More than 20 A.I. technicians, sales representatives and marketing personnel took part in Select Sires' employee orientation held March 10 and 11 at the Select Sires headquarters in Plain City, Ohio. Employees...
Hubbard Feeds Inc. Commits 2nd Year Financial Support to Cattlemen's Foundation Fundraiser – Proceeds to Support Feeding South Dakota Hubbard Feeds Inc., the leading provider of researched-based,...
A national panel of expert judges today named a 200-lb Swiss wheel as the 2015 U.S. Championship Cheese. "Team Guggisberg Sugarcreek" of Guggisberg Cheese, Millersburg, Ohio, took top honors out of 1,892...
Statement by Richard Sellers, Senior Vice President, American Feed Industry Association, Regarding Concerns with FDA's Draft of "Ensuring Safety of Animal Feed Maintained and Fed on Farm"...
Topcon Positioning Group announces the acquisition of Digi-Star, a global leader in agricultural solutions involving weight sensors and control systems for feeding, planting, fertilizer, and harvest equipment...
My bout with an intestinal infection hardened my stance on raw milk. I spent most of my Christmas break helping my boyfriend on his 40-cow dairy in northwestern Wisconsin. The first couple of weeks of...
When it comes to sustainability . . . at least agriculture's definition . . . dairy has been a leader. However, as discussions ensue on the topic, there is concern the sustainability concept is creeping...
Researchers and extension specialists in Texas, New Mexico and at the High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (HICAHS) in Colorado are in the earliest stage of developing what...
Optimism abounds as dairy farmers prepare for life without quotas in the European Union, explained Irish Dairy Farmer Michael Murphy. Murphy and his wife Geraldine joined German Dairy Farmer Eckhard Meiners...
The National Milk Producers Federation said today that exports have given the dairy industry a tremendous boost in recent years and that balanced free trade agreements, implemented with congressional trade...
Today, Rep. K. Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, held a public hearing to review the importance of trade to U.S. agriculture. In 2014, U.S. agricultural exports reached a...
Talbert Manufacturing, a North American leader in specialized heavy-haul solutions, updated its Traveling Axle (TA) Series by increasing its hauling capacity by 5 tons. Three of the new trailer models...
Departments of Environmental Protection and Agriculture Respond to EPA Assessment of Pennsylvania's Animal Agriculture Program Assessment Notes Need for Additional Resources to Support Animal Agriculture...
South Dakota's 60th State Dairy Princess will be crowned in Sioux Falls the evening of Tuesday, March 24. Four candidates are seeking the current title to replace Katelyn Grehl, Hitchcock, who has served...
Says Congress Needs to Leave the RFS Alone Today members of the Minnesota Farmers Union, and the National Farmers Union listened as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announce $97 million in programs...
World Dairy Expo (WDE) is pleased to announce the addition of Nicole Smith, Communications Specialist, to their staff. Her main responsibilities include writing and distributing press releases for Expo...
Registration is now open for the Holstein Association USA (HAUSA) 2015 Judges Conference, which will be held Thursday, May 14, in Richmond, Utah, in conjunction with the Western Spring National Holstein...
There is no question that local anesthetics for dehorning are part of animal welfare. I learned that in the 1970s at vet school, and not only because it reduced pain for the cow, but it also made it a...
Turnout at last week's 12th Western Dairy Management Conference almost set a record. There are three U.S. dairy industry events that are so well known around the world that milk producers often refer to...
