NUTRIQUEST has introduced its ILLUMINATE service to the dairy industry. The service offers a database of DDGS nutrient loadings from more than 140 U.S. ethanol plants, which the company says will allow dairy producers to select the highest value sources, maximize use and improve performance and profitability in their herds. “As ethanol plants continue to increase the level of oil extraction from DDGS, understanding how to feed higher levels of DDGS effectively is now more important than ever,” states Ken Purser, general manager at NUTRIQUEST.

New Holland Agriculture has been honored with six AE50 Awards by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). The AE50 awards are presented for the fifty most innovative product ideas to enter the market in 2012 – ideas ranked highest in innovation, significant engineering advancement, and impact on the market served.

The simplified design of this implement sets it apart from the competition, says manufacturer Mills Manufacturing. While other spreaders on the market rely on apron chains and gearboxes, the Mills spreader uses a two-stage, hydraulic push ram. This allows for smooth, controlled movement of the materials in the spreader.

KUHN Krause, Inc. has announced the grand opening of its previously announced expanded manufacturing facilities in Hutchinson, Kansas.

Construction ground breaking for the high-bay, 70,000-square-foot building expansion began in April 2012 and was recently completed.

The blame for a fish kill in Madison County, Ohio, has been placed on Rising Sun Dairy, which is currently expanding. According to The Columbus Dispatch, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Wildlife estimates that at least 6,900 fish and tadpoles died when a newly installed manure system developed a blockage.

Four years ago, the Department of Homeland Security chose Manhattan, Kansas, as the preferred location on which to build the first U.S. lab able to research diseases like foot and mouth in large animals. But plans to build the National Bio and Agro defence facility (NBAF) have run into difficulties, according to a recent BBC News article. Reviews have raised worries about virus escapes in the middle of cattle country and rising costs have cast doubts over the project's future, said the article, and the proposed site currently stands empty.

A Jan. 18 workshop in College Station will teach beef cattle producers bull selection techniques and feature discussions on breeding programs, performance data, care and management. The program, to be held at the Texas A&M University Beef Center in College Station, will be led by Jason Cleere and Jason Banta, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service beef cattle specialists at College Station.

There are a few things I have learned in raising 11 children and teaching in the public school for several years. I am not an expert – but close. I have probably made every mistake in the book and had to figure out how to correct my errors without causing a bigger travesty.