DuPont Pioneer has announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration with eight Midwestern land-grant universities through their respective soil nutrition management experts to help growers more sustainably maximize crop yields.



Dairy producers hire consultants for the services and expertise they provide. Consultants, whether they are nutrition consultants, veterinarians, crop and nutrient management plan advisors or financial advisors, are contractors paid by the dairy operation.As Dr. Tamilee Nennich from Purdue University has written, simply paying the consultant on a regular basis does not ensure that the consultant is providing the dairy operation with the best service possible.

The IFCN (International Farm Comparison Network) ran its yearly dairy conference June 16-18 in Asiago, Italy, representing the climax of annual research activities. Under the topic “Development of a sustainable dairy sector,” 45 researchers from Armenia to Uruguay analyzed 2013 dairy sector and farm economics, projecting an outlook through 2014 and beyond.

Aspiring artisan cheese makers should be prepared to shell out at least $250,000 to set up operations, according to an Oregon State University studypublished in the Journal of Dairy Science.

Land O’Lakes Animal Milk Products introduces a reformulated Land O'Lakes Electrolyte System.

With the August sire summary, Genex Cooperative Inc. will rank Holstein bulls with a new genetic index.

By now the hue and cry have died down, and the name of California Chrome – this year’s threat to win the Triple Crown of horse racing – is written in the books as a gallant and courageous near-miss.

Recently, farm protection statutes, known in the media as “ag gag” laws, have been in the news across America. The details of each law vary by state, but they generally prohibit a person from taking unauthorized photography or videos of an agricultural operation, making doing so a criminal misdemeanor offense.