See a list below of our coverage of the 2015 World Ag Expo. Sneak peek of dairy seminars at World Ag ExpoProgressive Dairyman will again host dairy owners and managers for its seminar series at World Ag Expo. Here’s an exclusive look at what will be offered during the show

While U.S. hay exports account for 4 to 5 percent of the national hay market, it is nevertheless a billion-dollar industry. In the Western states and Pacific Northwest, hay exports account for 10 percent of the hay market.

I’ve been directly involved with the feed industry for more than 10 years, and the issue of “money under the table” is one of the most pervasive concerns I’ve seen between dairy producers and independent consultants. We’ve all heard about these deals, usually one guy referring to “the other consultant” down the road. Last year, a colleague of mine (we’ll call him Mike) told me about a situation he’d encountered.

Throughout December, extension educators from four universities across the country collaborated to provide dairy genomics workshops for producers, veterinarians and allied industry.

Matt Akins Dairy Management Specialist University of Wisconsin – Madison Madison, Wisconsin

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) have released the Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey results from 2013.