All Breeds Blog

Take Your Fly Control Efforts to the Next Level

July 13, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Flies on a dairy are more than just a nuisance, they contribute to a loss in production, spread diseases and annoy both your herd and employees. Protecting your dairy against fly infestations can make for [Read More …]

Tim Abbott talks about the recent historic and record breaking sale of “S-S-I’s Doc”

June 30, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

They call her Doc and she sold with 40 pregnancies for a record price of $1,925,000. She’s S-S-I Doc Have Not 8784-ET (EX-94, EX-96-MS at 4y5m). From the heart of the Dellia family by Woodcrest [Read More …]

DairyVoice: Ashlie Johnson, Brooke HR talks about important issues to consider for your dairy business

June 19, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In this episode, Ashlie talks about succession planning, employee retention, and work place harassment and how these topics are of vital importance to your business. Ashlie Johnson, PHR is an accomplished HR Manager and [Read More …]

Obituary for Doris Anne Backus

May 10, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Doris Anne Nicholson Backus, 88, passed away at home on Fayette Street in Mexico, N.Y. where she had lived for 70 years. She leaves her husband of 70 years, Horace, who continues to reside at [Read More …]

4-H Legen-Dairy Quiz Bowl Winners

May 4, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Western District Dairy Quiz Bowl competition took place at Pioneer Middle School in Yorkshire on March 5 Local 4-H dairy members represented Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s 4-H Youth Development Program by participating in [Read More …]

Stephanie Nash talks music and dairy with DairyBusiness News

April 8, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Stephanie Nash is a singer/songwriter and advocate for agriculture. Her passion for music and her love for agriculture is her focus. She and her family decided to move to middle Tennessee and keep pursuing their love [Read More …]

Reissue of April 2022 Holstein Genetic Information

April 8, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

New official U.S. genetic evaluations will be released on Tuesday, April 12. This data will replace the evaluations initially released on Tuesday, April 5, for Holstein animals. Data from the December 2021 genetic evaluations for [Read More …]

National DHIA honors Mark Adam with Outstanding Service Award

March 3, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Mark Adam, a past National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) president, received the organization’s Outstanding Service Award on Feb. 22, during the awards banquet held in San Antonio, Texas. Before his retirement, Adam, Eaton Rapids, [Read More …]

Sealpro® Forage Contest Winners Announced

February 25, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Eighty-two entries vied for cash prizes totaling $2,550 in the third annual Sealpro® Forage Contest during World Ag Expo in Tulare, CA last week. Three categories were placed by an independent nutrition consultant: Alfalfa Haylage, [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: Dr. Doug Hammon of Zoetis on Considerations for BRD Therapy in Heifer Calves

February 17, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dr. Doug Hammon, DVM, PhD, is the Director of Technical Services at Zoetis. Connie Kuber of Connor Agriscience, and DairyBusiness/DairyVoice contributor, spoke with Dr. Hammon on the environmental factors, management practices, early diagnosis, and [Read More …]

Juan Piñeiro interviews Dr. Robert Hagevoort regarding the upcoming High Plains Dairy Conference

February 10, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

DairyBusiness contributor Juan Piñeiro, Assistant Professor and Extension Dairy Specialist Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, interviews Dr. Robert Hagevoort regarding the upcoming High Plains Dairy Conference. The 2022 High Plains Dairy Conference will be held [Read More …]

Cal-Denier Holsteins Genetic Super Bowl II Sale

February 8, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

One of the finest line-ups of Holstein heifers ever, was how a number of knowledgeable breeders characterized the 60-head offering from Rich Denier at the sale held Feb. 5 at Turlock Livestock Auction Yard near [Read More …]

Select Sires’ storied DIAMONDBACK passes away

February 7, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The famed 7HO12587 Mr D Apple DIAMONDBACK (EX-93) passed away in late January. He was a Doorman son of Ms Delicious Apple-Red-ET (EX-94-2E-EX-MS). In 2021, DIAMONDBACK sired more than 200 new Excellent cows and 465 [Read More …]

Herschleb Named Next World Dairy Expo General Manager

February 7, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

World Dairy Expo® is pleased to introduce Laura Herschleb, DeForest, Wis., as the next WDE General Manager. Herschleb will begin her duties on February 28, 2022, as current General Manager Scott Bentley prepares to retire. [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: Austin Allred of Royal Dairy talks about innovative technology to bio-filter system

February 3, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Austin Allred of Royal Dairy has a unique water solution. In this episode of DairyVoice, he talks with host Connie Kuber and describes his system, which uses wood chips and worms. This allows for harvesting [Read More …]

New DairyVoice podcast: Tom Gillette who achieved success with two breeds – registered Holsteins and Ayrshires

January 13, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Longtime dairyman and purebred breeder Tom Gillette talks with Joel Hastings. Tom has achieved success with two breeds, registered Holsteins and Ayrshires. The current president of the Ayrshire Association, he’s also active locally in his [Read More …]

David Parker of DairyBusiness News on big topics from 2021 and what’s to come in 2022

January 6, 2022 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Joel Hastings interviews David Parker, the Managing Partner and publisher of DairyBusiness News. Working with the dairy industry news every day, David sees the trends in dairy and has a good feel for what the [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast Episode 57: Eve Pollet of DMI on how dairy can meet the needs of consumers in the future.

