Pioneer corn breeders analyze why products yield better under drought stress Results from actual on-farm trials in 2011 show Optimum® AQUAmaxTM corn hybrids from DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred provide...
"Negative 500 and positive 500 average out to 0. Genomics enables you to look for the inferior calves that can pull your average down and move your progress backward," noted Pat Hoffman, a dairy replacement...
Georgia's AGrowStar cited by US Department of Labor's OSHA for combustible dust and other hazards; more than $74,000 in fines proposed The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
Texas A&M And Cornell Colleges Of Veterinary Medicine Join Forces With Pfizer Animal Health In A First-In-Kind Public-Private Partnership To Create A State-Of-The-Art Learning Experience For Veterinarians...
After losing over 80,028 dairy farms since 1992, it appears the reductions in licensed dairy operations are moderating. In the last four years, losses have ranged from 1,651 to 2,195 with the watermark...
It's no secret that networking is a pivotal step toward a bright career in any industry. With that in mind – and a chance to win some substantial prizes for their FFA chapter – FFA members...
Editorial: It's Time For Dairy to Take The Lead on ID For too long, the dairy and beef industries have been tethered together when investigating approaches on identification. After over a decade of joint...
Charm Flunixin and Beta-lactam test is the first combination test kit approved for Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) for raw milk. Charm Sciences, Inc (http://www.charm.com) is pleased to announce that...
As part of his new role as chair of Ohio State University's Department of Animals Sciences, Ronald S. Kensinger plans to create new partnerships, boost the department's fundraising efforts and increase...
Travel the I-29 corridor in eastern South Dakota and you will have found the heart of the state's population. Intermingled along this same stretch of land are the vast majority of the state's dairy cattle...
Control calf housing fly populations through milk replacer and calf starter management Comprised of undisturbed bedding, manure, spilled milk and feed, calf pens and hutches provide an ideal environment...
We attended the Illinois Agricultural Communications Symposium last week, organized in honor of the University of Illinois Ag Communications' 50-year anniversary. The daylong event started off with a...
Organic Valley and Tanzanian Ambassador Discuss Formation of Int'l Coop The Hope in Tanzania Foundation and the Center for Cooperatives at the University of Wisconsin, Madison are forming Hope Cooperative,...
Matt Henkes of Luana, Iowa, is the 2011 Overall Judi Collinsworth Outstanding Junior Exhibitor Memorial Award recipient, presented by Holstein Association USA. As the overall winner, Henkes, the eighth...
Patriotism shined bright at the Ag Warriors Gala at World Ag Expo in Tulare, Calif., last evening. It marked the official launch of the International Agri-Center's Ag Warriors Program which will benefit...
Still learning Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and LinkedIn? Pinterest has come to take its own space on the web. Facebook and Twitter have virtually taken over the world as text-based ways to communicate...
In recent weeks, the silence following the October 2011 gathering of the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB) was broken when Dave Thorbahn shared a Frequently Asked Questions article with the dairy...
Milkfat depression (MFD) has a major economic impact in the dairy industry. “The current train of thought links MFD with the formation of bioactive trans fatty acid intermediates produced from...
Advanced Animal Diagnostics (AAD), a developer of technologies for the diagnosis of farm animal diseases, hosted an open house at its new offices and laboratories on February 7. The open house event included...
Twenty Semex District Sales Representatives were recognized at the recent annual Semex Sales Conference for their outstanding sales and service contributions. These individuals are leaders within Semex,...
