Alan and Ruth Hageman Family Farms Open Barn to feature Lely's Astronaut Robotic Milking System Alan and Ruth Hageman Family Farms will host an Open Barn Saturday, June 9, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,...
Farms Technology LLC has announced that its DPPSM (Dynamic Pricing PlatformSM) grain desk, the proprietary online electronic grain exchange, will expand its trading period from 17 to 22 hours to match...
Common sense and awareness to your surroundings needs your full attention. Whether it was the 15-month-old toddler who crawled in a mixer, and lost his life when the operator unknowingly turned on the...
The executive board of the Dairy Policy Action Coalition (DPAC) expressed disappointment today to see the Senate Ag Committee move its farm bill forward with production caps on dairy producers who sign...
Only 1,651 dairy operations hung up their milkers in 2011. That's the smallest drop, both percentage and actual, since 1992. After losing over 80,028 dairy farms since 1992, it appears the reductions in...
DBA Lauds Governor Walker For Stopping Unnecessary Air Regulations on Wisconsin's Dairy Farms Today, Governor Walker signed into law a bill that DBA and other livestock associations have been working on...
Safety needs to be the main ingredient in helping keep farms and ranches safe for farmers, family members including children, and employees, American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) Agriculture Branch...
Made possible through the support of organizations and businesses at both the state and local level, Breakfast on the Farm gives consumers and farm neighbors a first-hand look at modern food production...
Land O'Lakes Purina Feed hosted its annual Leading Dairy Producer Conference on Jan. 5-6 in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. In its tenth year, this is one of the largest dairy producer conferences in the Upper Midwest....
With a deadline of February 15, 2012, agricultural water users are required to register their water withdrawals with NYSDEC. In New York, this affects farmers withdrawing an average of 100,000 gallons...
Improve Reproductive Efficiency in Dairy Farms workshops scheduled for January 2012 Are you a dairy producer, veterinarian, or consultant interested in learning about the latest innovations in dairy reproductive...
Pioneer Hi-Bred, Farms Technology Announce Enhancement to DPPSM Grain Desk Mobile App Online grain trading desk provides opportunity to make an offer from mobile devices DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred...
The National Milk Producers Federation's (NMPF) Board of Directors elected several new officers this week at the organization's 2011 annual meeting here in San Diego. Randy Mooney, from Rogersville, Missouri,...
New Reality Series Documents Work of Veterinarians and Their Client Farms in Caring for Livestock Five livestock veterinarians and about 20 of their client farms in four states volunteered to be filmed...
Increased Efficiencies Supports Company's Focus on New Product Development Foster Farms Dairy has announced it is adding fluid milk and orange juice production to its Modesto plant which will result in...
Ruan Transportation Management Systems, one of the largest privately held trucking companies in the U.S., is partnering with Fair Oaks Farms to manage its compressed natural gas (CNG) fleet in Fair Oaks,...
Paul Dyk, who recently left University of Wisconsin Extension for a job in the private sector, wrote a good article in a recent UWEX newsletter titled Higher Speed Internet Options for Fond du Lac County....
Midwest dairy managers continue catching up economically after a disastrous 2009 and 2010 business year, said Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois professor of animal sciences emeritus. "Illinois milk...
