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Editor’s note: The following information was provided by Howard and Mary Jo Straub during their presentation, “Grazing and robots: Do they mix?” at the North-Central Ohio Grazing Conference Jan. 26-27, 2012 in Dalton, Ohio.
Howard and Mary Jo Straub of Saint Johns, Michigan, began dairying in 1972 with 26 cows. As they grew their family and the herd over the years, they discovered that grazing was the management style that worked best for them.
In 2000, the couple, along with daughter Terri Hawbaker, converted their then double-four herringbone parlor to a double-11 swing parlor to accommodate the now-rotational grazing herd of 100.
Lactalis American Group has announced a $40 million expansion to its Idaho plant that will increase its mozzarella production, create jobs and increase the plant's purchase of local and regional milk.
The new 61,300-square-foot plant will be built behind the existing Lactalis plant east of Nampa.
Junk food remains plentiful at the nation's elementary schools despite widespread efforts to curb childhood obesity, a new study suggests.
Between 2006 and 2010, nearly half of public and private schools surveyed sold sweet or salty snack foods in vending machines or other places, the study found.
There was little change over the four years, a surprising finding given vocal advocacy campaigns to improve kids' diets, said researcher Lindsey Turner, a health psychologist at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the study's lead author.
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau is praising the U.S. Department of Labor's decision to modify its regulations regarding child farm labor.
Farm Bureau President Mike Spradling says the original federal rules could have had a dramatic impact on the future of agriculture.
A Vermont Senate committee is considering a bill that would create a farm guest worker program to allow the estimated 1,500 to 2,000 immigrant workers on Vermont dairy farms.
The bill would create a state identification for the workers and a registry of those workers that would allow them to be eligible for state services.
EXPO Magazine has listed World Dairy Expo as No. 12 in its listing of the Top 25 Fast-Growing Shows of 2011. This ranking concentrates on performance metrics, conferences and expos that implement new strategies, innovative ways of showcasing exhibitors, blockbuster growth, and use of new media and IT. Eight metrics are used to compare trade shows including square foot size, square foot growth, attendee size, attendee growth, exhibitor size, exhibitor growth, revenue growth and attendees per square foot.
The 27th annual New York Farm Show, Feb. 23- 25, 2012 at the NYS Fairgrounds, Syracuse is the Northeast’s premier indoor farm show and is packed with new and practical equipment, services and products just right for your farming operation. More than 400 exhibitors covering more than 215,000 sq. ft. will be waiting for you. Show hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
Visit the show for the best access to products, services and information to keep you up to date with the latest innovations in the agriculture industry. You’ll find hundreds of exhibits to serve and assist you with your everyday needs on the farm. Learn, compare and shop all at one location – the New York Farm Show.
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