Farmers, ranchers and agricultural professionals in the West are eligible to apply for a share of more than $1 million in available grants to study, demonstrate and improve sustainable agricultural practices on their land.

Since the veterinary profession began 250 years ago, veterinarians have been helping farmers and ranchers do what they do best – produce safe, nutritious food for the world. And there is no one more dedicated to the health and well-being of animals than the cattle production veterinarian.

Two Wisconsin farm families are grieving the loss of two young men, one a 29-year-old farmer from Amherst, the other a 16-year-old boy from Owen. 

When Brian and Bill Rowell built Green Mountain Dairy in 1999, they focused on cow comfort and efficiency. Since then, these brothers have won numerous awards for milk quality and reproduction, as well as Vermont Dairy of the Year in 2008.

When Brian and Bill Rowell built Green Mountain Dairy in 1999, they focused on cow comfort and efficiency. Since then, these brothers have won numerous awards for milk quality and reproduction, as well as Vermont Dairy of the Year in 2008.

Two years ago, after considering ways to protect their dairy against price loss, Jon and Julie Patterson decided to try the USDA’s Livestock Gross Margin Insurance program for dairy (LGM-Dairy). 

Auto Easy Feeder The Auto Easy Feeder is programmable to feed your livestock up to 80 times a day, if desired. You set the length of run time to determine the amount of feed dispensed. It can dispense different types and sizes of bulk feed, textured-type feed and all cube sizes without any adjustment between types of feed.

Since the cows first arrived in the 1940s, our farm had exclusively milked Holsteins. For most of the farm’s history, the cows were not registered and mostly herd-bull sired, but they were always black and white.