In many ways, the United Soybean Board functions like the U.S. Congress.The panel that determines how checkoff funds are spent is large and diverse. Its 78 farmer-members work like a legislative body, divided into committees and subcommittees.
ORANGE CITY, Iowa — The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team will host its annual Dairy Directions Series Dec. 13 in Sac City or Dec.14 in Pocahontas.
ORANGE CITY, Iowa — The Iowa State University Extension Dairy Team will host its annual Dairy Discussions Seminar Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the ISU Extension and Outreach Sioux County Office in Orange City.
During the pandemic, when some consumers were faced with no milk at their local grocery stores, Bryan Henrichs, a third-generation dairy farmer, reassured them. He let them know via video and social media he was working for them every day, caring for his cows and producing milk in Saint Rose…
HEJNSVIG, Jutland — While experts share ideas to solve big problems, individual farmers are doing their part to make a difference.
The time of day when cows are fed affects their metabolism and milk yield. And daily milk production is affected by the timing of post-ruminal fat and protein availability. Isaac Salfer, an assistant professor in the University of Minnesota-Department of Animal Science, recently discussed ho…
When Glenn Davis and his hired hand, Tracy Phillips, finished helping a Holstein cow deliver the second of its calves on May 28, they thought they were done. But Davis thought the cow didn’t look right.
Milk is getting a makeover.
ORANGE CITY, Iowa — There is pride in Matt Schelling’s voice when he talks about his family’s dairy operation.
VENEDY, Ill. — Courtney Lintker thought she was done with farming. But she was wrong.
In 2010, the Fry family made the decision to try something new — processing and bottling their own milk to sell to grocery stores and coffee shops. They called it Ozark Mountain Creamery, selling their milk in glass bottles.
Milk prices may be high, but so are input costs.
Picture the perfect ribeye steak. Sizzling hot, its oblong shape fills your plate with just the right striation of marbling for a juicy, melt-in-your mouth tenderness, no extra seasoning required.
DUBUQUE, Iowa — Learn the latest information about dairy nutrition and management at the 2022 Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference June 1-2 at the Grand River Center in Dubuque, Iowa.
Cold weather may be an important factor in udder health and milk quality. During wintertime, it’s crucial to create a good environment, and that requires a strategy in place for both livestock and people.
Producers — in fact all cattle market participants — constantly seek clues as to which direction the market might move. Recent research at Iowa State University suggests that fed dairy cattle prices (e.g., Holstein steer prices) could be a key indicator.
The need for careful monitoring for bovine anaplasmosis infection across geographic regions and especially in open dairy herds was underscored in a recent study.
ORANGE CITY, Iowa — In 2020, the Center for Survey Statistics and Methodology Survey Research Services at Iowa State University was contracted to conduct an online/mail survey with dairy farmers in Iowa to learn about their current operations, needs and expectations for the future.
PONTIAC, Ill. — The last day of Dairy Month was a typical, busy June day for Don Mackinson.
Peter Vitaliano says 2020 looked to be very positive for the dairy industry. But like most of agriculture, that optimism dwindled as COVID-19 tightened its grip globally.
Dairy farmers sometimes include clay in rations when aflatoxin is present in milk. But one study suggests that they should make it a regular part of the diet.
A cow toilet developed by Dutch company Hanskamp AgroTech BV was awarded the only gold medal for innovations at Eurotier, an animal-husbandry show held every two years in Germany.
The Center for Dairy Research and entrepreneur Michelle McBride are the team behind GoodSport, a new milk permeate-based sports drink. One of the center’s missions is to help companies and start-ups such as GoodSport bring innovative, nutritious and profitable products that use dairy to market.
A successful dairy business naturally focuses on the health of dairy cows. However, it also relies on the well-being of the people who take care of them.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Intensive targeted synchronization improves the fertility of late-calving dairy cows in seasonal pasture-based systems, according to a paper in the Journal of Dairy Science Communications.
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