In 2013, Progressive Dairyman released a compilation of Canadian dairy statistics in hopes it would be helpful to the industry. Feedback from an online poll overwhelmingly confirmed this.

Rice Dairy (RD), a boutique brokerage firm, has appointed Tom Sandy as the company’s new chief operating officer.

American Angus Association members interested in becoming more effective leaders in the agriculture industry may apply for the seventh annual Beef Leaders Institute (BLI). Held June 23-26, 2014, the program brings Angus producers together in Saint Joseph, Missouri, for a series of informative sessions, followed by a three-day tour across several industry segments.

The East Olds Dairy Farmers Study Club invites all milk producers in Alberta to see new robotic milk equipment Jan. 15 at The Pomeroy Inn & Suites in Olds (Hwy 27/2A).

You’ve probably read that alfalfa is the nation’s fourth-largest crop. But did you know that total U.S. alfalfa acreage has been in decline for the past decade? The National Ag Statistics Service (NASS) reports 2012 harvested alfalfa at just more than 20 million acres, a 22 percent decline from a decade prior.

A few years ago, Shawn Koopmans of Picton, Ontario, made his first purchase of Milking Shorthorn genetics by purchasing a group of embryos from a top brood cow in the U.S. While he knew he was investing in top quality genetics from the top of the breed, he could not have expected that first venture in Milking Shorthorns to yield a National Show Grand Champion and now an All-Time Single Lactation Milk and Protein Champion in the same cow.

Three out of four growers who participated in a recent survey by BASF suspect that glyphosate resistance is a cause of their tough-to-control weeds. As a result, a staggering 76 percent of these growers have already changed their weed management program to address resistance.

The British Columbia dairy industry came together in Vancouver for the 5th annual BC Dairy Industry Conference to learn, network and socialize with fellow dairy farmers and industry affiliates. The event took place Nov. 27-29 at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel and Vancouver Convention Centre, bringing together 500 people over three days.

The USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) plans to solicit a contract for determining the feasibility of developing a crop insurance product(s) to cover quality and revenue for forage production, according to an information memorandum by the USDA.