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Free Animal Care Record-Keeping Books Available to Dairy Farmers and Veterinarians

January 7, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The Books Help PA Dairy Farms Comply with National FARM 5.0 Requirements As we begin a new year, the Center for Dairy Excellence is once again offering free copies of Animal Care Protocol Record-Keeping Books [Read More …]

Free Animal Care Record-Keeping Books Available to Dairy Farmers and Veterinarians

January 3, 2025 Sarah S News Team 0

The Books Help PA Dairy Farms Comply with National FARM 5.0 Requirements As we begin a new year, the Center for Dairy Excellence is once again offering free copies of Animal Care Protocol Record-Keeping Books [Read More …]

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Communications and issues management expert Lisa McComb named chairperson of Animal Agriculture Alliance

December 20, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Cargill’s Nick Wolfenden named chairperson-elect Today, the Animal Agriculture Alliance announced new upcoming board leadership effective Jan. 1, 2025 following its fall board meeting held Nov. 7 in Washington, D.C. Lisa McComb, strategic communications consultant [Read More …]

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Animal Agriculture Alliance announces 2024 College Aggies Online scholarship winners

December 10, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Purdue University student and Louisiana State University club take home top prizes Emma Zaicow, a Purdue University student, and Les Voyageurs, a Louisiana State University club, took home the top prizes in the Animal Agriculture [Read More …]

Center of Dairy Excellence Dairy Markets & Management Update

December 4, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Why do you keep hearing about biosecurity, and what is it?: Production systems are ever changing, while wildlife and domestic animal populations continue to present new disease challenges. Because of this, there are ever changing [Read More …]

NMC Webinar Dec. 4: How to Use Parlor Data to Improve Labor Efficiency

December 3, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The National Mastitis Council has a webinar on Wednesday, Dec. 4. There is no cost to attend if you are not seeking CE credits. You’ll find more details below. Webinar Topic: Leveraging Milk Monitoring and Parlor [Read More …]

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Safeguard the future of animal agriculture by supporting the Animal Agriculture Alliance

November 22, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The Animal Agriculture Alliance, a non-profit working to safeguard the future of animal agriculture, is participating in Giving Tuesday on December 3. Every bit counts and from now until Giving Tuesday, U.S. Poultry & Egg [Read More …]

Merck Animal Health sponsored webinar highlights emerging calf technologies

November 19, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

“Top Calf Technologies that Excite Calf Specialists” headlines the Nov. 21 Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) webinar. Bethany Dado-Senn, Vita Plus Corporation calf and heifer technical specialist, will share her “Top 5” calf technologies during [Read More …]

Top 5 Technologies That Excite Calf Specialists

November 13, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Date: Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at 2 p.m. Central Time The Presenter is Dr. Bethany Dado-Senn, Calf and Heifer Technical Specialist, Vita Plus Corporation. While we commonly hear the mantra, “You can’t monitor what you [Read More …]

Merck Animal Health Unveils ALLFLEX® APR Series Handheld Readers

October 31, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

A new family of handheld readers saves time and provides producers with more capabilities for advanced animal management Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside of the United States and Canada, a [Read More …]

Medgene Begins Field Trial on H5N1 Vaccine for Cattle

October 25, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Medgene leverages its platform technology to help fight this emerging animal disease spreading across United States Medgene, a South Dakota based animal health company, has begun a field trial on their H5N1 vaccine in cattle. [Read More …]

PDP Herdsperson Conference: Ensuring Biosecurity, Animal Health at Every Stage of Life

October 24, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Program to feature leading researchers and farmers – in English and Spanish Successful dairy producers understand the importance of focusing on the longevity and profitability of each animal in their herd. The 2024 Herdsperson Conference presented by [Read More …]

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“Dish” on sustainability at the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2025 Stakeholders Summit

October 4, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Call for speakers issued; registration opens in January Today, the Animal Agriculture Alliance announced the theme of its 2025 Stakeholders Summit and issued a call for speaker proposals. The theme of the 2025 event, set for [Read More …]

FARM 5.0 – What Dairy Farmers Need to Know

October 3, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Animal Care Program released its newest version of the animal care manual and evaluation in July of this year. The FARM Animal Care program remains mostly the [Read More …]

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Radical vegan and animal rights activist groups raking in $800+ million in funding for anti-meat campaigns

September 30, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

New reports highlight true intentions of organizations The Animal Agriculture Alliance issued two updated reports this week on the current state of the radical vegan and animal rights activist movement in the U.S. The Major [Read More …]

Animal Agriculture Leaders Discuss Antimicrobial Resistance in Atlanta, GA

September 27, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Leaders across the food animal system met with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) convened animal agriculture leaders in Atlanta, Georgia to meet with human and animal [Read More …]

Greg Bethard to address cow and people management during DCRC webinar

September 12, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Mark your calendar to attend the next Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council webinar, scheduled for Oct. 22, at 11 a.m. Central time (USA/Canada). High Plains Ponderosa Dairy CEO and Managing Partner Greg Bethard, Plains, Kan., will [Read More …]

Tips for More Effective Mastitis Therapy

September 12, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The National Mastitis Council is holding a webinar on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Here is a link to register: https://bit.ly/NMCSept18Tomazi. There is no cost to attend if you are not seeking CE credits. You’ll find more details [Read More …]

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Dairy Girl Fitness and dairy farmer Jessica Peters to kick off 2024 College Aggies Online

September 5, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Scholarship program starts September 9; refer a friend for the chance to win $100 Influencer and fitness expert Emily Schaapman (@DairyGirlFitness) and Pennsylvania dairy farmer Jessica Peters (@SeeJessFarm) are slated to serve as mentors during [Read More …]

