Topcon Positioning Group has announced the acquisition of Digi-Star, a manufacturer of electronic sensing systems, machine control units, precision load cells and data management software for agricultural and industrial equipment.

In this video, Ann Hoskins, Vita Plus calf products coordinator, reminds us that cleanliness is key to raising healthy calves in any system. She shares tips for cleaning automatic calf feeders and identifying potential hot spots for bacterial growth.

In 2013, milk prices were at their third-highest values on record. In 2014, the prices set records. Those trends are not expected to continue, according to two recent reports from the USDA and HighGround Dairy.

Agricultural greenhouse gases (GHG) make up 8.1 percent of total U.S. GHG emissions. The dairy cattle farming industry is being challenged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining or increasing profitability.

Charles Gardner Dairy Transition Coordinator Center for Dairy Excellence Orefield, Pennsylvania

The Dairy Practices Council (DPC) has published four new guidelines, which were distributed electronically to its entire membership and are for sale on the DPC website.

When I read magazines like Cosmopolitan, I’m not looking for the cutting edge of journalism. I’m looking for some light reading to keep me entertained during my commute on the metro. So, I got a little salty when I opened the March issue of Cosmopolitan to find an article titled “Should You Be Drinking Milk?”

Farm banks significantly increased agricultural lending by 13.6 percent in 2014 and held $94.6 billion in farm loans at the end of the year, according to the American Bankers Association’s (ABA) annual Farm Bank Performance Report.