Abe Light Northeast Territory Manager Calf-Tel Tully, New York

At its core, a school yard playground is nothing more than a miniaturized training ground for life.

More than half of Progressive Dairyman readers acknowledge some understanding about ear notching and its potential uses for youngstock on dairy farms. That’s according to recent online and phone surveys conducted by this magazine.

Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) has officially launched a public relations campaign to begin a conversation with Canadians and generate support for Canadian dairy farmers and the country’s supply management system.

Losses begin at cutting: That’s the most basic hay and forage fact in relation to quality. Once the blade slices a hay stem, the quality race is on!

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) announced the final rule on the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) on May 27. The EPA says WOTUS will make clear the waters that are protected under the Clean Water Act.

New farmland mapping research published this week shows that up to 90 percent of Americans could be fed entirely by food grown or raised within 100 miles of their homes.

Last week, an Oregon federal court issued an important ruling in Schultz Family Farms LLC v. Jackson County dealing with two very important, hot-button issues in agriculture: genetically modified crops and Right to Farm laws. Although the opinion addresses only one local ordinance, and is binding only in Oregon, it raises issues that we have likely not seen the end of and could be seeing in other places across the country.

What could your farm accomplish with an extra $73,000? According to Penn State Extension educator and dairy team member Amber Yutzy, these kinds of savings helped to bring a new facility to a 300-cow dairy after its owners began strategizing for more effective methods of decreasing somatic cell count and increasing milk quality in their herd.