Select Sires has reached an agreement to purchase GenerVations Inc. (GVI) and their bull housing and production facility, Sire Lodge Inc. (SLI). This procurement will expand Select Sires' genetic offering by adding a world-class product line as well as growing its international semen production and processing facilities.

Producers are invited to attend an open house/field day from 3-8 p.m. June 6 at Middleroad Acres farm. Middleroad Acres, owned by Bill and Merri Post in Chandler, Minnesota, has a new 120-cow, tunnel-ventilated, sand-bedded freestall barn featuring two Lely A4 robots.

Kencove Farm Fence Supplies (KFFS), a leading manufacturer and distributor of agricultural fencing supplies, announces that it has acquired Forester Industries LLC (FI).

Stephanie Roggenbuck of Harbor Beach, Michigan, has been chosen as the 2013-2014 recipient of the Harold and Lillian Gremel endowed scholarship through the Michigan Dairy Memorial and Scholarship Foundation Inc., at Michigan State University (MSU).

The board of directors at Minnesota Milk Producers Association (MMPA) has finalized a professional services contract with Midwest Dairy Association (MDA).Under this new contract, MDA’s resources will be utilized to carry out specialized MMPA needs such as accounting and technology, and current staff will continue to fulfill Minnesota Milk priorities as part of the Midwest Dairy staff.

Together, Zoetis and the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) will once again award scholarships to bovine veterinary students across the country. Applications are now being accepted for the 2014 AABP Foundation – Zoetis Veterinary Student Scholarships.

Select Mating Service (SMS) genetic consultants from Select Sires’ member organizations, international guests and other staff met at the 39th annual SMS Evaluator's Conference, hosted by NorthStar Cooperative on May 4-7 in Michigan.

MarginSmart releases version 3.0, adding significant upgrades and features, including the ability to create a duplicate scenario farm to efficiently create an unlimited number of “what-if” scenarios. Users can then see the projected impact of each of those scenarios on their farm’s overall milk margins, cost of production, cash flow and/or profitability.