Cow-calf and stocker producer Kim Brackett from Buhl, Idaho, was elected by fellow Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) members to serve as CBB chairwoman in 2014. The vote came during the 2014 Cattle Industry Annual Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.

Two rival yogurt companies are facing off in a national taste test promoting their own brand of Greek yogurt. General Mills Inc. wants to take back the market share it lost in the past few years because of competitive companies like Chobani, which, according to a report by Mike Hughlett in Minneapolis’ StarTribune, “turned a niche product into the yogurt category’s dynamo.”

As expected, the annual cattle inventory report confirmed that the U.S. cattle herd continued to liquidate in 2013. The inventory of all cattle and calves was 87.7 million head, down 1.8 percent from one year ago and the smallest total U.S. cattle herd since 1951.  

Building upon a successful powdered milk and butter export business, California Dairies Inc. (CDI) has diversified its butterfat offerings with the addition of anhydrous milkfat (AMF) to its export product portfolio.

Changing consumer preferences and a production model tailored to the production of top-shelf steaks has put the U.S. cattle industry in a position of losing market share to competitive proteins, according to a new report from the Rabobank Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory group. The report, “Ground Beef Nation,” notes the industry needs to change the way beef is produced in order to remain competitive in the protein market.

How could adding activity monitors, changing synchronization protocols, or improving heat detection affect your dairy’s bottom line? Find out with the UWCU-Repro$ tool.

Anyone who has ever had to follow a special diet – for medical reasons, for weight loss or otherwise – knows how restrictive it can seem. But if you think following a low-sodium protocol can limit your dining options, that’s only a fraction of what Jewish people who follow the kashrut laws endure.

Researchers at Michigan State University are breathing a sigh of relief after the Senate sent the farm bill to President Barack Obama for presidential signature. The president was expected to sign the bill today at the university’s Isaac’s campus in East Lansign. What researchers are most pleased with, however, is that the bill allows them to continue vital agricultural research.

At Progressive Dairyman, we get to see and write about the coolest new technology available to today’s dairy farmers. These advancements often save time, increase revenue, maximize resources – and sometimes do all three.