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German researchers reported at the 2015 Interbull Annual Meeting, held earlier this month in Orlando, Florida, that they discovered a new genetic defect in Holstein dairy cattle.
From the moment you plant your carefully selected seed for silage, every step you take to manage the crop impacts its potential nutritional value. Steps taken during harvest and processing significantly affect overall silage quality and feed value. Below are some factors that can help you maximize the nutritional value of your silage.
In a continued effort to encourage communication in rural communities, four Wisconsin dairy farm families are opening their farms to the public during August as part of the ACE (Agricultural Community Engagement) On-the-Farm Twilight Meetings.
A paper released July 16 by AGree describes a disjointed and ineffective system of K-12 food and ag education in the U.S. and identifies needed reform.
HumaneWatch.org, a project of the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom, applaudes the Midwestern Legislative Conference of the Council of State Governments for passing a resolution calling on 11 state attorneys general to investigate the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), an organization that, despite its name, does not run a single pet shelter yet raises nearly $100 million a year off of ads full of dogs and cats.
For the past several years, we’ve kept a close eye in this newsletter on the significant gap between California’s Class 4b price (which applies to milk sold to California’s cheese manufacturers) and the Federal Order Class III price (the benchmark price used around the country for milk sold to cheese manufacturers). We’ve dubbed it the “California discount” and kept a running tally on the impact it has had on California’s producers.
Summertime is great for eating ice cream, but the heat and humidity can be dangerous for dairy cows, lowering milk production and threatening their health, says Dr. Meggan Hain, staff veterinarian at Penn Vet’s Marshak Dairy at the New Bolton Center.
A wedding is a day to be remembered and cherished forever by a couple, surrounded by friends and family. It is one of the most important and happy days in a person’s life. For Caroline Conley of Sayland Dairy in Jonesboro, Tennessee, this day could never have been complete without a special lady in attendance.
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