Crowdfunding. It's an established evolution in the fund-raising world that takes your proposed business plan well beyond the geographical bounds of your community. And like many technological advents,...
That expensive ultrasound unit you're thinking about getting has more value than you may realize. Confirming pregnancies isn't all you can do with on-farm ultrasound devices, say researchers at the University...
Dairy producers were the original sustainability leaders, said Roberta Osborne of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy during her presentation at World Dairy Expo last week. For years, agriculturalists...
Milk quota for the 27 countries in the European Union will expire on March 31, 2015. How that will affect Europe's dairy industry was the focus of a session during the annual congress of the European Federation...
For longtime World Dairy Expo cattle exhibitors and attendees, going through the cattle barns at this year's show may have had a similar feel to New York Yankee fans who attended the final game at the...
Your article and the comments about the latest International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN) in the Monday, September 23 Hoard's Dairyman Intel are what the U.S. dairy industry needs to understand. The...
A faster approach to growing the polled dairy cattle population is the exciting result of new research from the University of Minnesota. There, scientists discovered a modified gene editing system that...
The health and economic repercussions of subclinical mastitis are well documented. Screening of udder health in early lactation has the potential to limit the disease's monetary impact and improve treatment...
The dairy world is a tiny place these days, so when the largest dairy exporter tells its producers to expect the highest milk prices in history in 2014, it probably means good things for U.S. producers,...
As drought conditions continue to recede in New Zealand and many areas throughout Europe, milk supplies are beginning to expand in major milk exporting countries. However, as that growth takes place, strong...
After six years of steady decline, illegal border crossings have been on a slight uptick over the past two years. To date, U.S. Border Patrol agents have apprehended just over 388,000 people through the...
As printed in our September 25, 2013 issue... THE FATE OF THE FARM BILL remained uncertain at the magazine's close. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Ohio) indicated the House would consider a food...
Many breeders believe that today's cows lack the strength needed to withstand the rigors of high production. In recognition of the need to emphasize a balance between high yield and cow fitness, a new...
Many university budgets across the country have come under duress in recent years. While nearly all academic programs have felt the pain, programs viewed as traditional science - particularly ones with...
There appears to be a "shift" coming that will put a strain on most dairy farm cash flows. In the past five years, lenders have been flush with money. With historically low interest rates, it has been...
Shoe rack serves as feed retaining wall Some auger mixers have a tendency to spill over the low front end, so we bolted a double shoe rack to the flat stock of the mixer wall with a washer and locknut....
When it comes to the global dairy industry, the International Farm Comparison Network or IFCN would be among the leaders for having its pulse on dairy production, consumption and economic patterns. At...
Lies, fraud and hidden agendas are all tactics today in the battle to shape public perception about food. They're dirty tools in an ongoing propaganda campaign that long ago crossed the line between science,...
Do you want to be involved or committed to the future of agriculture? That is the question Bruce Feinberg, senior director of Global Quality for McDonald's Corporation, asked hundreds of veterinarians,...
Chipotle has struck again. Its recent release of the cartoon video "Scarecrow" coincides with the launch of an iPhone game that sets modern agriculture in a rather gloomy light. Yet, while the company...
