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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced April 11 that it is taking three steps to promote the judicious use of medically important antibiotics in food-producing animals.
Based on a consideration of relevant reports and scientific data, FDA is proposing a voluntary initiative to phase in certain changes to how medically important antimicrobial drugs are labeled and used in food-producing animals.
Michigan State University (MSU) is poised to begin work on a new anaerobic digester, a system that will not only help re-use waste from MSU’s farms and dining halls but also will create energy for some on-campus buildings.
At its April 13 meeting, the MSU Board of Trustees authorized the administration to begin work on the project, an approximately $5 million venture that should pay for itself in less than 15 years.
“The Secretary’s Column” by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is a weekly feature of the USDA blog. Learn more at http://blogs.usda.gov/
As a warm winter drew to a close with the warmest March on record, many farmers around the country were already in the fields and others are itching to get crops in the ground.
Each planting season begins with such promise. This one is no different.
Heat stress causes losses in several areas on dairy farms across the country during the summer months – in addition to milk production losses.
In order to help producers mitigate the negative effects of heat stress on dairy cattle, the Dairy Heat Stress Road Show program was created well in advance of 2012’s summer months.
The road show took place in four locations throughout the southern U.S. and one location in Puerto Rico, making its debut last December in Florida. The remaining three stops of the road show took place in early April, with the last stop taking place in Tulare, California, on April 6.
Activity at the Carlton dairy farm near Rockmart, Georgia, picks up considerably in the fall, and it’s not just because of harvest. In late September, visitors start streaming onto the farm to wander through the farm’s five-acre corn maze and take home a pumpkin for Halloween.
This will be the 11th season for the farm’s pumpkin patch and corn maze. “We have people who have been out here every year for the past 10 years,” said Brad Carlton, who runs the farm with his father Bobby.
Two years ago, So-Fine Bovines in Westfield, Wisconsin, replaced Presynch/Ovsynch with automated heat detection as its primary breeding protocol.
Brooks Buchholz, the dairy’s herd manager, says he likes that the new system has cut down on the number of shots he must administer.
With genomics becoming a tool that many producers across the country are using, a new concern is now emerging – increased inbreeding depression. A webinar in early April discussed this topic as well as the launch of a new program designed to help provide a solution to this concern.
After nearly four years of development, Select Sires Inc. launched StrataGEN, a program focused on providing an easy-to-use solution to help producers obtain optimal genetic progression while minimizing inbreeding within their herds.
What is involved in getting a nutritious, quality food product to your dinner table? More than the average consumer realizes.
Earlier this week, members of PennAg Industries Association and the National Federation of Independent Business met in Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania, at the Manbeck Farm as part of the recently launched program “Small Businesses for Sensible Regulations."
This is a national effort focused on protecting small businesses and American jobs from the negative impacts of regulations recently proposed by the Obama Administration.
Lyle Kruse, vice president of U.S. market development for Select Sires, Inc., discusses the Select Detect mobile app with Progressive Dairyman. Kruse details information about the app, including why it was developed, how it works and why it's an important tool.
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