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NMC Annual Meeting focuses on global milk quality topics

February 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Milk quality experts receive honors More than 400 milk quality, mastitis and udder health researchers, dairy producers and dairy industry partners gathered for the 59thNational Mastitis Council (NMC) Annual Meeting, held Jan. 28-31, in Orlando, [Read More …]

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NMC names J. Eric Hillerton as 2020 Award of Excellence recipient

February 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Scotland native was the first NMC president from outside North America J. Eric Hillerton, Cambridge, New Zealand, earned National Mastitis Council’s (NMC) Award of Excellence for Contribution to Mastitis Prevention and Control recipient. The [Read More …]

2020 Interbull/ICAR Meeting – Call for Abstract!

February 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dear colleagues, The 2020 Interbull and ICAR meetings will be held in the beautiful city of Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, from 8 to 12 of June. The central theme for the ICAR Conference is “Circular economy, [Read More …]

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Top milk quality awards go to dairies in Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin

February 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

National Mastitis Council (NMC) recognized the U.S. dairy industry’s “cream of the crop” when it comes to producing quality milk at its Jan. 31 Awards Luncheon, held in conjunction with the NMC 59th Annual Meeting [Read More …]

DCRC announces 2020 webinar series schedule

February 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Mark your calendars for the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council’s (DCRC) 2020 webinar series. These highly regarded sessions offer access to high-quality information and interaction with industry experts to attendees from across the United States and [Read More …]

CDCB production server upgrade

February 3, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

A planned maintenance is scheduled between 1pm on Tuesday, February 4th and Thursday, February 6th (EOD). During this time, the current CDCB production server will be replaced for a new, more powerful, machine. During this 2-day [Read More …]

Registered Holstein breeders to be honored

January 27, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Wisconsin Holstein Convention banquet to be held February 22 in Fond du Lac The Wisconsin Holstein Association (WHA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 Distinguished Holstein Breeder and Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder [Read More …]

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Culturing milk useful for fighting mastitis

January 24, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

It’s only way to 100% diagnose infectious mastitis Fighting mastitis on your dairy can be a difficult task. For one cow, a treatment will work great and she’s back to normal in a short amount [Read More …]

Register Today for the upcoming conference Shaping the Future

January 22, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Join fellow producers and industry experts at the annual Dairy Calf & Heifer Association conference coming up on April 7-9, 2020, in the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin. The schedule [Read More …]

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NMC webinar focuses on teat conditions and udder health

January 20, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Digital tool assists with assessing milk quality production challenges National Mastitis Council’s (NMC) next webinar features “Investigating Teat Health Conditions Using the NMC Teat Condition Portfolio.” This one-hour educational offering starts at 2 p.m. Central [Read More …]

DCHA Annual Conference registration

January 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Registration is now open for the 2020 Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) Annual Conference, April 7-9, at the Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis. With a conference theme of “Shaping the Future,” attendees will gain [Read More …]

Webinar: Genomics Provides Clues to Fertility

January 13, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council host upcoming webinar, February 28th “Genomics Provides Clues to Fertility” is the subject of the Feb. 28 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) webinar. It is scheduled for 2 p.m. Central time [Read More …]

DCRC webinar features genomics and fertility

January 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

“Genomics Provides Clues to Fertility” is the subject of the Feb. 28 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) webinar. It is scheduled for 2 p.m. Central time and features Joseph Dalton, a professor in the department of [Read More …]

55th National DHIA Annual Meeting March 3 – 5, 2020 Savannah, Georgia

December 27, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The NDHIA Leadership Workshop and 55th Annual Meeting will be held March 4th and 5th (Wednesday and Thursday). There will be shoulder meetings the days prior to the NDHIA 2020 Annual Meeting. The shoulder meetings [Read More …]

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AAVSB approves NMC’s continuing education application

December 26, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Veterinarians attending NMC event may earn CE credits The American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) approved National Mastitis Council’s (NMC) application for continuing education (CE) credits. Veterinarians attending the 2020 NMC Annual Meeting, Jan. [Read More …]

First Meeting of Producer Advisory Committee

December 26, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The new Producer Advisory Committee (PAC) held its first face-to-face meeting with the CDCB Board in December. During the joint Board session, PAC members received a December evaluation report, plans for the April 2020 [Read More …]

CDCB changes to evaluation system (December 2019)

December 24, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Updates to crossbred evaluations Two important updates will be implemented in the crossbred evaluations in December 2019: Change in F1’s threshold for the breed of evaluation to be the breed of the ID: Since the [Read More …]

Allen Chester talks about reducing heifer inventory and improving cashflow

December 20, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Things are changing on this Northern New York dairy. Allen Chester talks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness about reducing heifer inventory and improving cashflow on this 650-cow operation in St. Lawrence County. With genomics, beef semen and high-end embryos, Allen says it’s a new [Read More …]

The Proceedings of the 43rd ICAR Conference held in Prague (June 2019) are now available

December 16, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The Proceedings of the ICAR Conference held in Pague in June 2019 have been finalised and made available on ICAR site here while all the PPT presentations of the Sessions and Workshops as well as the [Read More …]

Why Do Cows Leave the Milking Herd Earlier than in the Past?

