The Board of Directors at Minnesota Milk Producers Association has finalized a professional services contract with Midwest Dairy Association. Under this new contract, Midwest Dairy's resources will be...
Semex is pleased to release top PTAT sire, 0200HO10036 OHRiver- SYC Byway, a Meridian from a VG-87 Atwood from the Barbies to its Genomax™ lineup! Available May 15, Byway posts an amazing +4.45 PTAT...
QualiTech®, Inc., adds Scott Koehn as sales manager to the animal nutrition division covering California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada and Utah. He reports to Dan Gray, corporate vice president...
This time it's okay to play on your computer at work. "Dairy Land" is a new interactive online game unveiled May 5 by the Washington Dairy Products Commission (WDPC). It's a fun and very educational take...
Ag Expo, the state's largest outdoor farm show, returns to Michigan State University July 22-24. The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) has lined up another show for the agricultural community...
While the 2001 National Research Council (NRC) has been an ally of nutritionists for years, Bill Weiss' research and experience have proven that some of the minimum levels set in the NRC guidelines are...
Star Mission Partnerships are a proven support base for Wisconsin FFA members. To date, Wisconsin FFA entities have collectively benefitted from $80,000 in unrestricted funds and an additional $50,000...
When it rained, it didn't pour in California last year. As a result, the California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) has officially declared 2013 the driest year since records began being kept in 1895
Milk fever impacts fresh cow health, production, reproduction and immune function. As our cows transition into lactation, their calcium requirements elevate two to three-fold over their dry period needs....
DuPont Pioneer researchers use sophisticated, state-of-the-art equipment to plant, manage, harvest and collect data from test plots. Doing so leads to improved hybrids and varieties for growers. "We're...
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today warned consumers in Orange County and the surrounding area not to consume "unpasteurized" raw farm milk from the Robert & Stacey Stap Farm...
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement on the updated 2012 Census of Agriculture data: "The Census results reiterate the continued need for policies that help grow the rural economy...
When combined with the five slip-ups below, fluctuating temperatures and wet spring conditions can often lead to an uptick in the rate of scours and respiratory illness we see on farm, noted Sam Leadley...
Still a long road ahead of us. By Patti Hurtgen, Hoard's Dairyman Online Media Manager Based on 2014 data, 29 percent of American food consumers think food companies are trustworthy. With 44 percent neutral...
After the planters are parked back in the shed and the chains are oiled, corn and soybean growers can start to monitor key growing season benchmarks. Online and mobile tools from DuPont Pioneer can turn...
Bobcat Company has released two new Tier 4 excavators - the E32i and E35i – which feature increased fuel efficiency and a new forward-mount instrumentation system that presents operators with many...
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) was recognized today as a leader in sustainability efforts at Walmart's first Sustainability Product Expo in Rogers, Ark. During the event, Rick Smith, DFA's president and...
Most farms have a clear strategy in place for taking care of their cows: professionally balanced rations, written protocols for milking, well-designed facilities and so on. But do just as many have a people...
Twilight Meetings to Focus on Milk Quality, Forages The Penn State Extension Dairy team is hosting two twilight meetings in May. Dairy twilight meetings are great opportunities to visit with neighbors,...
Youth exhibiting livestock projects are eligible to enter; contest runs May 1 – June 1, 2014 Digi-Star announces that it will be hosting its second annual Be a Digi-Star Champion Contest. The contest...
