Expert Review of Dairy Security Act Finds Little Impact on Consumers, Exporters As efforts move forward this year in both the House and Senate to complete work on the 2012 Farm Bill, the economic analysis...
It seems people choose to focus on the negative. When sharing milk's story, highlight the positive. The phases you speak or type become memorable and often quotable. MyDairy shares some reminders as we...
Spring 2012 brought some unexpected weather that may lead to forage harvesting challenges for Michigan farmers. That's why MSU Extension educators and specialists have joined forces to study the issue...
Dairy sales experience significant gains when products are placed beyond the traditional dairy case, according to new research from the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy®. The Innovation Center was...
You shred bills, rarely give out credit card information, and have an anti-virus program installed on your computer. Your smartphone, though, can communicate more than you would like. If a smartphone is...
Hazel-Bush Flap Flower has claimed the title of Holstein Association USA's 2011 Star of the Breed. This award is given annually to one Holstein cow that not only excels in the showring, but is an exceptional...
Rising feed prices have made balancing today's dairy rations a juggling act. Finding the right balance between milk production and economical feedstuffs can be a challenge. To ease this challenge, Kevin...
The jargon in our industry can overwhelm the ordinary urbanite. The words we choose when talking to our dairy neighbor at the feed mill are different than the vocabulary used to talk to the teacher at...
South Dakota State University student becomes the 24th Hoard's Dairyman Editorial Intern. For the past 24 years, the Hoard's Dairyman editorial team has looked forward to welcoming our editorial intern...
The debate over federal dairy policy, aka the "Dairy Security Act" and, in particular, the "Supply Management" provision, is far from over-here in Wisconsin or anywhere else in the Country for that matter....
"Many retailers understand the science behind food production practices, but their customers do not," noted Charlie Arnot with the Center for Food Integrity (CFI), at the 2012 North American Strategy Conference...
Growth doesn't stop in her second lactation. When facilities and space allow, most dairy farmers will separate their first-lactation cows from the cows in their second lactation or greater, recognizing...
President and founder of Alltech, Dr. Pearse Lyons is proud to announce the launch of the Alltech Graduate Development Program. The Alltech Graduate Development Program will recruit up to 20 applicants...
Winners of the Minnesota FFA Association Career Development Events (CDE) were announced Tuesday at the fourth general session of the 83rd Minnesota FFA Convention at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities....
The Wisconsin Agricultural and Life Sciences Alumni Association (WALSAA) recently awarded ten Outstanding Sophomore Awards to students within the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural...
Bayer CropScience announces plans to move forward with breeding facility near Goehner, Nebraska. Bayer CropScience is moving forward with plans to develop a new North American wheat breeding station and...
Z Tags North America L.P. recently was awarded the Producers Choice award in the National Agri-Marketing Association's annual Best of NAMA advertising awards competition. Z Tags is a leading worldwide...
The newly-launched Pesticide Health Effects Medical Education Database (PHEMED) (http://www.pesticidemededucation.com/) provides educators of health professionals with materials that aid in incorporating...
It's going to happen! That was the attitude of senior staff from the House and Senate Agriculture at the Animal Agriculture Alliance's Stakeholders Summit in Arlington, Va. Anne Hazlett, chief counsel...
