Once again three days of programs the Dairy Seminar Center Dairy Profit Seminars have become a regular stop for dairy producers, dairy farm staff and agribusiness professionals. This year’s show is slated for August 8 [Read More …]
Date: August 7, 2017 Farm hosts: Synergy Farm and True Farm, Wyoming County, New York What you will see: Synergy Genetics LLC (Synergy Farm) – features two brand new side by side state of the [Read More …]
Strategies to increase milk yield with Automatic Milking Systems (AMS). Douglas Waterman, Ph.D By: Douglas Waterman, Ph.D, (doug.waterman@trouwnutrition.com). Waterman is the Director, Technology Application – Dairy, for Trouw Nutrition Agresearch. He is responsible for developing [Read More …]
Wednesday, August 9 10:30 am – Transitioning to Automatic Milking Systems: What Have We Learned? Dan, left, and Justin Reed of Reed Haven Farms LLC near Adams Center, N.Y. will talk about their conversion to [Read More …]
John Ellsworth of Success Strategies, Inc. This has been a tough two and a half years since 2014. Some have described it as brutal, like “dying a death of a thousand blades; just slow and [Read More …]
As published in the July / August issue of HolsteinWorld Exclusive Apple-PTS Analynn-ET *RC *CV, a December 2016 Kenosha daughter of the 3E-96 Apple sold for $7,700 to Summer Parreira of California, on the halter. [Read More …]
As published in the July / August issue of HolsteinWorld Exclusive The Washington Holstein Breeders pulled out all the stops hosting the 2017 National Convention June 27 – July 1 in Bellevue, Wash. An event [Read More …]
As temperatures rise, watch calves closely for early signs of dehydration. As summer heats up, you may find yourself spending more time in the pool, enjoying ice-cold drinks and sitting in air conditioning to keep [Read More …]
Choose a dry-off antibiotic that targets specific pathogens Most subclinical mastitis infections are caused by Gram-positive bacteria. In fact, a recent study conducted on six dairy farms in four states shows fewer than 5 percent [Read More …]
Keith Heikes, CRI CEO The Cooperative Resources International (CRI) board of directors has announced Keith Heikes as the agricultural holding cooperative’s next CEO. Heikes succeeds Doug Wilson, who will retire in August after 39 years [Read More …]
Cargill Joins Forces with Consumer Physics to Launch Advanced Digital Nutrition Offering Special introductory offer for orders placed by August 15 Reveal®, a new real-time forage analysis from Cargill, sends dry matter results instantly to [Read More …]
Editor’s note: The author, a dairyman in Chino, Calif., is a board member and economics consultant for the Milk Producers Council. This piece appeared in the MPC newsletter dated June 30 and is used here [Read More …]
Jason Karszes Editor’s note: Jason Karszes (jk57@cornell.edu) is Senior Extension Associate, Dairy Farm Management PRO-DAIRY, Department of Animal Science, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Cornell University, He has released this white paper with strategies and [Read More …]
Dr. Rick Grant, Miner Institute Do You Provide the Perfect Dining Experience? You have a palatable, well-formulated ration sitting in the feed mixer – now how do you create the ideal feeding environment for your [Read More …]
Chip Whalen, CIH Hedging your milk can be an effective risk management strategy with careful planning Editor’s note: Chip Whalen is Vice President Education and Research at Commodity & Ingredient Hedging (CIH), leading the group [Read More …]
A positive experience with school milk can build lifelong consumers. Youth wellness is a longstanding priority for dairy farm families, and the dairy checkoff carries this commitment through as part of its daily mission. Increasing [Read More …]
Starting in August 2017, dairy producers will be able to utilize U.S. genetic evaluations for gestation length when selecting sires. The new trait, gestation length for service sires, is available thanks to the efforts of Jan Wright [Read More …]
Editor’s note: John Talbot was named CEO of the CMAB three years ago, coming from a global marketing position for California Almonds. Earlier in his career he held marketing posts for Proctor & Gamble, PepsiCo [Read More …]
The Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will be offering training and educational opportunities to serve both dairy producers and industry professionals this July 2017. As a producer-led group, these trainings and events bring dynamic education in [Read More …]
New AgroChem Footbath Dosing System Ensures Consistency, Saves Time, and Money and Eliminates Human Error The Footbath Dosing System from AgroChem, Inc. delivers a precise quantity of pre-mixed footbath concentration at the touch of [Read More …]
By Nancy Charlton, Dairy Management Advisor, Automated Milking Solutions In our last issue, we talked about the benefits robotic milking has for cows in large herds. In this issue we’ll explore additional benefits for the [Read More …]
By Whitney Davis Editor’s note: Whitney Davis is the Dairy Automation Sales Director for Finger Lakes Dairy Services, the Lely dealer for central and western New York. He has 10 years of sales and planning [Read More …]
By Jon Greenwood Editor’s note: A dairyman at Canton, N.Y., the author is board chair of the Northeast Dairy Producers Association. He presented this message at the 2017 Northeast Agribusiness and Feed Alliance (NEAFA) Annual [Read More …]
By George Wiggans, Ph.D. The use of genomic evaluations has transformed dairy cattle breeding in the United States and worldwide. Bulls are used widely as sires based on the analysis of their DNA before they [Read More …]
A delicious slice of cheddar on a burger at the family barbeque, a cold glass of milk or a scoop of ice cream on a piece of birthday cake. There is no denying the enjoyment [Read More …]
By Lonny Geiman Editor’s note: Lonny Geiman is the owner of Bandura Plus, a Kansas based performance consulting and coaching business. Bandura Plus helps organizations achieve high performance results by assisting clients with strategic and [Read More …]
More than 180 Select Mating Service® (SMS®) genetic consultants from Select Sires’ member organizations, international distributors as well as other Select Sires staff and guests met at the 42nd annual SMS Genetic Consultant Conference, hosted by [Read More …]
(Denmark, WI). The National Dairy Shrine is pleased to announce the winners of their dairy scholarships for 2017. National Dairy Shrine will provide more than $45,000 of scholarships to students at their annual scholarship & [Read More …]
Select Sires has dedicated the European Union-qualified barns at their Plain City, Ohio facility as the D.R. Monke Production Center in honor of retiring vice president of production operations, Dr. Don Monke. Select Sires has [Read More …]
Final preparations are underway for the 2017 National Holstein Convention and 132nd Annual Meeting, taking place June 27 to July 1 in Bellevue, Washington. The Annual Meeting will be held June 30 and July 1, [Read More …]
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