Two U.S.-based animal nutrition and health companies — Vets Plus Inc. (VPI) and Ashish Life Science — have partnered to develop pharmaceutical formulations for veterinarian health. The collaboration is expected to result in multiple pharmaceuticals utilizing the strengths of each company’s existing research teams.

The Padlock Ranch, recipient of this year’s Leopold Conservation Award in Wyoming, has been named a regional finalist for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) Environmental Stewardship Award (ESA).   

The RW Spin Off hay equipment from Worksaver Inc. offers an economical solution for the transportation and feeding of large, round bales. The models can rotate in both directions for easy feeding and allow the operator to unroll what the cattle will clean up in one hour, according to the company, eliminating wasted hay. Also, by changing the feeding location each day the operator can eliminate manure buildup.  

The Family Resiliency Center (FRC), the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Dairy Research Institute (DRI), a non-profit research organization established by America’s dairy farmers, has formed a new partnership that aims to help fill critical research gaps in how healthy eating habits are formed from the earliest ages.

More than 120 professionals with a vested interest in milk quality recently attended the National Mastitis Council (NMC) regional meeting in Portland, Maine.

Feedyard owner Anne Burkholder discusses the use of beta agonists and their impact on animals in the feedyard. View the video from BeefFacts.

Erin Hendriksen
Ruminant Nutritionist
Thamesford, Ontario
Floradale Feed Mill Limited

The Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) appointed Linda Pearce as its new chief financial officer.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) recently returned from a trade mission to Colombia.

Recently, a Wisconsin dairyman called me to discuss the comments he heard on a local radio show about new USDA rule changes that would affect the availability of milk in school.