Wiersma is the alfalfa business manager with DuPont Pioneer. Thomas is retired from the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute and president of Oak Point Agronomics Ltd. Soil fertility is an
Have you ever wondered how your dinner got from the farm to your plate? Iowa farmers are inviting 500 lucky guests to join them at the largest dinner table ever set at the Iowa State Fair, Sunda
Due to growth in the company and expanding the roles of its employees, BioZyme® Inc., based in Saint Joseph, Mo., announces several role changes to its existing staff.“BioZyme is experiencing
Allflex Livestock Intelligence, an Antelliq company, is proud of the inclusion of its smart collars for cows by SCR in the recently released “Israeli Innovation” book. The book, featuring
Dirty cows have a negative impact on milk quality, including greater chances of mastitis and a high somatic cell count (SCC). Dirty cows usually mean a dirty tail and dirty tails can come from
Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind hosted a roundtable in Eau Claire to listen and hear directly from Wisconsin workers, farmers and manufacturers about the impact of increased steel and aluminum tarif
The online Urban Dictionary defines the metaphor of an 800-pound gorilla as “a seemingly unbeatable presence always to be reckoned with; whose experience, influence, and skill threatens to defeat...
More than 400,000 fairgoers will be able to enjoy ice cream and cream puffs and milk a cow at the Illinois State Fair this year as Illinois dairy farmers work to bring dairy to life and share
More than 400,000 fairgoers will be able to enjoy the new Grilled Bacon Mac and Cheese sandwich, visit the butter cow and view daily cow milking demonstrations at the Missouri State Fair this
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today secured funding and bipartisan support to promote dairy business innovation activities included in her Dairy Business Innovation Act. This effort will support
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced up to $12 billion in relief to U.S. farmers and food processors as retaliatory tariffs from trading partners begin to disrupt American
“Today’s defeat by the U.S. Senate of Senator Mike Lee’s (R-UT) amendment, which would have interfered with the Food and Drug Administration’s ability to enforce standards of...
“We are very pleased with the Senate’s overwhelming rejection of Sen. Lee’s blatant attempt to interfere with the ability of the Food and Drug Administration to enforce standards of...
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $97 million in 12 projects (PDF, 104 KB) to provide or improve rural broadband se
John Deere has added two loader attachments and two rear implements to its Frontier equipment lineup to meet the land maintenance needs of large property owners who use John Deere Compact Util