If you look at what is important to young consumers . . . millennials and Generation Z . . . they want to know where their food comes from. “For a longtime, where our food comes from has been
Talk about winning by default. While it may feel a long way from it, disappointing outlooks for other major commodities make dairying look like agriculture’s best financial sector in 2017
Most would consider working 365 days a year a curse rather than a blessing. Waking up in the early hours of the morning and working well into the night is not a feat that most are willing to take on
The nation’s dairy herd reached an impressive 9.36 million cows in September . . . a level not observed since the third quarter of 1996. The number of dairy cows has grown
“DMI opened our eyes to dairy.” That was one of the opening statements by Heather Mottershaw during our on-site visit to Taco Bell’s headquarters in Irvine, Calif., located in the greater
“We do not have or use live bulls on our dairy. Cows that are difficult breeders are usually double-bred and some are even given GnRH,” said Steve Paider with Seidl Mountain View Dairy
“When I started at Taco Bell 10 years ago, there was this idea of the cheese-stuffed taco,” stated Steven Gomez who heads up the franchises’ Food and Beverage Innovation Team
“We place postfresh cows, 1 to 45 days in milk, into one of two groups: first-lactation only and second-lactation and greater cows,” said Dale Mattoon, a Platinum Winner
This cow is in a lying position, which is often associated with sleep. Time spent sleeping may affect cow health, production, and welfare more than we realize.The importance of cow comfort and i
DMI opened our eyes to dairy,” stated Taco Bell’s Heather Mottershaw. “DMI just brought such a different level of knowledge to us. Our focus is now cheese.” Mottershaw...
With a healthy margin of victory, four members of the Spencer County FFA chapter took home the top prize at the 2016 National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind. For this national FFA contest
“The Breakfast Crunchwrap is the cornerstone of the breakfast menu. That being the case, cheese plays a huge role in breakfast,” said Heather Mottershaw with Taco Bell’s Food and Beverage
With a little bit of something for everyone, the World Dairy Expo 50th anniversary did not disappoint. From the opening ceremony of the show to the final selection of Supreme Champion, the “Celebrat
Overall Futurity Winners Miss Apple Snapple-Red-ET was chosen as the 2016 World Dairy Expo International Futurity Champion. Snapple is a Red & White and is owned by Milk Source Genetics
As one walks through the cattle barns at World Dairy Expo, it is hard to miss the creative displays that exhibitors have built to celebrate the past 50 years. Over the past half century, i
Judge Chris Hill could not help but show his excitement as he reached out to tap Brown Heaven Glenn Fantasy on the head as the winning Aged Cow at the International Brown Swiss Show. After sorti