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See a list below of our coverage of the 2015 World Ag Expo.
Sneak peek of dairy seminars at World Ag ExpoProgressive Dairyman will again host dairy owners and managers for its seminar series at World Ag Expo. Here’s an exclusive look at what will be offered during the show
I’ve been directly involved with the feed industry for more than 10 years, and the issue of “money under the table” is one of the most pervasive concerns I’ve seen between dairy producers and independent consultants. We’ve all heard about these deals, usually one guy referring to “the other consultant” down the road. Last year, a colleague of mine (we’ll call him Mike) told me about a situation he’d encountered.
Throughout December, extension educators from four universities across the country collaborated to provide dairy genomics workshops for producers, veterinarians and allied industry.
Do you know what you’re missing by not lowering your somatic cell count? The University of Kentucky and Southeast Quality Milk Initiative (SQMI) launched an online dashboard in 2014 to help producers determine those opportunity costs. Dr. Jeffrey Bewley, a UK associate professor and extension dairy specialist, provides details about the dashboard below.
The Superbowl is almost here – can you taste it? Oh, wait; we haven’t made the party assignments – who is bringing cheese dip, hot dogs, chicken wings and those mini-wieners in BBQ sauce? After all, it’s not a party without the protein. Without protein we’d have to call it just a rowdy garden soirée – and who has time to figure out how to say that with a mouthful of crackers, salami and squirt-cheese?
A common myth is that stray voltage can cause mastitis. But in more than 20 years of stray voltage advising and research, University of Wisconsin – Madison's Dr. Doug Reinemann has found that's not the case.
Like many small family farms, Meeks Farms and Sons near Evans Mills, New York, is fighting feed prices, larger well-backed competitors, weather and other forces intent on sinking the three-generation farm. The family found reinforcements at the New York Farm Viability Institute.
Cornell University hosted the Agribusiness Economic Outlook Conference in December. Overall, experts expect a good year for the agriculture sector in general, but add that the dairy industry should be wary.
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