Calf Solutions, in connection with Zinpro, introduces Premolac® PLUS colostrum replacer for dairy calves. With 152.4 grams of immunoglobulins (IgG), this new product is the highest concentration of IgG per gram of powder compared to other USDA-licensed colostrum replacer powder products for aiding in the treatment of failure of passive transfer.

The enrollment period for participation in the 2018 Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) is open Sept. 1, but don’t rush into your Farm Service Agency (FSA) office just yet. And, U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue has given dairy farmers another option – they can opt out of MPP-Dairy altogether next year.

The impact of Hurricane Harvey on the Texas dairy industry should be minimal. However, dairy producers feeding cottonseed could likely see short-term impacts on availability and price, according to marketers contacted by Progressive Dairyman.

The percentage of dairy operations using computers hasn’t changed much in recent years, but dairy farmers continue to move toward higher-speed internet connections when and where it is available, according to a biennial USDA report.

Digest Highlights: Milk deserves income insurance options similar to crops. Canadian mid-year cow and heifers numbers up slightly. McDonald’s sets antibiotic framework requirements for suppliers. There’s an updated Spanish language Form I-9 web page. A class action lawsuit over parmesan cheese product labels is dismissed. Find a summary of these and other news here.

On April 24, 2012, a tractor rollover during spring plowing took the life of James Neidermire, forever changing the course of Neiderland Dairy in East Farmington, Wisconsin. His younger brother, Joel, farms on with his memory close at heart. Joel continues to help run their 40-cow herd and farm over 200 acres.

Dairy leaders from the U.S. and Mexico issued a list of priorities, including repeating previous criticism of European Union (EU) and Canadian dairy trade policies, as North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks get set to resume Sept. 1-5, in Mexico City.

You’ve done your research, and you are ready to make a change in your stalls. Maybe you’re changing from one mattress to another. Sand bedding to manure solids. Or maybe you’re switching from a deep bedding to dual waterbeds.

In my father’s milk herd, there is one little Jersey that stands out in contrast to a whole herd of Holsteins. Although she doesn’t stand taller than the rest or match the consistent black and white, she isn’t afraid of being different.

In 2016, OSHA finalized rules it hopes will improve the tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses. Some of the regulations that accompanied this ruling have percolated through the system, and now dairy farmers have a number of changes coming their way.