After 31 years with University of Wisconsin-Extension as a county extension agriculture agent and founder and director of Discovery Farms for the last 13 years, Dennis Frame is stepping into retirement...
Ice Cream Month celebration will also feature free ice cream samples The Dairy Farmers of Oregon Ice Cream Churn-a-ment features six local chefs competing to see who can best capture "the taste of summer...
Domino's and Checkoff Help Deliver Dairy Goodness Events Domino's Pizza®, a dairy checkoff strategic partner, is helping to celebrate the contributions of the dairy industry through the "Delivering...
Western United Dairymen is praising the Senate's passage of a landmark comprehensive immigration reform bill. The Senate approved the bill Thursday by a margin of 68-32, setting the stage for the House...
Drive Sales with MilkPEP's 8th Annual Halloween Feature Incentive Promotion PEANUTS® Gang Helps Chocolate Milk Fly off the Shelves The Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP), creators of the national...
AgSource is pleased to announce that Erin Berger has accepted the position of Associate Vice President Outreach, Training & Sales Support. This newly formed position is part of the cooperative's Dairy...
When it comes to optimizing a cow's ration for milk components, there are three areas that dairy producers should focus on for maximum results. That's according to Dr. Andy Mueller, manager of dairy nutrition...
Dairy Products as Snacks in Schools The International Dairy Foods Association commends the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for its efforts to encourage students to consume the daily recommended requirements...
Prominent Role for Milk, Other Dairy Products Maintained in New Rules New U.S. Department of Agriculture rules affecting foods sold in schools will ensure that nutrient–rich dairy products will continue...
Plan is Better for Farmers and Workers, According to NMPF The Senate Thursday approved a comprehensive immigration reform measure that will help dairy farmers with their current and future workforce needs,...
Break the corn rootworm cycle with crop rotation and different trait stacks While there are traits and products to help you protect your corn crops against corn rootworm, you still need to manage against...
At the age of 16, after a long career, it is curtains for the legendary CRV bull Kian. With 1.4 million straws sold, Kian is the absolute red-and-white world record holder. He leaves a clear legacy in...
Land O'Lakes, Inc. named Mike Macrie as its new vice president and chief information officer today. He replaces Barry Libenson who left the company earlier this month. Macrie joined Land O'Lakes in 2010...
Last week's farm bill defeat in the U.S. House of Representatives creates uncertainty across a broad spectrum of America, not only for grain, dairy and livestock producers, but also for the consumers who...
New facility to be completed by August 2014 with capacity to hold up to 4.6 million bushels of grain. Landmark Services Cooperative broke ground for a new state-of-the-art grain facility in Fall River,...
$10,000 Yard Makeover "Gratitude with Greenness" Honors Beaver Dam Military Veteran June 29 BDAAA Secret Garden Tour to feature Yard Makeover Winner A retired military veteran, who spent 34 years active...
Brown Swiss enthusiasts from across the country will turn Wisconsin into "Swissconsin" next week as the 2013 National Brown Swiss Convention comes to Milwaukee. Set for July 3 to 6, 2013, at the Milwaukee...
Soybean diseases are most common when soil is very wet in the first few weeks after planting, especially in heavy, poorly drained, compacted or high-residue fields. If field conditions remain cold and...
Choose wisely, not all colostrum replacers are created equal. Feeding clean high quality maternal colostrum is considered the gold standard for getting proper nutrients and antibodies into newborn calves....
by Gregorio Billikopf, University of California Farm employers and others often ask me for help as a mediator. Most of us who studied agriculture never realized that we would end up spending so much time...
