The House Agriculture Committee meets today to examine the issue of feed availability and its effect on the livestock and poultry industries. The following statement was submitted by Dairy Farmers of America,...

DCRC's two-day meeting gives us a chance to learn from top researchers and producers. This November 10 and 11 will mark the seventh consecutive year that the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) is...

Progressive Agriculture Foundation provides safety tips to help parents and children understand and prevent food poisoning. During National Farm Safety and Health Week, Sept. 18–24, 2011, the Progressive...

Driving Demand for Dairy, Food and Product Innovations - The Dairy Research Institute® and Cornell University Establish Partnership The Dairy Research Institute ® and Cornell University have established...

The video outlines the primary management tools necessary for the proper construction of a drive over pile including: 1. Maturity and Dry Matter Content 2. Chop Length 3. Inoculants 4. Dimensions/Sizing...

Nominations Sought for New Awards Program The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy®, in affiliation with the Dairy Research Institute™, today announced the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards, a new...

With recent devastating floods destroying many U.S. farms, Dow AgroSciences, through The Dow Chemical Company Foundation, donated $100,000 to help with flood relief efforts in six states. Thousands of...

The Daily Beast (www.thedailybeast.com), an online news site which merged with Newsweek this year, printed their list of the "20 Most Useless College Majors." Let's just say, we don't think they nailed...

Steve Ingham, food science professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison, was the lead researcher and is now a food safety administrator with the state

Here's a quick dairy farming quiz: What three things do all dairies have a constant supply of? Some easy answers are cows, milk . . . and manure. All day and every day, manure never stops coming. The hard...

For the fourth year, Toyota will donate a new Tundra to World Ag Expo's FFA Toyota Tundra Giveaway. Toyota and California FFA chapters are working together with World Ag Expo to support FFA programs in...

Agronomy trial managers provide information to growers through on-farm trials and local monitoring Customers of Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, will now have access to even more local agronomic research...

In North America, there are many native ruminants, that is, herbivore animals with a complex digestive system, a major compartment of which is the rumen. Some present-day examples are the bison (Bison...

• NK® brand soybeans consistently deliver excellent yield • Offers soybean growers industry-leading disease and pest protection • Two new varieties include the Aphid Management System™...

WSU student Anna Gibson shares more adventures from working on a dairy in Tasmania.Working in the dairy industry, I have witnessed amazing moments: a calf's first breath, perfect sunrises, cows recovering...

"People really do think their food comes from the store in cans, boxes, and bottles," was what I wrote to our western editor in a recent email

Although it may not seem like it, application season is right around the corner. Preparing well can land you your dream internship. The start of the school year isn't far away (if it hasn't begun already),...

It contains the same nine essential nutrients for childhood development and growth; yet chocolate milk is swiftly being pulled from lunch menus. This fall, though, it is taking on an improved nutrition...

The romanticism of farmers and cowboys has been portrayed in movies and on television for decades. The strong jaw lines, those rugged looks, wholesome smile, yet a sweet spot in their hearts for their...

Donation to relief efforts provide equal funds to the Red Cross, Salvation Army Pfizer Animal Health has felt the effects of the summer's flooding - most directly in Mandan, N.D., from flood victim Donny...