The 2014 National Mastitis Council meeting will be held Jan. 26-28 in Fort Worth, Texas. Progressive Dairyman reached out to several speakers and asked them to share insight into their upcoming presentations.

Taking the time to understand the culture of Hispanic employees can build loyalty and cut down on costly turnover. During the Vita Plus Dairy Summit, Cody Heller, Cows R Us Consulting and Heller Farms Inc., provided an overview of the heritage, traditions and values celebrated among the Hispanic culture, and two Hispanic dairy managers opened up about their personal journeys to becoming U.S. citizens and living out the American dream.

Dr. Frank Mitloehner, University of California – Davis, delivered the message at the Vita Plus Dairy Summit that there are opportunities to dramatically reduce the environmental impact of livestock while supplying a growing world population with the meat and milk they crave.

Irrometer Co. has released its new Solar Powered IRROmesh System for the agricultural market, which, according to the Riverside, California-based company, aims to simplify irrigation management for precision farming.

Strategic vaccination programs are an important component of herd health management for dairy operations. A successful vaccination program should reduce the incidence and limit the effects of disease in the herd while minimizing adverse health and production effects in vaccinated animals.

We asked Progressive Forage Grower readers what they thought the GMO debate was really about.

Cattle markets are heading into the final holiday period of 2013 at record or near-record price levels across the board. Cattle slaughter and beef production are falling as the market transitions into a much tighter supply situation in 2014. Cattle and beef prices are expected to push to even higher record levels in 2014.

Every year we share a list of the 10 most-read articles from the Progressive Forage Grower website. Read on to find out what they were in 2013; click on the article title to read the full story.

The 22nd annual GrassWorks (GW) Grazing Conference is scheduled for Jan. 16-18 at The Patriot Center in Wausau, Wisconsin. The event will highlight successful on-farm management practices to inspire you to make small changes now in order to remain competitive in the future of grazing and agriculture.