December 31, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

As Senior Vice President of Strategic Intelligence for DMI, Eve Pollet is in charge of the crystal ball for dairy. In this episode, she talks about how dairy can meet the needs of consumers in [Read More …]

2022 CA State Holstein Convention is being rescheduled

December 28, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Due to concerns regarding the recent surge in covid and possible restrictions following the holidays, the 2022 California State Holstein Convention is being rescheduled. The chairpeople’s goal is to host a fun event that everyone [Read More …]

Will Texas become the #3 dairy state in the country?

December 20, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Milk production in Texas increased 190% from 2001 to 2020 (from 5.1 billion to 14.8 billion pounds), the largest increase in milk production in the U.S. Consequently, Texas went from being No. 10 to No. [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: Brian Robbins of North Harbor Dairy’s focus on high quality forage is the basis for a lower cost nutrition program.

December 17, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Hear how Brian Robbins and his team at North Harbor Dairy focus on high quality forage as the basis for a lower cost nutrition program on this 1200-cow dairy. With 90 lbs. a day of high solids milk, [Read More …]

Emma Shirley of Robbins Family at North Harbor Dairy talks about agri-tourism and their successful virtual farm tour.

December 9, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

“Tell your story” is the mandate for today’s farm families. Emma Shirley does that in spades for the Robbins Family at North Harbor Dairy near Sackets Harbor, New York. When the pandemic shut down school [Read More …]

Last chance to register for DCRC’s December 9 webinar – presented in Spanish

December 8, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Register for the next Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) webinar – Successful Reproductive Programs through Motivation and Teamwork (Programas Reproductivos Exitosos a través de la Motivación y el Trabajo en Equipo) – presented in Spanish. [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: Katie Martin DiGangi on keeping it simple – top production, high fertility and low incidence of health problems.

December 3, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

“Keep it simple” is the theme at Darlington Ridge Farms in LaFayette County, Wisconsin. Katie Martin DiGangi talks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News about the priorities at this 3700-cow operation – top production, high fertility [Read More …]

WDE Dairy Cattle Show Exhibitors Designate Official Judges

November 30, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

World Dairy Expo® is pleased to announce the eight official judges selected to evaluate North America’s finest dairy cattle during the 2022 World Dairy Expo, scheduled for October 2 through October 7. The Dairy Cattle [Read More …]

Big Brother for cows? Cainthus offers on-farm dairy cattle observation with computer vision & AI

November 19, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

This week, Chrissy Wozniak sits down with Tyler Bramble, Portfolio Growth Lead at Cainthus. Cainthus is a leading Computer Vision and AI company offering technology that is transformational for animals, farmers and the production of [Read More …]

Eve Pollet of Dairy Management Inc. describes exciting new opportunities for dairy food ingredients to be tailored to the needs of consumers.

November 18, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In recent roundtable discussions at both World Dairy Expo and Western Dairy Management Conference, this DMI official has described exciting opportunities for dairy food ingredients to be tailored to the needs and wants of individual [Read More …]

Take Your Fly Control Efforts to the Next Level

Tim Abbott talks about the recent historic and record breaking sale of “S-S-I’s Doc”

DairyVoice: Ashlie Johnson, Brooke HR talks about important issues to consider for your dairy business

Obituary for Doris Anne Backus

4-H Legen-Dairy Quiz Bowl Winners

Stephanie Nash talks music and dairy with DairyBusiness News

Reissue of April 2022 Holstein Genetic Information

National DHIA honors Mark Adam with Outstanding Service Award

Sealpro® Forage Contest Winners Announced

DairyVoice Podcast: Dr. Doug Hammon of Zoetis on Considerations for BRD Therapy in Heifer Calves

Juan Piñeiro interviews Dr. Robert Hagevoort regarding the upcoming High Plains Dairy Conference

Cal-Denier Holsteins Genetic Super Bowl II Sale

Select Sires’ storied DIAMONDBACK passes away

Herschleb Named Next World Dairy Expo General Manager

DairyVoice Podcast: Austin Allred of Royal Dairy talks about innovative technology to bio-filter system

New DairyVoice podcast: Tom Gillette who achieved success with two breeds – registered Holsteins and Ayrshires

David Parker of DairyBusiness News on big topics from 2021 and what’s to come in 2022

DairyVoice Podcast Episode 57: Eve Pollet of DMI on how dairy can meet the needs of consumers in the future.

2022 CA State Holstein Convention is being rescheduled

Will Texas become the #3 dairy state in the country?

DairyVoice Podcast: Brian Robbins of North Harbor Dairy’s focus on high quality forage is the basis for a lower cost nutrition program.

Emma Shirley of Robbins Family at North Harbor Dairy talks about agri-tourism and their successful virtual farm tour.

Last chance to register for DCRC’s December 9 webinar – presented in Spanish

DairyVoice Podcast: Katie Martin DiGangi on keeping it simple – top production, high fertility and low incidence of health problems.

WDE Dairy Cattle Show Exhibitors Designate Official Judges

Big Brother for cows? Cainthus offers on-farm dairy cattle observation with computer vision & AI

Eve Pollet of Dairy Management Inc. describes exciting new opportunities for dairy food ingredients to be tailored to the needs of consumers.

Jersey All American Winners Announced By American Jersey Cattle Association For 2021

DairyVoice Podcast: Brian Barlass of Barlass Jerseys talks about his family’s dairy tradition in southern Wisconsin.

Western Dairy Management Conference Attracts Over 900

The Downside and Upside of Increasing Exports

Not all fiber behaves the same in dairy rations

What Is Your Reason?

Preparing Grain Storages for Harvest