December 13, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

In 2018, U.S. Holstein cows in the Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) program remained in the milking herd for an average of 28.4 months. Looking back to those born in 1975, they stayed an average of [Read More …]

2019 All-National Honorees

December 2, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Congratulations to all of the breeders, owners, and exhibitors! You can view the top 10 at www.holsteinusa.com/allnational2019.

Holstein Journal Publisher Peter English Dies at 76

December 2, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

G. Peter English, 76, the retired owner and publisher of the Holstein Journal in Canada died on Nov. 29 in hospital at Newmarket, Ont. He grew up on the Enghill Holstein farm of his parents, [Read More …]

National Champions, All American High Sellers and Award Winners Announced by AJCA

November 27, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The official National Champions, high sellers and award winners of 2019 have been announced by the American Jersey Cattle Association. The All American events are held annually in Louisville, Ky., in conjunction with the North [Read More …]

National DHIA offers $1,500 scholarships to veterinary students

November 19, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) is offering $1,500 scholarships to third-year or fourth-year college of veterinary medicine students. Applicants must be enrolled at a college that is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association [Read More …]

Repro technologies, genetics, consumer barriers headline DCRC Annual Meeting

November 18, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) members from 28 states and 6 countries gathered in Pittsburgh, Nov. 13-14, for the group’s annual meeting. The 200-plus attendees, representing reproductive physiologists, animal health researchers, dairy producers, bovine veterinarians, [Read More …]

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NMC to gather in Orlando, Florida, for its annual meeting

November 18, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Milk quality experts to meet January 28-31, 2020 National Mastitis Council heads to “The Theme Park Capital of the World” – Orlando, Fla., for its 59th annual meeting, Jan. 28-31, 2020, at DoubleTree at the [Read More …]

DCRC webinar, presented in Spanish, discusses heifer breeding strategies

November 15, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The next Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) webinar is Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. Central time, featuring “Reproductive Management Strategies to Optimize the Performance of Replacement Animals.” Cornell University Associate Professor Julio Giordano will deliver [Read More …]

DCRC honors top reproduction dairy herds

November 15, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) presented honors to 24 dairy operations that excel at reproductive efficiency, fertility and well-implemented management procedures during its annual meeting, held Nov. 13–14, in Pittsburgh. Platinum recognition went to: Britannia Dairy (Ben and Kevin Pearson), Flandreau, S.D.; Holmesville Dairy (Tim [Read More …]

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NMC announces inaugural webinar

October 18, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Eric Hillerton, world-renowned milk quality expert, to focus on basic and cost-effective mastitis prevention strategies “The Five-point Mastitis Control Plan” headlines National Mastitis Council’s (NMC) inaugural webinar. This one-hour educational offering starts at 2 p.m. [Read More …]

National DHIA and DairyBusiness Announce Partnership

October 16, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

DairyBusiness, LLC and National Dairy Herd Information Association (NDHIA) have entered into a partnership to provide news delivery and enhanced information to DHI organizations, dairy producers and industry agri-service personnel. According to Joel Hastings, editor [Read More …]

NMC Annual Meeting focuses on global milk quality topics

NMC names J. Eric Hillerton as 2020 Award of Excellence recipient

2020 Interbull/ICAR Meeting – Call for Abstract!

Top milk quality awards go to dairies in Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin

DCRC announces 2020 webinar series schedule

CDCB production server upgrade

Registered Holstein breeders to be honored

Culturing milk useful for fighting mastitis

Register Today for the upcoming conference Shaping the Future

NMC webinar focuses on teat conditions and udder health

DCHA Annual Conference registration

Webinar: Genomics Provides Clues to Fertility

DCRC webinar features genomics and fertility

55th National DHIA Annual Meeting March 3 – 5, 2020 Savannah, Georgia

AAVSB approves NMC’s continuing education application

First Meeting of Producer Advisory Committee

CDCB changes to evaluation system (December 2019)

Allen Chester talks about reducing heifer inventory and improving cashflow

The Proceedings of the 43rd ICAR Conference held in Prague (June 2019) are now available

Why Do Cows Leave the Milking Herd Earlier than in the Past?

2019 All-National Honorees

Holstein Journal Publisher Peter English Dies at 76

National Champions, All American High Sellers and Award Winners Announced by AJCA

National DHIA offers $1,500 scholarships to veterinary students

Repro technologies, genetics, consumer barriers headline DCRC Annual Meeting

NMC to gather in Orlando, Florida, for its annual meeting

DCRC webinar, presented in Spanish, discusses heifer breeding strategies

DCRC honors top reproduction dairy herds

NMC announces inaugural webinar

National DHIA and DairyBusiness Announce Partnership

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