Vote in the first-ever Foundation Pie Eating Contest Get a slice of the action by voting in the Professional Dairy Producers Foundation's first-ever Pie Eating ContestThe Professional Dairy Producers Foundation...
Permanent structural design engineered for durability; innovative fabric cover reduces heat for more consistent livestock performance Accu-Steel Fabric-Covered Building Solutions introduces the Cattle...
As printed in our February 25, 2013 issue... FOR THE 21ST STRAIGHT YEAR, cheese production posted a new record. It rose 2.5 percent (unadjusted for leap year) to 10.86 billion pounds. AT 244.8 MILLION...
First annual meeting draws delegates and members from throughout the Midwest to begin establishing the groundwork for the newly formed cooperative. More than 200 dairy producers and industry members gathered...
Oregon Department of Agriculture, US Dairy Export Council, and others hold promise in helping advance Oregon's dairy product exports in statewide collaborative effort. The Oregon Dairy Products Commission...
More than 400 dairy producers and industry representatives attended the 11th annual Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference (GLRDC) Feb. 7-9 at the Bavarian Inn and Conference Center in Frankenmuth. Attendees...
Bruce and Jennifer Lewis, of Jonesville, are the 2013 Michigan State University (MSU) Dairy Farmer of the Year Award winners. The award recognizes their efforts to strive for quality, push limits and engage...
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 16 requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Northwest Dairy Association (Darigold), Foremost Farms USA, Michigan Milk Producers Association...
Save Cows SymposiumThe premiere SAVE COWS SYMPOSIUM will be held at the Crowne Plaza in Madison, Wisconsin on February 24-27, 2013 gathering hoof health consultants, veterinarians and hoof trimmers from...
Smart Management Can Help Growers Overcome Early Planting Challenges Spring is almost here and most growers have started thinking about planting dates. Though planting corn early often results in higher...
The dairy industry has many cycles – price cycles, production cycles, and even educational cycles. From an education standpoint, sometimes the pendulum swings toward business education and the numbers...
The parent company of ABS Global – Genus plc. -- and Genes Diffusion have signed an agreement for mutual international distribution of Holstein and beef genetics. Genus plc. operates in more than...
Animal health company hosts open house After moving to its new corporate headquarters in December 2012, the ribbon cutting ceremony for animal health supplement manufacturer Vets Plus, Inc. (VPI) took...
TalkJersey, the national public speaking and presentation contest for Jersey youth, will be held for the eighth time in Amarillo, Texas, site of the 2013 annual meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association...
Dairy farmers are finding themselves in ever-expanding business management roles, handling human resources, workers' compensation and government safety regulations as the industry continues to evolve....
Production per cow breaks all previous records, and identification and herd improvement services show 50% growth for the last 10 years The American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) announced today that...
Persistent drought sparked a rush in irrigated farmland sales during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's quarterly Survey of Agricultural Credit Conditions....
Test enables selective dry-cow treatment, promotes judicious and cost-effective antibiotic use A new, on-farm test that identifies subclinical mastitis in individual udder quarters will enable dairy producers...
A total of $18,000 in cash prizes was awarded on February 12, 2013, to winners of the 2013 World Ag Expo Forage Challenge, presented by Mycogen Seeds. Finalists were chosen from more than 90 entries submitted...
Industry-leading presentations hosted by Landmark Services Cooperative held in February. Industry experts shared advice to help producers plan for profitability at a pair of farm management workshops held...
