With the dinner tent snuggled right up to the glass windows of the Hoard's Dairyman Farm's milking parlor, consumers who attended the "Wisconsin Farm to Table" culinary experience were constantly reminded...
Over Labor Day weekend, I checked milking in a tie stall barn off my bucket list. Hoard's Dairyman editors stay close to the business of dairying through involvement on their home farms and the Hoard's...
Average cost is approximately one-third higher than it was in 2006. The cost of making milk never seems to go down, a hard reality that data from the nation's largest dairy accounting firm drives home...
Performance evaluations identify the milking routine bottlenecks that are holding your herd back. Farms operate on pennies and seconds. The pennies saved per head after a ration reformulation can equate...
Feed makes up the bulk of cattle rearing costs, but other expenses chip away at profits, too. Today's high price for beef may entice more dairy producers to raise some steers as a second enterprise. Mixed...
The death of two people in the same city in southeast Italy last month, attributed to extremely rare Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), is raising concern that bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)...
The 29th Annual Tri-State Agriculture Lender's Seminar will be held on Wednesday, October 28th at the Midway Best Western Hotel in Dubuque, Iowa from 9:45 am – 3:00 pm. This year's focus is on market...
The HygieneStation is the new feeding station for calves, used in conjunction with the H&L100 automatic feeder. Its new technical functions implement the latest developments and requirements, thus ensuring...
Efficient and cost-effective cleaning When higher cleaning efficiency is required, it is easy to upgrade from static spray balls to the Alfa Laval Toftejorg SaniMidget SB Rotary Spray Head technology....
U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance Survey Reveals Consumer Attitudes On Sustainability And Agriculture The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance ® (USFRA®) is focused on answering questions consumers...
Wisconsin Farm to Table will be presenting the second annual Farm to Table Dinner on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at 5 p.m., hosted by the Hoard's Dairyman Farm. The Hoard's Dairyman Farm, located at N2856...
AGCO's new solution for wireless task data transfer to and from select AGCO machines. AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO) announced today that it will launch a new solution for wireless task data transfer. Go-TaskTM...
Autumn is the perfect time to promote farm health and safety. National Farm Safety & Health Week, September 20 to 26, is the perfect time to reiterate why safety matters. Whether it's your first or 51st...
As dairy and livestock producers, many of us consider our animals not just as a source of income, but a part of the family. My Aunt Lois – my dad's youngest sister – had a very special friendship...
Darren and Regina Coffey, from Allegan, were selected as the 2015 Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) Outstanding Young Dairy Cooperators (OYDC) Runners-Up after the 65th OYDC Conference August...
Tough field conditions require tough tillage tools. The new Case IH True-Tandem 375 disk harrow - featuring a pull frame with heavy-walled tubing, a spring-cushioned hitch, 24-inch Earth Metal® blades...
Curtis Bauman and Louise Bauman with Bauman Agency along with State Fair Manager Peggy Besch. The South Dakota State Fair Foundation is pleased to announce that DuPont Pioneer donated $5,000 toward the...
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $310,419 grant for the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) – based out of Spring Valley, WI - for their project which assists...
VanDries Selected as MMPA's Outstanding Young Dairy Cooperators Shawn and Beth Vandrie, from Lake City, were selected as the 2015 Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) Outstanding Young Dairy Cooperators...
New Dry Nutrient Attachment expands use of 2510H Applicator, improves nutrient stewardship and increases yield potential The Dry Nutrient Attachment for the 2510H Applicator allows for efficient, one-pass...
