Select Sires' High-Components Lineup Sired Outstanding Fall Show Winners The Select Sires lineup sired some of the most exciting individuals, in every breed, this fall at the All-American Dairy Show in...
Minnesota Milk Producers Association named Blue Diamond Dairy in Melrose Minnesota's 2012 Producer of the Year at the Midwest Dairy Expo in Saint Cloud on November 27. Each year Minnesota Milk recognizes...
Secretary Vilsack Announces Cattlemen's Beef Board Appointments Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced 33 appointments to the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board. All appointees will...
In this Facts About Beef article, it compares vegetarian diets with diets with lean meat. • According to a recent Gallup poll, only 5% of American adults consider themselves to be vegetarians. •...
"You understand, farmers never retire," was one of the astute observations that farm family coach Elaine Froese offered to those attending the World Holstein Conference in Toronto, Canada
CME, National Cattlemen's Foundation Recognize 10 Future Beef Leaders Ten scholarships of $1,500 each are being awarded to outstanding students studying for a future in the beef industry. The awards are...
The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance is looking for the new face of farming and ranching. Two dairy producers are amongst the finalists. Deciding who agriculture's spokespersons should be is not a debate....
This fall the Select Sires lineup sired some of the most outstanding individuals at the All-American Dairy Show in Harrisburg, Pa., International Holstein Show at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis., Grand...
Milk production in October per cow up one pound. Milk production in the top 23 states has been extremely consistent the past three months when comparing this time frame to last year's data. Looking at...
According to the most recent AgLetter, Seventh District farmland values in the third quarter of 2012 were 13 percent higher than a year earlier, despite the effects of the drought. The value of "good"...
A keen understanding of cows' behavior – knowing what, how and why they do what they do - is one of the most important skills a dairy manager can have. It's also a huge tool in improving the health,...
Seven steps that allow you to establish an effective mastitis control program. Over time, somatic cell count (SCC) levels on dairies in the U.S. have gradually dropped. With time though, it is likely that...
Congressman-elect David Valadao is a partner in his family's 1,700-cow dairy operation. by Lucas Sjostrom, Hoard's Dairyman Associate Editor Agriculture has some friends in Washington, D.C. But it has...
Drought-stressed alfalfa fields need extra attention "Lack of water at optimal times cannot be made up later with additional rains or irrigation," said Dan Undersander, when discussing the state of alfalfa...
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) today joins more than 30 groups representing the agriculture industry in sending letters to the United States House of Representatives and the United States...
CRV bull Cookiecutter MOM Hunter-ET left his mark on the Sale of Stars held in Toronto, ON during the Royal Winter Fair on November 8, 2012. Lot 2, Cookiecutter MOM Hue, a full sister to Hunter, consigned...
For Darfield tanker operator Rowly Stewart it's hard not to get attached to a tanker you've driven for six years – especially when you've travelled the equivalent of getting to the moon and back...
The higher your herd's production average is, the more additional money you stand to make by making even small improvements in reproduction - more cows caught in heat sooner, more and earlier pregnancies,...
