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New research from R&D LifeSciences, LLC, reveals that substantial positive production trends can be generated in lactating dairy cattle when the natural, non-drug feed additive Lactomace is included in cow rations.
Lactomace contains enzymes and fermentation products of Aspergillus oryzae, Trichoderma viride, and Bacillus subtilis that help enhance the digestibility and utilization of feed components by dairy cattle, resulting in improved performance.
A 120-day, three-site research study conducted in the southwest U.S. involved 7,000 lactating Holstein cows managed under commercial dairy production conditions.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced up to $1 million is available to help farmers in New York install an anaerobic digester as part of their manure management system.
Funding is provided by the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) and is available to those farms ready to build a digester within the next year. Farms may apply for assistance by signing up at their local USDA Service Center. The deadline to apply for funding is April 20.
In a special March 7 award ceremony in Washington, D.C., the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy announced the winners of the inaugural U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards, a program to recognize dairy farms, dairy companies and collaborative partnerships for efforts that advance the sustainability of the dairy industry.
“Across the supply chain, the dairy industry continues to demonstrate leadership in meeting consumer demand for great-tasting, wholesome and nutritious dairy products, while finding new ways to preserve our planet’s precious resources,” said Barbara O’Brien, president of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy.
As part of its ongoing philanthropic support of strategic animal health initiatives, Pfizer Animal Health contributed a total of $20,000 to the American Humane Association (AHA) and the National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Foundation.
Michael McFarland, group director of U.S. Veterinary Operations for Companion Animals for Pfizer Animal Health, said, “The donation will benefit AHA’s Red Star Program, in emergency preparedness and disaster relief training and efforts.”
Dairymen are buying much of the 5,000 acres in Weld County, Colorado, once occupied by Butterball's turkey farms.
Those producers are expanding their efforts to meet the expected milk demand that comes with the new Leprino Foods cheese plant in Greeley. New dairies are expected to arrive and existing local dairies are expected to expand.
Plans for a powdered milk processing plant in Fallon, Nevada, that would create 44 full-time jobs and hundreds of indirect jobs have moved a giant step closer to reality.
Quail Hollow LLC, a subsidiary of Dairy Farmers of America, closed an agreement with the city of Fallon to buy 31.5 acres. Construction of the $70-million facility is tentatively scheduled to begin in May and be completed by the summer of 2013, Fallon’s Lahontan Valley News reported.
Eric Grimes, executive director of the Churchill Economic Development Authority, said the plant would have a “massive impact on the county and the region.”
State water regulators found more than 50 decomposing cow carcasses at the Rego Dairy in Gustine, California. The operator could face fines and a referral to the state Attorney General's office.
The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board issued a cleanup order. Dairy owner Franklin Rego has until March 30 to dispose of the carcasses. If he can't meet that deadline, he could face fines.
The members of Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW) elected one new individual to the board of directors and re-elected two individuals to the board.
Linda White, Reedsburg, Wisconsin, was elected to a three-year term on the board while Walter Meinholz, DeForest, Wisconsin, and Keith York, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, were re-elected to their second three-year term.
The Dairy Practices Council is excited to announce the distribution of five guidelines:
REVISED Guideline 58, Guidelines for Sizing Dairy Farm Water Heater Systems. This is the third edition of this popular and handy reference. It has been updated to show the latest technology applicable to dairy farm hot water needs to clean pipeline milker systems.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Farm Safety 4 Just Kids (FS4JK). The organization has promoted farm safety to more than 6 million people through local programs and education since 1987.
Over the past 25 years, FS4JK has established a network of more than 120 chapters across the U.S. and Canada that offer farm safety presentations on a local level. In that time, 35,600 volunteers donated 280,000 hours of their time to help promote safety on the farm.
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