When it comes to beach towels, long fibers are ideal for comfort and moisture absorption. The same goes for fiber bedding. Long fibers help absorb moisture and reduce bacteria growth.

Forage testing is done to estimate the intake and performance by livestock. Low-quality hay does not allow a high-producing animal to consume enough digestible energy to be highly productive.

Producers can find value in evaluating fertilizer input costs and comparing traditional nitrogen sources like urea and ammonium nitrate with popular nontraditional sources such as poultry litter, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.

The World Forage Analysis Superbowl is once again hosting forage seminars for those attending World Dairy Expo.

On June 7, Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national farmer-owned dairy cooperative, celebrated the opening of its new headquarters building in Kansas City, Kansas. The three-story, 110,000-square-foot building, which was designed by HOK, is located at 1405 N. 98th St. and honors the cooperative’s dairy farmer members.

Northeast U.S. dairy producers have shown remarkable resilience in the face of falling revenues, according to the annual Northeast Dairy Farm Summary. However, sharply declining asset-to-liability ratios and growth in debt per cow are worrisome, according to presenters featured during a recent Farm Credit East webinar summarizing the 2016 results.

Editor's note: The CEO Corner contains editors' compilations of business news from top publications, which they have tailored for the dairy industry. While living by the adage “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” may not break your business, failing to improve it could cause heartbreak down the road.

The boards of directors for Select Sires Inc. and Accelerated Genetics have reached a unanimous decision to unify the two cooperatives. Under the planned agreement, Select Sires will acquire the assets of Accelerated Genetics, joining forces of employees and independent sales representatives in each of their geographical member organizations.

April U.S. dairy product export volumes topped year-ago levels for the 11th straight month, with gains in most product categories and to most major destinations, according to Alan Levitt, vice president of communications and market analysis at the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC).

Two leading dairy groups said yesterday they will work with the Trump administration to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to make sure it safeguards open trade with Mexico and confronts increasingly protectionist dairy policies by Canada.