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In the state of Nevada, sale of raw milk is legal, but, at least for now, only in Nye County can residents lawfully purchase the non-pasteurized product. In neighboring Clark County, the sale of raw milk is still illegal, which, according to the Las Vegas Sun, has created a version of the black market in Las Vegas neighborhoods, operating out of minivans in driveways.
Consumers perceive that organic cow milk differs from conventionally produced milk and that these differences justify the premium price for organic milk. In a review published in the Journal of Dairy Science, researchers in New Zealand found that the differences between organic and conventional milk are not so straightforward.
Rumen transfaunation involves the collection of rumen fluid from a healthy animal that will be transferred to a sick recipient animal. The following is a description of what might be described as best management practices for transfaunation.
Emma Miller, representing Linn and Benton Counties, was crowned the 2015 Oregon Dairy Princess-Ambassador during ceremonies on Jan. 17. The 56th annual coronation event was hosted by the Oregon Dairy Women at the Red Lion Hotel in Salem. Miller was among six county contestants vying for the 2015 title. Megan Sprute, representing Washington County, was named first alternate.
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) joined other food and agricultural organizations in support of additional changes in U.S. policy to facilitate U.S. dairy exports to Cuba and permit open travel for all Americans to that nation.
In an unprecedented decision, a U.S. federal court has ruled that manure from livestock facilities can be regulated as solid waste.On Jan. 14, Judge Thomas Rice of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington ruled that Cow Palace Dairy of Granger, Washington, polluted ground water by over-applying manure to soil.
Silage storage and feedout dry matter losses (shrink) not only deal a wallop to the wallet, but also negatively affect the nutritional value of the remaining silage. That’s because shrink consumes the most valuable silage nutrients, which must then be replaced with an equal energy source, such as corn grain.
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) will present Digi-Star with an AE50 award for the NT8000i during their annual meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, in February.
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