From Jerry Kozak, President and CEO of NMPF: "Today's Senate testimony by USDA Chief Economist Dr. Joe Glauber highlights once again the harm that high feed costs are causing for the nation's dairy farmers,...
Kemin receives GFSI recognized certification for its Des Moines, Iowa, manufacturing facility From farm to fork, food safety is critical in today's global food supply chain. According to a 2012 study by...
Flint F. Richards, Erda, Utah, has been named an Area Representative for the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc., effective January 30, 2013. Richards will provide on-farm service...
Milk Income Loss Contracts (MILC) were automatically extended through September 30, 2013, under the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. There is no need for producers to re-enroll in MILC
Sales of Herd Navigator have been strong since DeLaval introduced the pro-active, on-farm milk analysis tool to Canadian dairy producers five months ago. The company has received orders for 17 units, seven...
U.S. Department of Labor numbers show that many more have the opportunity to add value to our food.Who touches your food? We often hear that 2 percent of people have jobs directly related to agriculture....
Oregon State Dairy Club Members Hope Event Will Raise Substantial Funds When rumors of proposed changes in the College of Agricultural Sciences began circling late last spring, students became anxious,...
The Midwest Dairy Association South Dakota Division is seeking candidates to participate in the state Dairy Princess contest scheduled for March 26 and 27, 2013, at the Sioux Falls Convention Center and...
Cristián Vergara has joined the ABS Global, Inc. team as a technical services consultant for the North America business. "Cristián will be an integral part of the ABS technical services team...
Agriculture's attention turns to Tulare, California, next week for the 46th annual World Ag Expo. The largest farm equipment and technology show in the world is expected to attract over 100,000 visitors...
In our February 10, 2013, issue, four producers from Vermont, New York, Wisconsin and California shared their thoughts on feeding high-forage diets to their herds. With the level of detail these producers...
Dur-A-Flex, Inc., a leading manufacturer of commercial, industrial and institutional seamless, resinous flooring, has named Héctor Melo Goytortúa as its independent sales and technical support...
Time and resources limit teaching efforts. Contests should facilitate learning, not just provide scores. by Patti Hurtgen, Hoard's Dairyman Online Media Manager The ability to learn from past experience...
"On the 8th day," Paul Harvey begins, "God looked down on his planned paradise and said, ‘I need a caretaker.'" With that, my Super Bowl party fell silent. Did yours?
Like many others production sectors, dairy farming continues to evolve into a highly focused segment. In May 2012, there were 1,767 counties that sold milk within the Federal Milk Marketing Order
Excellence in what is not only possible for the production of superb quality milk, but what is already taking place on U.S. dairy farms, was celebrated January 29 at the 52nd annual National Mastitis Council...
Dependent on worker availability, region and farm size, foreign labor has become vital to accomplishing daily operations on some dairy operations. Earlier this week, a bipartisan group of eight senators...
The long-standing county quota system has been eliminated. One of the most popular activities for Wisconsin dairy youth is exhibiting at the state fair. Last year, there were over 800 dairy exhibitors....
Since the 2012 Farm Bill was delayed for consideration in 2013, this delay provides an opportunity for dairy farmers to help form new dairy policy for this five year bill. The "Dairy Security Act" was...
"The current formal rule-making approach required to change dairy (product) standards is cumbersome, inefficient and resource intensive, so the FDA simply throws up its hands and does nothing,"
