I have a good friend who is a genuinely good, generous, down-to-earth kind of guy. Like a lot of us, he bounced around a few places at different jobs before he settled in in southern Idaho.

A new program in Vermont aims to help dairy farmers become more profitable by improving their access to technical support.

Those who plan to film animal treatment at Idaho’s agriculture facilities may want to reconsider. Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter signed into law a bill aimed at hampering such secret filming and recording.

With support from producers and others in the industry, the Canadian Dairy XPO (CDX) has become the largest dairy stage in Canada. This year’s attendance reached 13,900, up from 11,600 in 2013.

Selenium may be a key ingredient to producing healthier meat and lowering animal cholesterol levels according to researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil. The study aimed to determine the effects of canola oil as a fat source when combined with the antioxidants Vitamin E and selenium, as well as determine the metabolic lipid oxidation and nutritional value of the beef. The result? Meat enriched with Vitamin E and selenium with lower levels of cholesterol, according to the study.

The Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) recently paid $2 million in cash patronage refunds to its dairy farmer members. This cash allocation represents 25 percent of the $6.5 million net earnings generated by the cooperative in fiscal year 2013.

Weren't able to make it to World Ag Expo this year? Or perhaps you heard about one of Progressive Dairyman's seminars or virtual tour videos and are looking for a link or video. See a list a below of all of our recap coverage of the 2014 World Ag Expo. World Ag Expo Virtural Farm Tour videos • Pirtle family, P7 Dairy, New Mexico

It’s not exactly a crystal ball, but new technology allows farmers to determine the best planting depths, distance between crop rows and other data aimed at increasing crop output. Those who have tested the technology say they won’t plant without it, but it leaves others a little worried.

California Dairies Inc. (CDI), the largest dairy processing cooperative in California, has announced it will increase its processing capacity with the addition of a third evaporator at its Visalia plant.

In an effort to support large animal veterinarians, Newport Laboratories (NL) announces flat-rate diagnostic shipping.