Formula. The free app defaults to the classic cheddar...

Kent Nutrition Group's Blue Seal feed mill is booming with business and celebrated with a Customer Appreciation Open House hosted on July 18, 2013. The feed mill hosted more than 100 Blue Seal dealers,...

Dairy Farmers' Pride Renewed as Annual Meeting on Branding Draws to a Close Dairy Farmers of Canada's President, Wally Smith is extremely pleased with the successful Annual Meeting this week: "We made...

Holstein Canada recently introduced a newly-revamped Strategic Communications department, formerly known as the Marketing Department. Leading this department under guidance and direction of CEO Ann Louise...

Each year, Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA) hosts the Capture the Heart of America Photo Contest to let photographers share their agricultural photos from across the nation. Federally...

USDEC, NMPF Support Vice President's Call for Renewed Trade Discussions with India Stress Importance of Trade in Safe Foods The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council...

New Junior Show Extra Late Entry Deadline Announced The North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) Dairy Cattle Division is scheduled for November 8-12 at the Kentucky Exposition Center....

Entry Information Now Available Online & By Mail The 40th annual North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) is scheduled for Nov. 9-22 at the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC). The premium...

How can you maximize your forage and decrease shrinkage? Is Group Calf Housing something to be considered for your operation? How will you keep up with new environmental regulations on the immediate horizon?...

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited today announced that its EBIT for the FY13 financial year ending 31 July 2013 will be lower than the forecast reported EBIT in the Fonterra Shareholders' Fund Prospectus,...

Scott Rankin, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of the Food Science Department at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, assumed the role of President of the American Dairy Science Association® (ADSA®)...

In case you don't know the definition of the word change, don't worry, Webster's defines change this way, "when something is different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone." Some days...

All West Select Sires Representative hits million-unit mark What else does a husband of 34 years, a father of four grown children, and a grandfather of three beautiful girls have to accomplish? Just one...

I've been observing my farm clients for several months in preparation for writing an article about how to successfully transfer the management, or more accurately stated, the decision making from one generation...

At the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) annual reorganization meeting held in Marshfield, WMMB directors elected a new slate of officers for Fiscal Year 2014, which began July 1, 2013 and concludes...

National Jersey Leadership Named at Annual Meetings Officers and directors of the USJersey organizations were elected during the Annual Meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) and National...

Corn earworms (CEW) are cannibalistic and normally only one will be found per ear. The pest is best identified by bright, variable color and a cuticle with an "unshaven" look. It will frequently be near...

Raising dairy heifers until they are ready to enter the milking herd is a substantial investment, so having a clear, detailed contract is important to outline the responsibilities and expectations of both...

California dairy farmers filed a petition Monday with California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary (CDFA) Karen Ross, asking for a hearing to implement the milk pricing deal negotiated and agreed...

Dairy Analyzer LLCTM begun selling licenses of its web-based milk margin management software MARGINSMARTTM in Febrauary 2013 and now have customers in several states across the United States. MARGINSMARTTM...