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Below is a statement from Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF):
We appreciate the decision today by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to extend the sign-up deadline for the dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP) until Friday, Nov. 20.
As college sustainability and agricultural programs continue to grow, it only makes sense that universities around the country would cultivate those efforts by maintaining their own farms.
People like to say experience is the best teacher. Growing up on a ranch with a yard full of trees and pastures full of animals willing and able to both insult and injure my body, experience often came in the form of a good wreck.
Breeding your top females to the best bulls available may seem like a solid strategy for genetic improvement, but if those matings are closely related, it could have a negative impact on your herd.
Dairy producers in the U.S. typically breed their Holstein heifers and cows with semen from Holstein A.I. bulls on a random basis without regard to pedigrees and the potential for inbreeding.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced today it has determined that the greater sage-grouse does not require protection under the Endangered Species Act.
There wasn't a son or daughter looking to take over my operation, and I didn't want to auction it off to just anyone either. I had years spent moving the operation toward a more ecological balance, and I wanted to transition to someone like-minded.
A favorite of World Dairy Expo visitors has always been the Grilled Cheese Stand located between the coliseum and arena buildings at the Alliant Energy Center. In addition to the traditional offerings in the Grilled Cheese Stand, this year the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) is sponsoring a feature cheese each day of the five-day event.
Dr. Peter Vanderloo of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory examines several udders during a presentation at the PDPW Business Conference in March. He discusses the diseases that likely infected the udders and what could have been done to prevent infections.
Nestled in the rolling hills of southwest Wisconsin, milk cows graze in a picturesque setting, munching on green grass. Later in the day, they will make their way home to the comfortable freestalls and feeding barn. Here they will eat a TMR (total mixed ration). This combination of rotational grazing and feeding of a TMR mixture is why I consider our farm a hybrid.
