Thirty years ago, dairy representatives wanted a way to promote the positive image of the industry. Their ideas brought forth the Northeast Dairy Farm Beautification Program. At that time it included the...
Purina Animal Nutrition and Land O' Lakes welcomed more than 475 dairy producers, family members and industry representatives to the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wis., earlier this year for the...
Victor Cabrera isn't an expert in cattle genomics or reproduction. He hasn't spent a day in a lab running tests on the nutritional content of feed. In fact, Cabrera, associate professor in the University...
Aspen Dairy Solutions™, a line of products distributed by Animal Health International, Inc. and its subsidiary, Aspen Veterinary Resources, Ltd., provides dairymen with a single-cycle clean-in-place...
PerforMix Nutrition System, LLC, headquartered in Nampa, Idaho has become the newest member of Cooperative Research Farms (CRF). CRF is an innovative, multi-national organization of livestock and poultry...
Foremost Farms USA® has been recognized as a Green Professional in the Green Masters Program established by the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council. As a Green Professional, Foremost Farms has demonstrated...
Foremost Farms USA Offers 2014 Member-Owner Scholarships Foremost Farms USA will offer up to ten scholarships worth $2,000 each to member-owners and the children of member-owners in 2014. The Agricultural...
Dairy farmers participating in the industry's program to quantify animal care practices are continuing to improve the manner in which they adhere to the program's standards, according to a new summary...
"Fresh cows milk more and that's the name of the game. I'm most confident in keeping cows pregnant and knowing that we will get that front end milk – the peak milk from our fresh cows," said Freund....
A recent upgrade to the popular FINBIN website allows producers to benchmark their farm or ranch finances against a peer group of truly comparable farms, improving producer access to farm financial databases....
Top O' The Morn Farms Takes First Place For Milk at National Dairy Competition Reduced Fat White Milk Wins Top Honors at World Dairy Expo Dairy Product Championship Contest Top O' The Morn Farms, Inc.,...
As Hoard's Dairyman dives deeper into the digital world, farms continue to head in that direction as well. As reported by the USDA, 70 percent of farms now have access to a computer and 68 percent own...
Despite public perception, growing herd size does not have to equate to less individualized care for animals. by In a conversation about animal welfare, or more specifically poor animal welfare, oftentimes...
After several months of discussion and public vetting, NYS officially changed CAFO Permit regulations that affect dairy farms with 200-299 milking cows. The new rule was published on May 8, 2013 and became...
After 31 years with University of Wisconsin-Extension as a county extension agriculture agent and founder and director of Discovery Farms for the last 13 years, Dennis Frame is stepping into retirement...
Workshop to Give Helpful Information on Leaving Farms to the Next Generation Agribusiness professionals who serve Pennsylvania's farm families can learn how to help their clients transition the farm to...
A free workshop on pasture management with automatic milking systems will take place June 28 at the W. K. Kellogg Biological Station. Experts from the University of Sydney, Australia, and Michigan State...
Long-term effort to lower somatic cell counts is paying off In honor of June Dairy Month, Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Dave Frederickson today released the annual Top 100 list of Minnesota dairy...
17 Communities Invited to Celebrate Prairie Farms' 75th Anniversary The World's Largest Anniversary Card will be assembled at The Grand Finale Celebration! As part of a year-long celebration of its rich...
More than 220 dairy producers gathered in St. Louis, Mo., last month for the Calf and Heifer VIP program, hosted by Purina Animal Nutrition. This year's attendees represented 121 dairy farms and more than...
