To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative recently announced its 2015 scholarship recipients. They were selected based on leadership, scholastic achievement, extracurricular activities, essay responses and their future plans and career goals.

“They’re going to be happy chickens,” he said, pointing to the fence that took up most of their lawn. “The happiest chickens in town.”

Picture this: a panoramic background, the green Okanogan Valley, pines and quakies with contrasting colors of a splendid autumn.

AgroChem is introducing a line of teat dips, cleaners and CIP detergents designed specifically for use in automated milking systems.

Kelby Stadt Member Services Representative All West/Select Sires Everson, Washington

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) praised the Senate Finance Committee’s bipartisan leadership for urging Canada to allow more trade in agricultural products, including dairy, as an outcome of the negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) thanked a bipartisan group of 22 senators for urging the Obama administration to increase market access for U.S. dairy products into Canada and Japan as part of any final Pacific Rim trade agreement.

The Kentucky Dairy Development Council (KDDC) Young Dairy Producers Tour was planned with diversity and progress in mind. From nutrition to ventilation, to supplies to designing and building facilities for cow comfort, Tennessee’s Ag Central Co-op and other sponsors provided hospitality and innovative insights throughout the three-day tour.