Akaushi cattle.
A head-scratcher, isn’t it? Pronounced A-KOO-SHI, these red-hided Japanese cattle – nicknamed the “Emperor’s Breed” – were introduced to the U.S. beef industry in the early 1990s and have started inching their way into the dairy scene, starting with MoDak Dairy in Goodwin, South Dakota.

In this episode of the Progressive Dairy Podcast, host Jenn Coyne visits with Evan Barton of South Fork Dairy Farm in Newark, Ohio. Barton is a first-generation dairy farmer who signed a deal with Clean Energy Fuel to use the manure that his cows produce to create renewable natural gas

Comfort first has long been the philosophy for Jake Peissig and JTP Farms; focusing on improving animal well-being and allowing production, herd health and performance to fall into place.

A South Dakota dairy farm that frequently provides farm tours to industry members, farmers and consumers developed a solution to maximize visitor experience while minimizing the disturbance to cows and employees in their maternity barn. 

“The Commercial Dairy Heifer Show was the brainchild of Dr. Guthrie,” says Arch D. Smith, state 4-H leader and director of 4-H at the University of Georgia.

“You don’t mess around with winter here in Alaska,” Scott Plagerman says. “You have to have your act together.”