Integrating Alfalfa: A Smarter Approach to Pest Management and Forage Flexibility
- Sue Roesler
What’s creamy, sweet, and delicious? What goes down smooth as silk, and sometimes leaves a white mustache on your upper lip?
- Andrea Johnson
A special series from the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is dedicated to clearing up misinformation about dairy.
- Andrea Johnson
It’s hard to believe it’s only been a year since a new sickness was discovered.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Aug. 21, 2019) — Amy Kyllo, a 19-year-old college student from Byron, Minn., representing Olmsted County, was crowned the 66th Princess Kay of the Milky Way in an evening ceremony at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, Aug. 21.
- By the National Milk Producers Federation
ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for completing congressional approval of a new farm bill and sending to the White House a law that will provide important economic assistance to dairy producers in times of need. NMPF u…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – College students with an interest in dairy can now apply to be a dairy ambassador in one of eight states across the Midwest. The Dairy Ambassador program provides students with leadership opportunities to connect with consumers and share their dairy story while networking w…
- By DALE HILDEBRANT Farm & Ranch Guide
LISBON, N.D. – After using their milking parlor for 31 years, Qual Dairy in Southeast North Dakota decided it was time to install a new facility – one that would require less manpower to run and make use of the latest technology. They decided upon a rotary robotic system, which is only the f…
- From Colorado State University News Service
When Noa Roman-Muniz was interning at Colorado State University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital in 2001 and visiting local dairy farms, she noticed that managers were giving instructions to workers in English, but many of the employees were foreign-born Spanish speakers who clearly didn’t und…
- By ANDREA JOHNSON Editor
Dairy farms have taken their share of low prices during the last three years, and that’s making it necessary for dairies to consider steps to improve the bottom line.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, and Representatives Collin Peterson, Tim Walz, Rick Nolan, and Tom Emmer have urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide relief to dairy farmers in Minnesota and across the country.
Pomeroy, OH—Snowville Creamery has become the first dairy in America to produce milk and yogurt products exclusively from 100% tested A2/A2 grass-grazed cows.Genetics determine what kind of proteins are produced in milk. Humans, goats, and sheep all produce milk that has only A2-type protein…
Summer has arrived! The days are getting longer and the temperature is rising. However, you may now begin to notice the not so pleasant part of summer: a decline in milk components. The graph below highlights a very repeatable seasonal pattern of observations in milk fat and protein concentr…
Boise, Idaho, July 7, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Idaho today announced that dairy producers could begin enrolling for 2017 coverage in the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) starting July 1. The voluntary program, established …
MERIDIAN, Idaho - The Idaho Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has elected Idaho Dairy Council vice president of health and wellness Crystal Wilson, RD, as president elect of its board of directors. She will serve a three-year term as president elect, president and past president.Wilson over…
DENVER, Colo.—Tough conditions in the dairy industry are prompting U.S. dairy farmers to rely increasingly on genetics to improve their profit margins, according to a new research report from CoBank.
DENVER, Colo.—Tough conditions in the dairy industry are prompting U.S. dairy farmers to rely increasingly on genetics to improve their profit margins, according to a new research report from CoBank.Milk prices are down 40 percent from their highs in late 2014, and lower slaughter prices hav…
- Dale Hildebrant, Farm & Ranch Guide
WINDSOR, N.D. – A couple of years ago Dwane and Joan Wanzek had come to a crossroad in their dairy career. The stress of having a large dairy herd was beginning to take its toll, labor was getting harder to find, and their facility was getting in run down condition.
- Ryan Crossingham, Farm & Ranch Guide
Those involved with North Dakota dairy continue to work hard to revitalize the industry that has fallen on hard times over the past several years with a number of dairies leaving the state.
MERIDIAN, Idaho - Dr. Eric Bastian joins the United Dairymen of Idaho today as the new vice president of industry relations. He will serve as a vital link between Idaho's dairy farm families, dairy food processors and regional research universities."Eric brings an unmatched passion for the i…
- By Lynn Grooms Lee Agri-Media
HUSTISFORD, Wis. — “I wanted to run the farm … not have the farm run me.” So says Dave Hafemeister who, along with his wife, Kathleen, owns and operates a dairy farm just outside of Hustisford. That’s one of the reasons the couple decided to install a robotic milking system.While their two r…
Madison, Wis. – The Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s annual conference broke its attendance records this year. More than 500 dairy calf and heifer growers, representing more than 1 million cattle, attended the 2016 Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) Conference, April 11-13 in Madiso…
FIRTH, NE– Prairieland Dairy, a 1400 cow flush flume dairy and one of the largest composting operations in Nebraska, will become the first dairy in the state to install the LWR manure treatment System.Prairieland Dairy is owned by the Obbink, Rice, Eickhoff and Goosen families, and is a diff…
PULLMAN, Wash. – When the Washington State University creamery makes cheese, only 10 percent of the milk purchased from WSU’s Knott Dairy winds up in the final product. That will change soon when ground is broken on a new expansion.Until now, 15,000 pounds of milk has resulted in 1,500 pound…