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Broyhill introduces the all-new GForce mist sprayers and blowers that can spray the roughest tough spots, such as ravines or ditches, fencelines, terraces, tree or brush areas, and wet or steep sites.
Upon a thorough review, changes have been made to the New Entrant Assistance Program that will now offer even more help to those who want to start a dairy farm in Alberta. The changes reflect the industry’s desire for a strong, sustainable industry.
The livestock sector will see increased profitability this year, according to Dr. David Kohl, Virginia Tech ag economics professor emeritus. He cited low cattle numbers and solid demand for beef, and he noted the prior movement of land “resources out of cattle and into grain sales when that market was high. Only some of those folks will return.”
Even though there has been variation within the marketplace, the overall value of milk components has risen in the past decade. Milk fat and protein are the principal drivers of prices paid to dairy producers. Plus, research shows greater net income from a 5 percent increase in milk fat or protein versus a 5 percent increase in milk yield.
Life on a farm never slows down. Between employees not showing up, calves being born and mechanical breakdowns, it’s easy to see how something like safety on the farm can be overlooked. That is, until something bad happens.
Arguably the single greatest expense in silage production is not land cost, fertilizer, planting, seed, pesticide or even harvest cost – it is silage shrink. With energy values similar to corn grain, the material lost represents some of the highest value nutrients in the feed.
Among the myriad of hot topics swirling in the animal agriculture industry right now (including antibiotic usage, food labeling and continued activist activity), one area of particular concern for the beef industry (and for beef eaters like me) is the Dietary Guidelines update set for later this year.
President Glen E. Brown presided at the spring Holstein Association USA Inc. board of directors meeting on March 26-27 at the association’s headquarters in Brattleboro, Vermont.
