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The dairy industry’s animal care program has achieved an important milestone, with 70 percent of the nation’s milk now participating in the program. With the recent addition of several major cooperatives in the National Dairy FARM Program (Farmers Assuring Responsible Management), more than two-thirds of the nation’s cows will be covered.
The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service will provide an estimate of U.S. milk production each month through September 2013, which is the end of federal fiscal year 2013. The agency will use only various sources of administrative data to establish the monthly milk production estimates rather than incorporating information from the two remaining quarterly producer surveys, as is presently done.
Dr. Don Gardner raises about 700 dairy heifers a year at his Huddleston, Virginia, operation. The calves arrive straight from the farm between 300 and 400 pounds and stay until two months before calving.
Herd health is of utmost important to the veterinarian and grower. He has implemented a strict vaccination protocol that begins before the animals ever arrive on his farm.
The 2013 Roto-Mix National Dealer Meeting was held March 16-19 in historic Dodge City, Kansas, where several new products were previewed for the dealers who attended from across the country and from Canada, Mexico and Japan.
The event included dealer training, research results, product information and finished with an awards banquet where the Roto-Mix 2012 Dealer of the Year was awarded to Ag Equipment Inc. of Caldwell, Idaho.
On April 8, 2013, from noon to 1 p.m. CDT, Dr. Victor Cabrera will present a webinar titled, "Economic Analysis Tools for Dairy Reproduction Programs."
Cabrera is an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin – Madison Department of Dairy Science. He is also a dairy management extension specialist for UW-Extension.
I love to plan a trip. In fact, if I ever left the field of ag journalism, I think I'd pursue a career in tourism. When I'm traveling for work, I always try to look for an opportunity to see something new or different.
PD Editor Walt Cooley noticed that Indianapolis, Indiana, will be hosting quite a few dairy activities this spring and summer. (Those are recapped )
We thought we'd also outline a few activities and dairy companies you might want to check out while in the area. to jump to that section.
The National Milk Producers Federation has joined the Center for Food Integrity and the U.S. pork sector to jointly launch “See It? Stop It! Animal care starts with you,” a proactive demonstration of agriculture’s commitment to farm animal care.
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) announced March 21 that the USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, has confirmed bovine tuberculosis in the lymph nodes of a Saginaw County dairy cow identified during slaughter surveillance.
Willis Programs, a specialty business unit of global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, has introduced a customized insurance solution for dairy operations. DairyProtector is designed for dairy farms with cows producing raw milk for bulk sales.
Pittsburgh officials are using a $50,000 urban redevelopment grant to create a "dairy district'' around a historic family-owned business; Colteryahn Dairy has been in business for 126 years.
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