Apply for NIAA’s Leadership Program

September 5, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The application period is open for the 4th Cohort of NIAA’s leadership program. The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) has begun accepting nominations and applications for the fourth Cohort of the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture [Read More …]

Application/Nomination Period for the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders Opens September 1

September 4, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) will begin accepting nominations for the fourth Cohort of the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders. Applications and nominations are due November 17. The 16-month leadership program blends in-person [Read More …]

Invest in Your Class of 2026

August 31, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Do kindergarteners enter the first day of school with their sights set on a cap and gown? Probably not. But viewing calves as new students could help us turn healthy calves into heifers which graduate [Read More …]

New tools and data for improving individual cow and herd profitability

August 20, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

August 21, 2024 12:00 to 1:00 PM EST In this webinar Cornell Animal Science Professor Julio Giordano will discuss how data from precision livestock farming technologies can be used to learn about and improve the profitability of [Read More …]

NMPF Submits Comments to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

August 15, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The National Milk Producers Federation’s (NMPF) latest Regulatory Register outlines emerging and ongoing regulatory issues affecting American dairy farmers and their cooperatives in the areas of: · Animal health · Nutrition · Food safety · Labeling standards · Sustainability and [Read More …]

Don’t Forget to RSVP for the Animal Agriculture Industry Breakfast on August 14

August 12, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

HPAI and the Animal Ag Industry: Why Biosecurity Is Essential If you’re attending Ag Progress Days next week, there’s still time to RSVP for the Animal Agriculture Industry Breakfast! The free breakfast will be held on Wednesday, August [Read More …]

Extreme proposed animal ag bans put food security, farmers’ livelihoods, and communities’ economies at risk

August 2, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

I’ve written a lot about the big-picture challenges we in the animal agriculture community are facing, and how the Animal Agriculture Alliance aims to build connections within our community, engage broadly to strengthen understanding of animal agriculture’s [Read More …]

Cow “Challenge” Study Should Help Turn Tables on H5N1 in Dairy Herds

August 2, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Animal challenge studies completed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists show that infecting dairy cows with the H5N1 virus in a laboratory setting can trigger clinical signs of disease similar to those of naturally [Read More …]

TAHC Requires Pre-Movement Testing for Exhibition Dairy Cattle

August 2, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Lactating Dairy Cattle Required to Test Negative for Influenza A Virus Prior to Intrastate Movement to Fairs, Shows, or Exhibitions The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) issued an executive director order declaring intrastate movement restrictions [Read More …]

Sustainability Can Work for U.S. Dairy, With Proper Attention to Profits

August 2, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

The future of U.S. dairy lies in exports, which is taking up an increasing share of U.S. milk production. And as with all markets, pleasing the customer is a key to success; internationally, the perceived [Read More …]

Huvepharma®, Inc. Collaborates with ADM to Expand Solutions for Ruminant Nutrition in the U.S.

August 1, 2024 Sarah S News Team 0

Peachtree City, GA (July 26, 2024): Huvepharma®, strengthening its commitment to production animal health, has entered into a sales and marketing agreement with ADM, a global leader in innovative solutions from nature, to widen its [Read More …]

Free Animal Care Record-Keeping Books Available to Dairy Farmers and Veterinarians

Free Animal Care Record-Keeping Books Available to Dairy Farmers and Veterinarians

Communications and issues management expert Lisa McComb named chairperson of Animal Agriculture Alliance

Animal Agriculture Alliance announces 2024 College Aggies Online scholarship winners

Center of Dairy Excellence Dairy Markets & Management Update

NMC Webinar Dec. 4: How to Use Parlor Data to Improve Labor Efficiency

Safeguard the future of animal agriculture by supporting the Animal Agriculture Alliance

Merck Animal Health sponsored webinar highlights emerging calf technologies

Top 5 Technologies That Excite Calf Specialists

Merck Animal Health Unveils ALLFLEX® APR Series Handheld Readers

Medgene Begins Field Trial on H5N1 Vaccine for Cattle

PDP Herdsperson Conference: Ensuring Biosecurity, Animal Health at Every Stage of Life

“Dish” on sustainability at the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2025 Stakeholders Summit

FARM 5.0 – What Dairy Farmers Need to Know

Radical vegan and animal rights activist groups raking in $800+ million in funding for anti-meat campaigns

Animal Agriculture Leaders Discuss Antimicrobial Resistance in Atlanta, GA

Greg Bethard to address cow and people management during DCRC webinar

Tips for More Effective Mastitis Therapy

Dairy Girl Fitness and dairy farmer Jessica Peters to kick off 2024 College Aggies Online

Apply for NIAA’s Leadership Program

Application/Nomination Period for the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders Opens September 1

Invest in Your Class of 2026

New tools and data for improving individual cow and herd profitability

NMPF Submits Comments to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

Don’t Forget to RSVP for the Animal Agriculture Industry Breakfast on August 14

Extreme proposed animal ag bans put food security, farmers’ livelihoods, and communities’ economies at risk

Cow “Challenge” Study Should Help Turn Tables on H5N1 in Dairy Herds

TAHC Requires Pre-Movement Testing for Exhibition Dairy Cattle

Sustainability Can Work for U.S. Dairy, With Proper Attention to Profits

Huvepharma®, Inc. Collaborates with ADM to Expand Solutions for Ruminant Nutrition in the U.S.

Dietary crude protein: how low can we go thanks to the amino acid balancing concept in dairy cows?

Why Herd Immunity Matters to Your Dairy

What If You Could?

Cover Crops After Corn Silage