Harvest decisions dictate alfalfa's value, fate. Mahanna is with Pioneer, a DuPont Business, and is an adjunct professor at Iowa State University. Site selection, good soil fertility, and a forgiving growing...
Our well-respected dairy products got special recognition when the USDA released its new, MyPlate nutrition education tool. The MyPlate program replaces the Food Pyramid which had been the government's...
USDA Announces Conservation Innovation Grant Funding Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a $1.1 million Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) to the Dairy Research Institute™ (formerly...
Cooperatives Working Together members support two year commitment at 70% of production, starting in 2012, to assist producers The members of Cooperatives Working Together today reiterated their support...
Kubota Encourages a "Safety First" Attitude to Help Avoid Equipment-related Youth Accidents this Summer School may be out and classrooms may be quiet, but now is the perfect time to study up on tractor...
Last weekend several members of the Hoard's Dairyman staff had the opportunity to attend and volunteer at Cows on the Concourse on the square surrounding Madison's capitol building. A dedicated group of...
Western herds' net income ranged from $89 to $252 per head last year, reports Moore, Stephens, Wurth, Frazer, and Torbet, Certified Public Accountants and Consultants. That compares to $585 to $962 losses...
Farm safety is always an important discussion topic, but sometimes we forget about farm safety when machinery leaves the farm to travel on public roads. Tractor and machinery traffic has risen now that...
Bayer's Baytril® 100 (enrofloxacin) Injectable FDA approved to fight BRD associated with Mycoplasma bovis Leading antimicrobial now labelled for single-injection treatment of all major BRD pathogens...
• Syngenta will transfer all existing Syngenta sorghum seed inventory to Golden Acres Genetics, Ltd. effective June 3, 2011 • Syngenta remains fully focused on products and technology platforms...
That's how we enthusiastically feel about one of our favorite websites celebrating its first birthday. HumaneWatch.org turned 1 recently, and what a present it has been for everyone who hates deceptive...
Ben Logan's The Land Remembers was originally published in 1975. He is now 90 years old and lives in Viroqua, Wis. Photo by Caroline Beckett used with permission of Itchy Cat Press. As a transplant to...
Earlier this month, we were introduced to Anna Gibson, a Washington State University student who is working on a dairy in Tasmania, an Australian island. She shares stories from her first week "down under."...
In an effort to bring you the best and hottest Brown Swiss bulls in the industry we have recently sexed the popular Super Sampler 54BS486 Pit-Crew Wonder TANBARK!! Yes you can be the first to use Sexed...
Morton Buildings, Inc. Takes Home 16 Building of the Year Awards Morton Buildings is proud to announce that 16 of its buildings have been awarded the National Frame Building Association's Building of the...
"A few special interest groups have managed to hi-jack the term ‘animal welfare' and managed to create the illusion that they are the animal welfare experts", said Jennifer Walker, D.V.M., at the...
In recent years, it seems that more opinions have given credence to the notion that raising high-producing cows in freestall barns, storing manure in lagoons, and storing silage in bunkers are all better...
Montgomery County's unique King Farm Dairy MOOseum will be a featured part of the county's Heritage Montgomery celebration during the weekend of June 25-26. The historic dairy barn showcases the history...
Leading experts from the fields of dairy sustainability, genomics and veterinary medicine will share their knowledge and insights at the upcoming annual meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association...
USDA finally appears ready to make a decision on national ID. According to the May 24, 2011, Wall Street Journal, "USDA wants every cow to have a unique numerical ID, stamped on an inexpensive ear tag...
