Year: 2018

Dr. Bob James Discusses Caring for Pre-weaned Calves In a free DeLaval webinar series on calf raising, Dr. Bob James spoke on June 8 about feeding and managing pre-weaned calves. He emphasized the importance of [Read More …]

Five Reasons Whole Milk May Not be ‘Perfect’ After All

Give whole milk a boost to give calves the balanced nutrition they need. Milk: It’s “nature’s most perfect food,” or at least that’s what we’ve been told as long as humans have been feeding domesticated [Read More …]

Transition Cow Management Holds the Key to a Successful Lactation

Help prevent health issues and enhance productivity in your herd “There’s a lot that can go wrong during the transition phase,” said Dr. Mark van der List, senior professional services veterinarian with Boehringer Ingelheim. “A [Read More …]

Top Ten Milk Producing States in May 2018

USDA estimates milk production in the 23 top producing states increased 0.9% in May 2018, compared with May 2017. USDA reports California production increased 0.5% compared to the same month in 2017 with 30 lbs. [Read More …]

AGCO Crop Tour 2018 Shows Impact of Planting Practices and Planting Technology on Corn Emergence and Yield

Third year of on-farm demonstrations highlights equipment’s role and the agronomics behind planting practices Helping growers better understand how optimized corn planting practices can maximize yield potential and the role the latest equipment technology can [Read More …]

CA: Almond Alliance blasts water grab

Devastating economic consequences seen from proposal to slash water sent down 3 rivers Elaine Trevino, President, Almond Alliance of California, issued the following statement following the State Water Resources Control Board’s release Friday, July 6, [Read More …]

CA: A lesson in planet-smart dairy

When it comes to being environmental stewards, California dairy farmers have a lot to be proud of. Through increasing efficiency and advancing cow health and nutrition, farms in the Golden State have been reducing their [Read More …]

CA: Ken Ramos Elected Ag One Foundation president

Ken Ramos, Wells Fargo’s president for Central California business banking, began his one-year term on July 1 as the new president of the Ag One Foundation at Fresno State. Ramos, of Fresno, previously served as vice president [Read More …]

New Products: Herdfirst™ Now Available To Support Calf And Business Growth

New advanced calf and heifer nutrition line from Cargill Animal Nutrition balances needs of dairy producers and the calves they raise. Dairy producers looking to invest in the future of their herd, but looking to [Read More …]

New Products: Service Line, Inc. Announces Expansion at its Reedsburg, WI Manufacturing Facility for Hanen Automatic Solar-Powered Cattle Feeders

July 14, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In response to increased demand for its product line of automatic programmable cattle and livestock feeders, Service Line, Inc., a Reedsburg, Wis., based manufacturer, announced completion of new expanded facilities at its corporate headquarters. The [Read More …]

Support 4-H Dairy Youth by Purchasing Select DeLaval Products

DeLaval will donate a portion of July and August profits to the National 4-H Dairy Conference DeLaval is once again supporting young people’s passion for dairy by donating a portion of its profits from sales [Read More …]

Washington State Dairy Federation: In Memoriam of Anna Teachman

July 14, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Washington dairy community is heartbroken and truly saddened by the sudden loss of the 2017-18 Washington State Dairy Ambassador, Anna Teachman and her father, Michael Teachman of SeaTac, Washington. Throughout the last year, Anna [Read More …]

Applications now open for 2019 Nuffield International Farming Scholarships

Nuffield International Farming Scholars is pleased to announce that applications for 2019 scholarships are now open, and farmers and agricultural professionals are strongly encouraged to apply. Prospective Nuffield Scholars are men and women in agriculture [Read More …]

Agronomy Day 2018 field tour topics announced

Ever wondered how you could use drones to make life easier on the farm? Need new and effective management strategies for western corn rootworm, soybean diseases, or herbicide-resistant weeds? Plan to hear about these and [Read More …]

Holstein Youth Compete at 2018 National Junior Holstein Convention

Holstein Association USA recognized Junior members in Acme, Michigan during the 2018 National Holstein Convention for their participation in a variety of activities. Nearly 350 Junior Holstein members competed in activities and contests at the [Read More …]

