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Dairy co-ops throughout the country have, or will soon have, communicated to dairy producers how a recently announced USDA agreement with the E.U. for individual farm testing of somatic cell counts (SCC) will impact them in upcoming months.
In Nov. 2011, the USDA notified the industry of a new E.U. health certification program required for all dairy products and dairy ingredients being exported to E.U. nations. In short, the key element of the new program is individual farm testing of SCCs and calculation of a farm’s three-month rolling geometric mean, which must be less than 400,000 SCCs per mL to certify for export to the E.U.
The 27th annual New York Farm Show, Feb. 23- 25, 2012 at the NYS Fairgrounds, Syracuse is the Northeast’s premier indoor farm show and is packed with new and practical equipment, services and products just right for your farming operation. More than 400 exhibitors covering more than 215,000 sq. ft. will be waiting for you. Show hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
Visit the show for the best access to products, services and information to keep you up to date with the latest innovations in the agriculture industry. You’ll find hundreds of exhibits to serve and assist you with your everyday needs on the farm. Learn, compare and shop all at one location – the New York Farm Show.
Genex Cooperative, Inc. Holstein bulls derived from the GENESIS Cooperative Herd lead the industry in genomic accuracy. These 54 Co-op prefix bulls averaged a mere $1 drop in Lifetime Net Merit (LNM) as they transitioned from genomic-only genetic evaluations in August 2010 to daughter-proven genetic evaluations in December 2011 (minimum of 40 daughters). The average change among the 1,879 bulls industrywide over the same time period was a $22 decrease.
Click here to see photos and more information about the Today's Agriculture display.
PennAg Industries Association, on behalf of the Pennsylvania Alliance for Livestock Care and Well-Being and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, received valuable feedback from the Today’s Agriculture exhibit from its target audience – Farm Show visitors – thanks to a series of interviews conducted by the Animal Agriculture Alliance, a non-profit national animal agriculture organization based in Washington, D.C. On Thursday, Jan. 12 and Friday, Jan. 13, Alliance staff filmed 32 visitors and interviewed an additional 100 visitors after they toured the 10,000 square foot Today’s Agriculture exhibit at the 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show.
Patty Colson has been a volunteer for World Ag Expo, held in Tulare, California, since 1984. With a farm background herself, she has attended every show since it started in the 1960s.
This year’s 2012 show marks the 45th anniversary, “Growing World Agriculture,” held February 14-16 at the International Agri-Center show grounds in Tulare, California.
World Ag Expo recently released its 2012 version of the World Ag Expo app available in the Apple iTunes or App Store, Blackberry App World and Android Market.
This app puts important information about World Ag Expo in the palm of your hand for easy access before, during and after the show.
1. Once launched, you are at the “Dashboard.” Here you will find links to the different areas of the app including: My Schedule, Exhibitors, Maps, Events, Speakers, Twitter and Downloads.
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry has agreed to help migrant workers with limited English language skills understand rights and protections.
The deal is part of a larger agreement reached in December with the Environmental Protection Agency that arose after some workers said they could not communicate about repeated exposure to pesticides.
It’s World Ag Expo time again. As is tradition, here’s a preview of the top three reasons I’m looking forward to attending this year’s show.
1. Dairy seminars This will be the first year Progressive Dairyman has hosted seminars at World Ag Expo. When we began planning the seminars last fall, I thought we had a solid lineup.
But as I’ve spent time individually with some of the presenters, I’ve grown increasingly excited to see their presentations live.
I’m perhaps most excited about the virtual tours. Two eager dairy producers will talk about the experiences that have shaped them in recent years.
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad pledged his commitment to child health and wellness through Fuel Up to Play 60, an in-school health and wellness program that encourages youth to consume nutrient-rich foods and achieve 60 minutes of physical activity every day. The Governor joined Lieutenant Governor, Kim Reynolds; Secretary of Agriculture, Bill Northey; Director of Department of Public Health, Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks; Director of Department of Education, Dr. Jason Glass; the program advisor and student body from Capitol View Elementary School in Des Moines, Iowa; former Kansas City Chiefs player, Eddie Kennison; Iowa dairy farmers; and members of Midwest Dairy Council to sign the symbolic pledge.
Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has added butter to the product list it will assist members in selling overseas, starting in January.
Analysis of market fundamentals by CWT/NMPF economists indicated that the time was right to provide assistance to CWT member cooperatives interested in expanding sales of U.S. butter in foreign markets.
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