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Join the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) for its next webinar – “Stressors in dairy cows – Impact on performance, health and reproduction from heat stress to co-mingling.” The free webinar starts at 2 p.m. [Read More …]

Troubleshooting Herd Health Issues on Your Dairy

PODCAST SERIES Cornell Cooperative Extension Regional Dairy Specialists and Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY EPISODE 2 Pre-Weaned Calves (Part 2) In this episode, CCE Regional Dairy Specialists Margaret Quaassdorff and Alycia Drwencke will continue to discuss [Read More …]

DMI’s Joanna Hunter talks about reaching millions of Gen Z youth with dairy’s sustainability message

Reaching millions of Gen Z youth with dairy’s sustainability message is just the beginning for this exciting promotion. DMI’s Joanna Hunter talks with Joel Hastings about this innovative program. For the story of how one [Read More …]

Wisconsin Farm Technology Days 2021

Wisconsin Farm Technology Days 2021, now scheduled for July 20-22, 2021, will take place at Huntsinger Farms, the largest grower and processor of Horseradish in the United States. Originally scheduled for July 2020, the Eau [Read More …]

Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board says be patient, don’t sign anything or write any checks

Farmers and haulers have received offers as part of the Dean Foods bankruptcy proceeding The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board is working with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office and ASK LLP to resolve avoidance claim settlement [Read More …]

Permanent Exhibit on Innovation in Agriculture Opens at Discovery Park of America

On Sat., Dec. 5, 2020, Discovery Park of America opened “AgriCulture: Innovating for Our Survival” in the museum and heritage park’s Simmons Bank Ag Center. The exhibit tells the story of farming innovation in the [Read More …]

USDA Section 32 milk & butter purchase program announced

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced plans to purchase $60 million in Fresh Fluid Milk and $50 million in butter for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs. Purchases will be made under [Read More …]

One Million Masks Donated by Bank of America go to Agricultural Workers

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact California, Bank of America has donated one million surgical masks to support essential agricultural workers across the state. Of those, 200,000 will be sent to the Fresno County [Read More …]

Biden picks Tom Vilsack to reprise role as Agriculture secretary

President-elect Joe Biden turned to former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack to reprise his Obama administration role as U.S. agriculture secretary, according to two people familiar with the decision, tapping a Farm Belt politician with deep [Read More …]

NMPF Celebrates Rep. Glenn Thompson’s Election as Ranking Member of House Agriculture Committee

The National Milk Producers Federation today congratulated Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) on being elected by his colleagues to serve as the Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee in the 117th Congress. Rep. Thompson [Read More …]

2021 Wisconsin Holstein Association adult convention canceled

Wisconsin Holstein will be announcing some of the yearly award winners in the coming months The Wisconsin Holstein Association Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 Adult Convention and postpone [Read More …]

Case Study: One-Dose Custom Pinkeye Vaccine Saves Dairy Farmers Time and Labor

Producers and veterinarians continue to search for ways to minimize antibiotic use while controlling emerging species of pinkeye bacteria such as Moraxella bovoculi and Mycoplasma bovoculi. For herd-specific solutions that help reduce time, labor and [Read More …]

NMPF congratulates Rep. David Scott on election as Chairman of House Agriculture Committee

The National Milk Producers Federation today congratulated Representative David Scott (D-GA) on being elected by his colleagues to serve as the Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee in the 117th Congress. Rep. Scott has served on [Read More …]

APHIS reopens comments on FMD vaccine production

Vaccine manufacturer seeks approval to produce FMD vaccine on U.S. mainland In July 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) sought public comment on a petition from a [Read More …]

2020 Farm Profitability: A False Positive

Net Farm Income Rises to $120 Billion in 2020 Most agricultural economists and policy wonks saw this coming. USDA’s September 2020 farm income projections suggested net farm income (a broad measure of farm profitability across [Read More …]

GROWMARK Deploys Digital Ag Solution from Solinftec to Manage Custom Application Fleet

Strategic partnership creates app-based solution that uses AI to enhance operational and machine efficiencies for ag retailers As ag retailers are increasingly adopting digital solutions to improve their operational efficiencies and enhance customers’ overall service experience, [Read More …]

CRV introduces unique breeding value feed efficiency

CRV is introducing the new breeding value feed efficiency with December’s index run. This breeding value will enable targeted breeding of cows that convert feed into milk more efficiently. The new breeding value indicates how [Read More …]

GAMEDAY – Select Sires’ New Game Changer

Three new sires have been added to Select Sires’ NxGEN®program, including 7HO15167 RMD-Dotterer SSI GAMEDAY-ET, the breed’s No. 1 available sire for both Net Merit (NM$) and GTPI®. 14HO15265 Houin BR Legacy TUA-ET and 14HO15445 [Read More …]

Health Specialists Among Select Sires’ 10 Proven Graduates

Following the December sire summaries, Select Sires graduated 10 daughter-proven sires to the Select Sires, Accelerated Genetics and GenerVations branded product lines. In addition to seven super Holstein sires, there’s a breed-leading Ayrshire, an elite [Read More …]

Holstein Association USA Board Holds Fall Meeting

The Holstein Association USA, Inc. (HAUSA) board of directors met in Hartford, Connecticut for the fall meeting November 18-19. President Corey Geiger led the proceedings. The board approved the 2021 Management-by-Objective Business Plan and associated [Read More …]

Wisconsin Agribusiness Classic goes virtual