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The program for the 2015 Precision Dairy Conference and Expo is a partnership between University of Minnesota and University of Kentucky, along with key industry sponsors. The event will be held at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota, June 24 and 25.
This year, the International Agri-Center’s (IAC) World Ag Expo embarked on a new adventure by hosting guided school tours on Thursday, Feb. 12. The tours were about two hours long and lasted from 9 a.m. to noon; after which, attendees were free to tour the grounds on their own.
Holstein Association USA (HAUSA) has launched a mobile website – a new way to use a mobile device to access Holstein information on the Web. Getting information from HAUSA with a cellphone or tablet is now much more user-friendly.
In response to recent concerns raised about the care of farm animals in research at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (US MARC), the Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on Feb. 19.
In the previous Progressive Dairyman safety article, we discussed the importance of owner and management commitment to an on-farm safety program. The article communicated that it is imperative that owners and managers become involved and participate in a safety program.
As an evaluation specialist for the National Dairy FARM (Farmers Assuring Responsible Management) Program, Tim Raasch provides second-party verifications on dairy farms, where he ensures that high levels of animal care and quality assurance are being provided.
Land O'Lakes Inc. is acquiring the assets of FLM+, a marketing communications and strategic consulting company with expertise in the agribusiness and rural community sector. The acquisition aligns the growth strategies of both companies in serving the agricultural industry.
Recently one of my friends asked me for a favor. He runs the quality assurance division for a milk plant and needed some help for an hour. He wanted me to test the plant’s food defense program. I’d never heard of such a thing before, so he first had to explain to me what a food defense plan is.
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