Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, is concerned about the future of agriculture. The billionaire recently met with politicians at the nation’s capitol, telling them there needs to be increased investment in ag research.

Zoetis has brought back its Industry Support Program (ISP) for youth involved in agriculture and veterinary medicine. For the sixth year, the company is partnering with veterinarians, animal health suppliers and dealer customers to support students through FFA, the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) Foundation and the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation. Since its inception in 2008, this program has donated more than $5.9 million.

Pat Hoffman Dairy Technical Support Specialist Marshfield, Wisconsin Vita Plus

Organic dairy farmers in Sonoma County, California, are a little nervous about a proposal to treat wastewater for livestock consumption. They fear the untested water could harm their animals and hurt business.

Progressive Publishing sells branded hats for each of our magazines, including Progressive Forage. View or order them here. Also available for purchase are prints of artwork from our talented team used for the covers of Progressive Forage, Progressive Dairy and Progressive Cattle. The artwork is available via our company site. If you have any questions, please call Progressive Publishing at (800) 320-1424.

Starbucks has become the center of attention for an activist group that’s trying to persuade big brand names to move away from GMOs, according to an article by Elaine Watson on Food Navigator-USA.

The USDA finalized changes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to further improve the nutrition and health of the nation's low-income pregnant women, new mothers, infants and young children.

Progressive Forage's annual forage statistics poster is popular with producers and allied industry members. Click the links below to download. 2020 U.S. forage stats (Low Resolution) 2020 U.S. forage stats (High Resolution)