Dairy Industry Welcomes U.S. Government Work Supporting Breastfeeding, Complementary Dairy Products for Children Around the World

Three national organizations representing dairy farmers and dairy foods companies said that the current and past administrations, as well as the dairy industry, strongly support long-standing recommendations stressing the importance of breastfeeding, while emphasizing the [Read More …]

PRO-DAIRY e-Alert: Cooling Cows

A visit on July 4th to a dairy farm that employs aggressive fan cooling for their dairy cows (Key Considerations – Fan Cooling Cows) reminded me how much cows really need direct evaporative cooling (sprinklers) [Read More …]

Webinar on dairy base/excess plans

WFU webinar is open to anyone affiliated with the dairy industry On Thurs., July 19 at 11:30am, Wisconsin Farmers Union will hold an educational webinar sharing ways several dairy cooperatives are adopting base/excess plans to [Read More …]

Students Earn Career Training at Farm Credit East

Farm Credit East is pleased to host 16 college students with career aspirations in agribusiness, accounting, finance or similar fields as part of its annual summer internship program. “Our internship program exemplifies our commitment to [Read More …]

This Week in Dairy: Interview Michael Grossman of Regenis based in Washington State

A Washington State based manufacturer of anerobic digesters is introducing innovative water purification technology for dairy and livestock manure. Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News interviews Michael Grossman of Regenis, based in Ferndale, Washington, who describes [Read More …]

Assets of One of New Mexico’s Largest Dairies Set for Auction and Sale

The dairy facility, livestock, farmland, ranches and equipment formerly used in the operations of Las Uvas Valley Dairies will be offered for sale by Overland Stockyard (“Overland”), Caprock Farm and Ranch Realty (“Caprock”), and Murray Wise Associates (“MWA”). Philip [Read More …]

Enforcement of Labeling Regulations is Critical to Any Future Policy on Cell-Cultured Products Replicating Meat, Dairy

As the use of laboratory-based cell culture technologies to replicate naturally made foods continues to develop, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must first enforce its own existing regulations on the labeling of imitation [Read More …]

WASDE Weighs in on Soybean Tariffs

Historically, the changes in supply and demand that follow updated plantings of major field crops detailed in USDA’s survey-based June Acreage report are the focus of the department’s July World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates. However, this year [Read More …]

Sioux River Dairy wins Alltech Yea-Sacc® Cup in Alltech’s 7th annual Family Dairy Day soccer tournament

A record number of dairies participated in Alltech’s seventh annual Family Dairy Day during June, National Dairy Month. Nearly 200 attendees from area dairies gathered at Pioneer Park in Brookings, South Dakota, for a day [Read More …]

University of Texas Health Science Center: New research could banish guilty feeling for consuming whole dairy products

Enjoying full-fat milk, yogurt, cheese and butter is unlikely to send people to an early grave, according to new research by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The study, published today [Read More …]

Iowa: Clinic to help livestock producers improve quality of corn silage

The Iowa Beef Center and Extension dairy team will host a clinic to help northwest Iowa beef and dairy farmers produce quality corn silage. The clinic will be Aug. 28 at the Northwest Iowa Research [Read More …]

Wisconsin: We Won’t Apologize for Pushing Pro-dairy Policies

The powerful dairy lobby is meeting with government officials to push its pro-dairy agenda. I am paraphrasing a headline I’ve seen in Wisconsin newspapers more than once. I think these headlines are supposed to garner [Read More …]

Australia: Milk price index arrives

Dairy farmers will be better able to understand and interpret commodity market price signals following the launch of the new Milk Price Index. The index will provide independent and transparent market information to dairy farmers. The index [Read More …]

Transition Cow Management Holds the Key to a Successful Lactation

Help prevent health issues and enhance productivity in your herd “There’s a lot that can go wrong during the transition phase,” said Dr. Mark van der List, senior professional services veterinarian with Boehringer Ingelheim. “Their [Read More …]

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