After a recent string of broken legs suffered by NBA players Julius Randle, of the Los Angeles Lakers, and Indiana Pacers forward Paul George, as well as former University of Louisville player Kevin Ware in the 2013 NCAA tournament, the Lakers PRO Nutrition Program director has placed blame on players’ nutrition.

Genex Cooperative Inc. has announced a 35 percent increase in Jersey semen units sold during 2014 compared to 2013.

Stuart Rymph Technical Support Dairy Nutritionist Purina Animal Nutrition Mazomanie, Wisconsin

The new 114th Congress will feature a large and active group of House members looking out for the interests of dairy farmers, according to the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF).

There are two main classes of fungi that can be observed during the harvest, storage and feedout of ensiled forages: single cell yeasts and multicellular filamentous colonies of molds. In the field, fungal diseases of corn are characterized by yield and quality loss, and mycotoxin contamination.

SCR Engineers Ltd. announced on Jan. 28 that starting from February, its cow intelligence solutions for heat and health monitoring will be available in the CRV Ovalert program. This means that farmers who use Ovalert will be able to opt for SCR Heatime Solutions.

Underscoring continued support of their farmer-owners, the three largest dairy cooperatives in California submitted a joint proposal to the USDA, petitioning for milk producers in the state to begin operating under a Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO). California Dairies Inc. (CDI), Dairy Farmers of America Inc. (DFA) and Land O’Lakes Inc. submitted the proposal this week.

Vindication. That’s what I felt standing at the gate in Charlotte, North Carolina, in mid-January. I was on my way to attend PDPW’s Managers Academy. (Click here and here for the highlights from this event.)