As printed in our June 2013 issue... ON A 15 to 5 BIPARTISAN VOTE, the Senate Agriculture Committee passed its version of a new farm bill. The next day, the House Ag Committee followed suit by moving forward...

Fryes Invested in New Technology and Improvements To Support Dairy The Center for Dairy Excellence will host its first "Open House and Dairy Tour" at Hopeway Farm on Friday, June 28, from 10 a.m. –...

Upcoming webinars detail findings of comprehensive year-long review A comprehensive summary of the year-long "Pennsylvania Dairy Futures Analysis" is now available on the Center for Dairy Excellence's...

The 2013 Illinois Forage Expo will be held on Tuesday July 16 hosted by Adam Schroeder, Coal Valley, Illinois. The event will be held on Niabi Zoo Road, just east of the Zoo in Rock Island County. The...

While producers may find it challenging to get hay dry in early June due to changing weather conditions, there are steps producers can take to get hay up quickly and reduce the potential for rain damage,...

Now's the time to be on the lookout for the potato leafhopper, a pest that can cause a significant economic impact to alfalfa growers by reducing yields and quality, said an entomologist with Ohio State...

The Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW) is excited to announce the launch of five individual Milking Science Camps located throughout Wisconsin this summer. The hands-on two-day workshop is...

Industry Comes Together to Educate Consumers about Dairy Farms The New York Animal Agriculture Coalition (NYAAC) today announced a new project that will share in real-time one of the miracles of modern...

PA Dairy Summit Changing Venue, Announces Forage Analysis Competition Hosts of the 2014 The 2014 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit have announced the 2014 event will be held at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference...

Holds three-point hitch steady I made this three-point arm holder by cutting a piece of rerod about 2 inches longer than the width from outside to outside of the arms. I welded a washer on one end, and...

Milk Fuels Spirited Competition at Dairy Farmers of Oregon Milk Carton Boat Race 75 racers competed on boats made with recycled milk cartons and jugs Hayden and Bob Kelly of Portland won Best in Show with...

CWT Assists with 1.6 Million Pounds of Cheese Export Sales Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted seven requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America and Northwest Dairy Association...

Papillon Agricultural Co. Names David Briggs President Papillon Agricultural Company has named David Briggs as president of the company. Since 2004, Briggs has served the company in various sales, marketing,...

IDEXX Partners with Milk Laboratories to Help Dairy Industry Improve Reproductive Efficiency IDEXX is partnering with laboratories worldwide to offer confirmatory pregnancy testing using milk samples with...

Senate Approves Farm Bill Containing Dairy Policy Reform Dairy Security Act Key Feature of New Measure For the second time in a year, the Senate has approved a comprehensive farm bill containing the dairy...

Early Season Weed Control is a Must After starting the season with clean fields at planting, now is the time to focus on early season weed control to maintain maximum yield potential. For corn, weeds can...

ABS Global Welcomes Tom Lundy as Customer Service Representative Tom Lundy has joined ABS Global, Inc. as a customer service representative for the North American Customer Service Team. As a customer service...

Precision Dairy 2013 Extends Early Registration Deadline to June 18 The Precision Dairy Conference and Expo has extended the early registration deadline to June 18, 2013. The registration fee for the 2-day...

Passes Farm Bill with Alfalfa Crop Insurance Amendment On Monday, the Senate passed its version of the 2013 Farm Bill which included an important amendment for alfalfa and forage producers. The amendment,...

Balancing for the Next Limiting Amino Acid, Enhances ration performance, reduces costs Gemini Proteins from Papillon Agricultural Company now allow dairy nutritionists and producers to ratchet up their...