Uncertainty highest among women If consumers were voting on the way their food is produced, half the women would be undecided while 40 percent of men would favor the status quo. Overall, a recent survey...
Separating and bedding with clean sand is the theme of the 2012 McLanahan Sand Solutions Conference to be held 14-15 November in Madison, Wisconsin. If you are going to separate and bed with sand, the...
Selective Dairy Breeding Could Help Prevent Lameness, Boost Productivity Dairies could increase their efficiency, reduce their carbon footprints and improve the health of their herds if they considered...
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the single most damaging soybean pest in the United States. Without showing obvious symptoms, many fields are infested without the knowledge of the grower, decreasing yields...
Ag-Bag/Miller-St. Nazianz, Inc. Supports Wisconsin FFA Ag-Bag/Miller-St. Nazianz, Inc. has generously made a donation to the Wisconsin FFA Foundation that will benefit over 19,000 Wisconsin FFA student...
The statewide dairy convention in Missouri is expanding to a regional convention called the Heart of America Dairy Expo January 25-26, 2013 in Springfield, Missouri. "We are really excited to offer dairy...
Industry loses one of the great Jersey leaders: Donald "Donnie" Sherman Donald S. Sherman: October 14, 1946 - October 19, 2012 Donald Sidney Sherman passed away October 19, 2012. Donnie is survived by...
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted nine requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America, Darigold, Foremost Farms, Land O'Lakes and United Dairymen of Arizona to sell 2.262 million...
Nikkel Iron Works unveiled the new 1017 model DARF hay rake at its recent national sales meeting, and will show it off to the general public at trade shows throughout the west starting in November. The...
When profit margins get tight, it's not uncommon for dairy operations to look for opportunities to cut costs. The goal should be to make strategic cost cutting decisions that do not impact the production...
Five Tips to Manage This Year's Potential Mycotoxins It's raining, it's pouring, but no one is snoring yet this harvest. While showers this past week across much of the United States have helped improve...
Accelerated Genetics' sire, 014HO05411 Glenn-Ann Palermo-ET has recently passed away. "With a very impressive group of yearling heifers and calves, Palermo was on the cusp of becoming one of the most popular...
Revamped Website to be Followed with New Product Descriptors As part of its efforts to revitalize one of the most recognized product symbols in the food industry, the National Milk Producers Federation...
John Ruedinger is the recipient of the 2012 NAAB Member Director Award. John was first elected to the then 21st Century Genetics Board 22 years ago. John relinquished his Board Chair seat at 21st Century...
Dr. David J. Patterson is the recipient of the 2012 NAAB Research Award. Dr. Patterson earned a B.S. in Agricultural Science and an M.S. in Animal Science from Montana State University, followed by the...
From time to time, the National Dairy Shrine honors outstanding volunteers with the 4-E Award. This honor is bestowed on those individuals who have made special contributions to National Dairy Shrine and...
Over the dates of September 19-20, the National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB) held their annual meeting at the Wyndham Milwaukee Airport Hotel, Milwaukee, WI, in conjunction with the 24th NAAB...
FFA members from all 50 states will take the first swing Wednesday of a long-term fight to help eliminate global hunger. As a kickoff event of the 2012 National FFA Convention & Expo, more than 10,000...
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced today that the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement, also known as the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), will enter into force on Oct. 31, 2012....
