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Genetics, farm audits, government regulations, milk quotas, greenhouse gases, branding to the millennial consumer, employee training ... these topics and more about the farm will be explored during the "Three Pillars of Modern Farming: Genetics, Management and Nutrition" session at the “What If” 30th annual Alltech International Symposium, May 18-21 in Lexington, Kentucky.
Zoetis has brought back its Industry Support Program (ISP) for youth involved in agriculture and veterinary medicine. For the sixth year, the company is partnering with veterinarians, animal health suppliers and dealer customers to support students through FFA, the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) Foundation and the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Foundation. Since its inception in 2008, this program has donated more than $5.9 million.
The number of days in a year pales in comparison to the number of mouths to feed in just one day. Multiply the world’s population – some 7 billion – by 365 and you’ll start to see the enormous responsibility of dairymen, farmers, ranchers and others who work in the agriculture industry.
Organic dairy farmers in Sonoma County, California, are a little nervous about a proposal to treat wastewater for livestock consumption. They fear the untested water could harm their animals and hurt business.
Starbucks has become the center of attention for an activist group that’s trying to persuade big brand names to move away from GMOs, according to an article by Elaine Watson on Food Navigator-USA.
The USDA finalized changes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to further improve the nutrition and health of the nation's low-income pregnant women, new mothers, infants and young children.
The Dairy Calf & Heifer Association has undergone several new changes over the past year. (See our interview with Jack Banker last year and the news release about the new logo.) So it's fitting that the association's annual conference has a theme of "Be a Driver of Change."
A bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate weighed in this week on the importance of rejecting European Union efforts to restrict the use of common food names, including a variety of popular, well-known cheeses used by U.S. dairy producers and companies.
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