Forage cannot be made better from the point it leaves the field, therefore our goal as an industry is to start with the best quality forage possible and preserve it with excellent silage management, said Dr. Limin Kung from the University of Delaware at the Vita Plus Custom Harvester Meeting.

Alfalfa is one of the most widely adapted and productive crops available to growers. The crop provides high protein, energy and mineral values for livestock.

January exports of U.S. beef were well above year-ago levels, though they took a step back from the totals recorded in the previous month, according to statistics compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

Ranch Management University, a four-day program targeting novice landowners, is scheduled April 12-15 at Texas A&M University in College Station.

In this video, Jim Lohman of Burley, Idaho, tells us how often he holds employee meetings. This video was taken at the 2010 World Dairy Expo.

gathered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, last week to complete Phase I of the three-part program. This class is the seventh since the program began in 1993. Participants include 53 young adults in the dairy industry, from 23 states as well as Canada, Mexico and Italy. After they complete phases II and III of the program, participants will join the ranks of more than 400 alumni.

A future characterized by volatility, wild price swings and economic uncertainty is vividly painted in an eye-opening yet prescriptive white paper written by Scott Stewart, president and CEO of Stewart-Peterson Inc. “My objective is to open readers’ minds to the possibilities of what can occur in the decade or more ahead,” writes the 30-year veteran of commodity marketing, whose consulting firm helps grain, dairy and livestock farms manage market opportunities and risks. “The global events we are seeing now and will see ahead have impact right down to the rural community and farm level. More importantly, the way in which individual farmers respond to these events will have incredible impact on our entire nation and the health of our rural communities.”

In recognition of Alltech’s extensive research data on the safety of its flagship brand Sel-Plex, the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition has granted notification of GRAS for the use of Sel-Plex as a human food additive. Sel-Plex is a selenized yeast produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3060.

Wells’ Dairy has legally changed its corporate name to Wells Enterprises Inc. The move is intended to better reflect its current product mix of Blue Bunny ice cream and frozen novelties, company spokesman Dave Smetter said in a statement. The Le Mars, Iowa-based company sold its milk and yogurt holdings three years ago.