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Anyone with a Twitter account can now be among the first to know about food recalls with a new service the Department of Agriculture is rolling out.
The USDA says state-specific food safety alerts for meat, poultry, and processed egg products are included as well as information on how to protect food during severe weather events.
Filming on farms, ranches and dairies could be prohibited in Utah despite concerns that animal abuse will go unreported.
Republican Sen. Dave Hinkins of Orangeville says the purpose of House Bill 187 is to prevent animal-rights activists from taking pictures or video to use as propaganda.
As farmers across the county mark National Agriculture Day, the Minnesota Agri-Growth Council is sharing new data on the importance of agriculture to Minnesota.
The industry group recently released some highlights of a study it conducted with the University of Minnesota that follows up on a similar survey in 2003.
This article was #24 of the Top 25 most well-read articles on www.progressivedairy.com in 2012. to jump to the article. It was published in the March 10, 2012 Extra. Click here for the full list of the Top 25.
While attending the 2012 World Ag Expo, Progressive Dairyman Publisher Alan Leavitt attended a “Procross” three-way crossbreeding tour hosted by Creative Genetics of California, Inc. Leavitt’s photo slideshow features crossbred cows with Swedish Red, Montbeliarde and Holstein genetics.
We asked Creative Genetics owner Mike Osmundson to respond to a few follow-up questions:
Dairy science students from four universities recently attended the second annual Western regional meeting of the American Dairy Science Association-Student Affiliate Division (ADSA-SAD) in Visalia, California. The meeting was held March 3-4 and attracted 38 students and advisors, in addition to several industry professionals.
Sixty students from six western universities and one Canadian university competed in the seventh annual Western Regional Dairy Challenge March 1-3, 2012 in Visalia, California. The Western Regional Dairy Challenge is an innovative dairy management analysis competition developed by industry and university professionals from across the U.S.
Editor's note: Penn State dairy student Hannah Wentworth will be providing monthly updates through the Progressive Dairyman Extra e-newsletter about her study abroad experience in New Zealand this spring.
Check back next month for a new column, or visit her blog at www.pafarmgirladventures.blogspot.com.
Classes are underway at Lincoln University. I am excited to be taking:
• Dairy Science: The New Zealand dairy industry!
• Plant Production Systems: Pastures on different New Zealand farms with field trips to sheep, dairy, deer and cropping operations
• Microbiology: As it relates to food
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