The ninth annual Midwest Dairy Challenge, which ran February 6-8, 2013, attracted 79 students from 19 universities and colleges to the event hosted in Manitowoc, Wis., by Lakeshore Technical College. "The...

As printed in our February 10, 2013 issue... YEARLY MILK FLOW TOPPED 200 BILLION POUNDS for the first time in the U.S. That represented a 2.1 percent or 4-billion-pound gain over 2011. DECEMBER OUTPUT...

‘20/20': Alltech's 2013 Symposium Offers a GLIMPSE into the Future With its impact on sustenance and wellness for a burgeoning population, the environment and possible applications for alternative...

Milk producers who are eligible and interested in running for a Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) director seat have until February 22, 2013, to submit a nomination form to the Department of Agriculture,...

Nominations Due April 1 for Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council Reproduction Awards 2013 marks the fifth year of the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) Reproduction Awards program, which recognizes...

From Jerry Kozak, President and CEO of NMPF: "Today's Senate testimony by USDA Chief Economist Dr. Joe Glauber highlights once again the harm that high feed costs are causing for the nation's dairy farmers,...

Bill Needham, of Owego, NY, as Territory Manager in the Northeast US. Needham was most recently the East Coast Sales Manager for APC (American Protein), and prior to that was Northeast Sales Manager for...

Hoard's Dairyman Webinar Archives February 11, 2013: "New dairy software tools and they're free" presented by Victor Cabrera, University of Wisconsin-Madison Brought to you by Lallemand Animal Nutrition...

Daily reports help identify cows that need attention before visual observations can detect health challenges. "It was always a guess as to how the fresh cows were doing," Karl Funk, co-owner of Funk's...

California Rep. Garamendi Fills Last Committee Vacancy U.S. House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn., today announced that the 21 Democratic Agriculture Committee members...

Novus International, Inc. has received the 2012 North American Animal Feed Ingredients Product Differentiation Excellence Award for its trace mineral product MINTREX®. Novus was selected from an elite...

Kemin receives GFSI recognized certification for its Des Moines, Iowa, manufacturing facility From farm to fork, food safety is critical in today's global food supply chain. According to a 2012 study by...

Flint F. Richards, Erda, Utah, has been named an Area Representative for the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc., effective January 30, 2013. Richards will provide on-farm service...

Wisconsin has long had one of the most active and progressive regulatory regimes as applied to livestock operations generally and so-called concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) specifically among...

By 2050, the world population will rise to nearly 9 billion people, doubling the demand for food at a time when a changing environment is creating new limits to supply, resources and biodiversity. According...

For the second straight year, the United States shipped more than 13 percent of its annual U.S. milk solids overseas-a continued sign that U.S. dairy suppliers are building a more major role in meeting...

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) welcomed the announcement yesterday that the United States and European Union (EU) will launch trade negotiations....

Today at World Ag Expo, the world's largest annual agricultural exposition, DeLaval exhibited for the first time in the U.S. a new automated solution designed to work with external milking rotaries. DeLaval...

DelPro Farm Manager is a revolutionary herd management platform integrating all DeLaval milking, feeding and automation systems together in one centralized system. For the first time in the U.S, DeLaval...

Sales of Herd Navigator have been strong since DeLaval introduced the pro-active, on-farm milk analysis tool to Canadian dairy producers five months ago. The company has received orders for 17 units, seven...