Digi-Star creates new handheld Moisture Tracker Digi-Star introduces the Moisture Tracker, a handheld, near-infrared scanning device that rapidly measures the dry matter and moisture content of animal feeds.

Conservation is a group effort. The conservationist and the landowner, and others in both the public and private sector, are collectively working towards planning for and implementing conservation. What does this mean? We may define conservation as a change in the landowner’s behavior toward how a farm landscape is managed, with the expectation that resources like water and soil and air are protected from degradation.

The 2013 Vita Plus Dairy Summit was an action-packed, three-day event that included farm tours, expert speakers and dairy producer panels, along with plenty of time for socializing. Check out photos from these activities here:

A Wisconsin dairy farm that supplied milk to make cheese for a national frozen pizza brand made the naughty list in December after video footage shot at the farm showed employees mistreating animals.

Farmers in Massachusetts received an early Christmas present when on Dec. 23 the state’s House and Senate enacted bill H3785 to reimburse farmers from a trust fund aimed to protect against non-payment for milk.

A group of seven politicians from Upstate New York and representing more than 90 percent of the state’s dairy farms want the government to delay plans for random inspections at farms in the Empire State.

It’s that time of year where we are wrapping up 2013 and are looking ahead to the next season. For most farms, we are taking a hard look at the financials, upcoming costs and equipment purchases. It’s also the time to review our current structure, team and management practices to ensure we are set up for success for the upcoming year.

Decades-old Farmland Dairies in Wallington, New Jersey, plans to close its doors by mid-February. The announcement came as a surprise to many, according to a report by Desiree Taylor on NJTV News, including the 325 people who will be left without jobs once the plant closes.

Accelerated Genetics adds three proven sires to enhance an already well-equipped Jersey lineup, the company says, with highly demanded attributes of production, type and outcross.

A new report by Rabobank on the global dairy industry forecasts continued high prices in 2014 due to demand from China. In the report, the company says that international dairy commodity prices strengthened from already high levels in the three months to mid-December are expected to remain high at least for the first half of 2014.