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JBS United and DeKalb Feeds have entered into a joint venture involving Dekalb’s Frytown, Iowa, mill facility. The new venture is called Central Nutrition Services, LLC, (CNS). CNS will focus on manufacturing superior quality livestock feeds and nutritional supplements for both JBS United and DeKalb Feeds and their customers throughout the Midwest. This announcement was made by Doug Webel, chief operating officer of JBS United’s Nutrition and Emerging Technologies, and Kelly Keaschall, president of DeKalb Feeds, Inc.
For more than three decades, Alltech has remained committed to its founding ACE principle; a promise that when doing business they have a positive impact on the animal, consumer and the environment. In order to achieve this, they have strategically placed regional offices in some of the most influential agricultural communities in North America, and one of them is in Fresno, California. Although placed in a starter office, they have maintained a steady presence with local businesses, producers and organizations.
With recent devastating floods destroying many U.S. farms, Dow AgroSciences, through The Dow Chemical Company Foundation, donated $100,000 to help with flood relief efforts in six states. Thousands of Dow AgroSciences’ customer locations and millions of acres have been impacted in the Midwest and Midsouth regions, and the funds will be used in efforts to help the agricultural community recover from the flood damage.
The Holstein Association USA, Inc. board of directors have confirmed their support of discussion draft legislation put forth by House Agriculture Committee’s Ranking Democratic member, Collin Peterson (D-Minnesota) and Congressman Mike Simpson (R-Idaho). The comprehensive draft covers three main areas:
What if you could add an internal thermometer for each of your cows to see core body temperature changes and signatures of disease several days before a cow shows outward signs of illness? A simplified version of temperature monitoring data that some dairies are collecting is shown to the right with its associated signature health condition.
Junior, Iowa State University
Sire Production Intern, Genex Cooperative
Based in Shawano, Wisconsin
Background
Q. In what area are you pursuing a degre?
I'm majoring in animal science.
Q. What is your agricultural background?
I grew up on a beef farm and have worked quite a bit in the hog industry as well. I have worked on the feedlot and production sides of the beef and pork industry. I also have experience with row crop as well.
Internship information
Q. What will your responsibilities be this fall?
I will be gaining work experience in the areas of bovine sire care and semen production. I will feed and observe the health status of sires, clean and bed sire barns, clip and groom sires, assist with health testing and sire transportation, take part in bull picturing activities and help with semen collection.
Add water. Whisk in milk powder. Lift. Carry. Repeat.
This process can carry on and on, and just when a calf feeder thinks they are finished, they are reminded they get to do it all again in a matter of hours.
There is no wonder there has been a movement to automate the calf feeding process – so much so that week-old calves kept in group housing can now literally feed themselves.
Dairymen and dairywomen tend to lead busy lives. Some piece of equipment is always misbehaving; there is another hole in the fence somewhere, or someone left the gate open again.
With this in mind, I have found out what equipment on the dairy is commonly overlooked – the lighting.
Whether you are expanding or simply renovating an existing facility, a detailed feasibility study may save you thousands of dollars and hours of time. However, before getting into the details of the feasibility of a specific project, it is usually quite helpful to conduct a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis on the current production system.
This SWOT should evaluate facilities, financial conditions and management concerns. The findings of the SWOT analysis can then be compared with the expected outcomes of competing projects to determine the priority of projects considered.
Producing a bounty of U.S.-grown food to sell and share beyond our borders remains a matter of deep pride to America’s farmers and ranchers. A growing body of evidence suggests, however, that Americans who do not farm or ranch really don’t give a rip that America’s farmers and ranchers are striving to feed the world.
In this age of engagement-based communication, it is vital that each precious minute farmers and ranchers have to connect with other American eaters is appealing and meaningful. Frankly, farmers talking about American agriculture’s ability to feed the world no longer fits that category.
