MPC Board Officially Endorses Rep. Peterson's Legislation Implementing "Foundation for the Future" Last week, the Board of Directors of Milk Producers Council (MPC) voted to endorse legislation unveiled...

The Ferris wheel is spinning, the 4-H and FFA kids are suited up in their uniforms, and the livestock is in the barn… It's State Fair time, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture...

Merck Animal Health Announces Results of Respiratory Management Survey; Data Represents More than 11 Percent of the U.S. Dairy-calf Population The dairy industry has made significant progress since 2007...

Ohio State University's Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering has a new department chair. Scott A. Shearer began his duties July 1. A native of Tipp City, Ohio, and an alumnus of...

Three college students joined the Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. upper Midwest staff as dairy sales interns for the summer of 2011. Emily Krekelberg, Le Sueur, MN; Krysty Kepler, Viola, WI; and Angela...

Hannah Worden joins the ABS Global team as California Cornerstone Specialist. "Worden's extensive and diverse knowledge of the dairy industry and her experience in record keeping will make her an asset...

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted six requests for export assistance from Dairy Farmers of America and Darigold to sell a total of 738 metric tons (1.627 million pounds) of Cheddar and Monterey...

Ways to reduce emissions and effects of possible regulations to be examined The Texas AgriLife Extension Service will share a $4.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute...

Pioneer Experts Say Late Summer Alfalfa Management Key to Strong Spring Stands Seedbed preparation and management crucial during development Good seedbed preparation and late summer management are among...

From July 5 to 12, Cooperative Resources International (CRI) facilitated a tour of Wisconsin agricultural entities for the board of directors and management staff of an India-based milk marketing cooperative....

Accelerated Genetics announces the recent hire of Scott Marks as a Regional Assistant for eastern Wisconsin. Maries will provide relief A.I. breeding and assist with retail sales routes. Marks grew up...

Accelerated Genetics Hires Klindworth and Otte as Professional A.I. Technicians Accelerated Genetics announces the recent hire of Jacob Klindworth as a AI Technician for southeast Minnesota and Otte in...

• Summer alfalfa seeding provides excellent alternative to spring planting for growers • Syngenta offers a range of glyphosate tolerant and conventional alfalfa varieties for summer planting...

Milk Producers Continue to Enroll in New National Dairy FARM Program to Assure Consumers Nearly 50 Percent of Milk Supply Now Under FARM Umbrella Today's consumers want to know that the food they purchase...

Representative Collin Peterson (D-MN) is circulating draft legislation around Capitol Hill which contains similar provisions from National Milk's Foundation for the Future program. The Dairy Business Association...

The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will address farm animal welfare at its meeting on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. The meeting will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the California Department...

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Merck's (NYSE: MRK) animal health division, formerly known as Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, announced that effective today it will begin using the new name, Merck Animal Health. It will be known...

The following information is now available on the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's Web site: Click to reach their website Spurred by higher input costs, national agricultural lending activity increased...

Londa M. Johnson, Fitchburg, Wis., has been named an Area Representative for the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc., effective July 25, 2011. Johnson will provide on-farm service...