A group of established U.S. and international nutrition scientists, including three former members of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, have requested the U.S. Departments of Agricultur
Tangible gains from the USMCA trade agreement, as well as progress on “Phase One” trade deals with China and Japan, underscore dairy’s persistent efforts to open new opportunities in...
Newtrient, in collaboration with the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy and leading agriculture environmental experts, released an update on the potential of dairy feed additives for reducing dairy’s
Two organizations, Compeer Financial and the Wisconsin Farmers’ Union, have announced their sponsorship of a two-day course held March 24-25 in Madison, Wisconsin. The Making More F
I’m just going to say it, we have to stop playing the victim. Do I love agriculture? Yes. Do I lose my temper when someone makes a disparaging comment? Yes
Today, Rep. Ron Kind sent a letter to Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue demanding more information after both the Secretary and the President floated additional trade aid f
Keith Gibson has assumed a new role at Select Sires as the dairy development data manager. With a master’s degree in dairy cattle genetics from Penn State University, a bachelor’s degr
It is important to push up feed multiple times a day. We built this feed pusher that just slides on to the corner of the feed bucket so that we do not have to change the skid steer bucket every time
In dairy’s labor availability crisis, many farms have focused on doing a great job of training whether they are hiring someone with limited or extensive experience
Urbanization is a tricky subject. It affects each state, region, county, and town differently, and there are certainly benefits to expanding our communities
I absolutely love my school and wouldn’t trade it for the world, but I want to bring up a topic that sometimes gets swept under the rug. Personally, I have many friends and peers at home, in my family,...
Along with industry leading education, DCHA annual conference hosts a trade show for you to build relationships with industry experts. Tuesday and Wednesday evening enjoy drinks and appetizers while v
We have been milking with robots for three months now. The months of construction as well as the retraining of cows were both stressful and labor intensive
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the Agriculture Innovation Agenda, a department-wide initiative to align resources, programs, and research to position American a
Natalie Vernon from Wayne County was crowned the 2020-2021 New York State Dairy Princess on February 18, at the Holiday Inn in Liverpool, New York. Selected from among 22 county dairy princesses
Tim Hardyman has recently been named a consultant with Agri-Business Consultants, LLC. Hardyman will provide business and consulting services for dairy producers located in Wisconsin, Iowa
The Wisconsin State Assembly today passed legislation sponsored by Senator Cowles (RGreen Bay), Representative Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay), Senator Miller (D-Monona) and Representative Fields (DMi
A few months ago, I had the bright idea that it would be great to start my kids showing cattle and invite their friends to do the same. I thought, “Hey! We can house them and all work with them together!”
There are lots of times that it has been hard to think of the future of the dairy industry with optimism. Especially after the challenges of the last few years
Michael Steele, University of Guelph, presented “Nutritional regulation of gut function in calves: colostrum and milk.” He shared the details about rearing newborn calves, and why those processes...