New research has fueled an update to the berry processing score (BPS) metric that determines the adequacy of berry processing in sorghum silage.

Sorghum’s uptake in dairy rations has continually grown, but the crop's limiting factors have laid hurdles for those who desire to partially replace corn silage in the diet while promoting water use savings. The team at Texas A&M University developed a means to control and even avoid some of these former challenges with the new male sterile sorghum variety.

As supplemental fat costs remain high and at times product consistency comes into question, dairies and their nutritionists' interest in high-oleic soybeans has been soaring.

Rock River Laboratory Inc. is expanding with a new location in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Offering access to accurate feed and forage analysis, tools, and insights for beef and dairy operations, the lab continues the company’s tradition of exceptional customer service and support.

In this week's news, the FDA plans to test raw cow’s milk cheese nationwide for HPAI, January FSA interest rates continue to rise, the USDA provides more than $8 million in second round of payments to help organic dairy producers, and Saputo's COO steps down after three months.

Here’s an update on news impacting your dairy as October 2024 comes to an end.

Agricultural students with training in journalism or communications are invited to apply for Progressive Publishing's 2025 editorial internship program. The deadline for early application consideration is Nov. 1, 2024.

From consumer packaged goods (CPGs) and carbon-conscious conglomerates to even the Vatican, who hosted a ‘Climate Resilience” conference in May of this year, sustainability’s hold on economic, environmental, and societal discussions is tight.