Speakers discuss strategies and tactics to advance animal rights through legislation The Animal Agriculture Alliance released a report today detailing observations from the Taking Action for Animals Conference, held July 20 – 23 in Arlington, [Read More …]
Enter by liking and sharing Evolution Liner posts on Facebook Dairy producers now have a chance to win a barn full of square or new triangle barrel Evolution Liners, up to a $2,500 value, in [Read More …]
First county fair milk cheese in the state of Wisconsin In Wisconsin, Nordic Creamery was contacted earlier this year by both the Monroe and LaCrosse County Fairs because they lost the buyer for their fair milk. [Read More …]
The Luthens family of Hutchinson will be recognized Aug. 9 at Farmfest The Luthens family of Hutchinson has been named McLeod County’s “2018 Farm Family of the Year” by the University of Minnesota. The Luthens’ [Read More …]
World Dairy Expo is pleased to announce the addition of a Showmanship Judges Clinic to its educational programs. Open to showmanship judges of all skill levels and youth dairy project leaders, the clinic will take [Read More …]
The next Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council’s (DCRC) webinar, presented in Portuguese, features “New Alternatives for Prevention and Treatment of Uterine Diseases.” On Aug. 22, at 1 p.m. Central Time, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine [Read More …]
Information on how to recognize signs of poor mental health and resources for help and support. Mental health can be defined as “a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own [Read More …]
RSVP due August 3rd for the training on August 7th from 4-7pm The New York Beef Council is once again partnering with Cornell University Beef Extension Specialist Dr. Mike Baker to offer Beef Quality Assurance [Read More …]
Stephen Mancebo, a fourth-generation California dairy farmer with 2,300 cows, has battled ups and downs in his temperamental industry for a quarter-century only to find himself a casualty of a U.S trade war with one [Read More …]
Patrick Criteser , CEO of Tillamook, on business of dairy farming. He speaks on Bloomberg Markets with Pimm Fox and Bob Ivry. Click to Play Audio > Link to Bloomberg Markets: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2018-07-30/bloomberg-markets-criteser-of-dairy-farming-audio
The training will be held at Elam Shirk Farm in Thorp The University of Wisconsin-Extension is teaming up with the Clark County Land Conservation Department to host a soil health field day on Tuesday, August [Read More …]
22 new projects will spur innovation in grazing lands, organic systems, soil health USDA will invest more than $10.6 million for 22 new projects that will drive public and private sector innovation in conserving natural [Read More …]
This is a Free Event Discover how agriculture and community members can thrive and grow stronger as we combine resources and work together. This free event is the place to bring your questions relating [Read More …]
Beginning August 1, 2018, Jessica Peter will assume the responsibilities of Ayrshire sire development within Select Sires’ industry-leading sire department. In accordance with Select Sires’ mission statement, Peter will coordinate and develop Ayrshire genetics that [Read More …]
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture contracts to sell 908,305 pounds (412 metric tons) of Cheddar cheese and 14.495 million pounds (6,575 metric tons) [Read More …]
For the fourth year in a row, the Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) has made a donation of fresh milk to the state’s food bank network. MMPA is donating 150 gallons of milk a day [Read More …]
U.S. Dairy Export Council President/CEO and Former Secretary Tom Vilsack gives his take on the current Mexico and China tariffs as well as NAFTA.
European Court of Justice has announced their ruling on newer mutagenesis methods U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement regarding this week’s European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling (PDF, 115 KB) on newer [Read More …]
Found to be in principle, subject to the obligations laid down by the GMO Directive Unlike transgenesis, mutagenesis is a set of techniques which make it possible to alter the genome of a living species [Read More …]
Due to industry consolidation, investments in precision agriculture, and new product introductions the U.S. crop protection chemical industry experiences an interesting year in 2017. The total crop protection market in the U.S. grows by over [Read More …]
Advocates for the agricultural industry of New York State will gather at the Ag Leadership Luncheon sponsored by Farm Credit East on Wednesday, August 8 at the 2018 Empire Farm Days at Rodman Lott and [Read More …]
Eugene Wolfert was pronounced dead shortly after emergency personnel arrived at his farm Police say a 68-year-old dairy farmer has died after being gored by a bull in his pasture in central New York. Otsego [Read More …]
Davey Road Ranch is the first farming business in Nebraska–and the third in the U.S.–to become Certified Grassfed by A Greener World (AGW) for dairy cattle. Certified Grassfed by AGW is an optional, additional accreditation [Read More …]
Tighter supplies and significant price hikes for dairy staples such as butter, cheese and yoghurt have been forecast for Britain if the country crashes out of the EU next March. A London School of Economics [Read More …]
Southern Minn. has received 4 to 7 inches of precipitation above normal since April 1 Figure 1. Precipitation deviation from the norm for three southern Minnesota regions. (Source: MN DNR) A quick review of climate [Read More …]
The average herd size for a Pennsylvania dairy farm is approximately 100 cows, 83 of which are heifers, according to the Center for Dairy Excellence’s 2017 Pennsylvania Dairy Study Producer Survey. The average farm is [Read More …]
If you’ve ever tasted what’s known as “government cheese,” you won’t soon forget it. Its flavor was described as somewhere between Velveeta and American cheese and smacked of humiliation or gratitude for the people who [Read More …]
A suite of drying technology platforms developed by researchers at Monash University could help extend the shelf life of Australia’s powdered dairy exports – including infant formula – while meeting stringent safety and quality benchmarks. [Read More …]
Pests and pathogens are keeping Illinois corn and soybean farmers busy right now, with recent reports of Japanese beetles, grey leaf spot, Diplodia leaf streak, and southern rust in fields across the state. “This week [Read More …]
If the appearance of the soybean crop going into late July predicts how it will yield, the 2018 crop in Illinois will be a high-yielding one. As of July 22, the crop in Illinois was [Read More …]
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