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Alltech Crop Science, the agronomic division of Alltech, has attained organic certification for three of its products: Specify®, Turn® and Viable®. The micronutrient fertilizers, distributed by Simplot Grower Solutions in California, are derived from fermentation technology [Read More …]

GENEX introduces UdderLife™ OptiShield™ teat sealant

GENEX now offers UdderLife™ OptiShield™ teat sealant to help cows block intramammary infections throughout the dry period. UdderLife™ OptiShield™ teat sealant is a sterile, antibiotic-free, off-white paste that provides a malleable barrier in the teat [Read More …]

McLanahan Introduces the Modular SMS12 Separator for Sand Bedding

McLanahan Corporation announces the launch of the Modular SMS12, a system to separate bedding sand from manure. The Modular SMS12 utilizes proven equipment for separating manure and sand. The Modular SMS12 is a low cost, [Read More …]

FMH Offers New Cyber Risk Protection for Farmers

Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa (FMH) introduces the new FMH Cyber Risk Protection suite, which includes two new cyber risk products to provide protection and services in the event an individual, family, or farm [Read More …]

PermaNet® Screen Aims to Greatly Reduce Biting Insects

Screen Kills Biting Flies and Midges on Contact Proximity Veterinary Health (PVH) has entered into an agreement for the distribution and sale of PermaNet® Screen, the world’s only insecticidal screen that kills biting flies and [Read More …]

Red Wing® Software Releases New Topic-specific Videos for CenterPoint® Payroll

Red Wing Software has released a new series of topic-specific training videos for its CenterPoint Payroll software. More than 50 new videos have been released, in a shorter, more concise format, so customers can quickly [Read More …]

Top Five Considerations When Deciding to Retrofit or Build a New Barn for Your Robotic Milking System

One of the first things dairy producers interested in VMS (voluntary milking system) robots must decide is whether to retrofit the existing barn or to build new. The investigation begins with honest answers to these [Read More …]

Farmers Find Connection Opportunities Through Undeniably Dairy

October 12, 2018 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Last Friday, we celebrated National Farmers Day – a time to recognize and thank dairy farmers for producing the nutritious foods that we enjoy. The day also was an opportunity to bring people closer to [Read More …]

New Technology for Employers Provides Efficient Record Keeping, Aids Worker Satisfaction and Prevents Claims

Employee claims are on the rise making it critical to document your labor law compliance. Does your timekeeping method keep you out of hot water? Key employee considerations to document: Record meal breaks Actual worked [Read More …]

Class III Milk Prices Break $16/cwt.

September Class and Component prices were announced on October 3. As shown in Chart I below, most price changes were positive. Why did prices improve? It may be the news that a revised NAFTA agreement, now [Read More …]

Cows-To-Cars? It’s Happening

Creating a highway humming with hydrogen cars has been a dream of scientists, policymakers and environmentalists for decades. Today, thanks to the dairy cow, we are closer than ever to making it a reality. One [Read More …]

CDQAP Ruminations: Preventing Rural Crime on Your Dairy

California farms lose up to half billion dollars to theft and other rural crime every year. Here are some steps you can take to make your facility less inviting to criminals… Highlights: What You Need [Read More …]

Together we can protect our lakes, divided we all lose

Karl Czymmek, Quirine Ketterings, Thomas Overton – Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Every bit of land surface, dairy farm fields, crop, vegetable and fruit farm fields of all types, sizes and production systems, [Read More …]

California Dairy Sustainability Summit: Further improving economic and environmental sustainability

Leading dairy organizations have united to host the inaugural California Dairy Sustainability Summit on November 27-28, 2018 at the Sacramento Convention Center. The summit will showcase California’s innovative and sustainable dairy farm practices, while highlighting [Read More …]

CA: Alexandre Family Receives National Organic Farmer of the Year Award

Growing up on a dairy farm in Southern California, Stephanie Alexandre spent time with the cows as soon as she could walk. Soon, she was helping her parents with the chores. As a child, she [Read More …]

CA: Live Cattle Excitement in the California Legislature

New law allows creation of a California Cattle Council for marketing and promotion, defending dairy and beef production in California This message appeared in the Oct. 11 newsletter of Western United Dairymen prepared by the [Read More …]

CA: Sugarcane Aphid – an Unwelcome Visitor to California’s Central Valley

Sorghum is grown in California as a high yielding, drought resistant, low input forage and grain crop. However, it’s been bugged lately. Last month, a sorghum field in Yolo County and fields throughout the Central [Read More …]

New Products: Lallemand Introduces enviromateTM GUARD in the U.S.

Lallemand Animal Nutrition introduces enviromateTM GUARD bedding and manure treatment to the U.S. market. This specialized formulation works on the microscopic level with the dual-action of enzymes and beneficial bacteria to result in an improved animal environment, [Read More …]

New Products: Allflex Launches New Young Stock Calf Monitoring Application and Announces SenseHub Monitoring Solution

Allflex® Livestock Intelligence, an Antelliq company, announces today the launch of the Allflex Young Stock dedicated health monitoring application for newborn calves up to six months old. It also announces the introduction of SenseHub™, the new version of [Read More …]

New Products: FutureCow Introduces the Stationary ComfortBrushTM

Cow and calf comfort is now more affordable than ever with the introduction of the new FutureCow® Stationary ComfortBrush™, a new, non-motorized way to enhance cow comfort. Groom and stimulate your animals for a happy, healthier [Read More …]

New Products: Fairbanks Scales Announces Integration of Grain Weight and Moisture Test

Weight and test information stored in transaction record and included in exported data Fairbanks Scales Inc., the oldest scale company in the U.S. and the world’s leader in weighing equipment, announces that its FB2558 instrument [Read More …]

New Products: John Deere Launches New Family of Rotary Cutters

With an all-new deck and cutting chamber design, John Deere cuts no corners when it comes to improving mowing and cutting performance with the introduction of a new family of rotary cutters. A variety of [Read More …]

Is There Value to Dairy Revenue Protection Insurance?

Dairy farmers need to have profitable prices to remain in business. This is true for any business as bills need to be paid and there needs to be a reward for the effort. The dairy [Read More …]

The Milk Supply Grows and Grows

The USDA released August data on milk production on September 19, 2018. The data shows a continuing increase in the milk supply. Cow numbers have shown little change in the last two months. The August [Read More …]

Your Tax Dollars at Work

Recently, I’ve had numerous conversations with producers who, to varying degrees, have expressed their disappointment with the smaller than expected payout from the Federal dairy price relief program. I can completely empathize with them. However, [Read More …]

Fumonisins Molds and Mycotoxins in Corn, Why Should We Care?