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Reuters recently reported on a new European study that found kids who grow up on farms and have contact with cows and cow milk are less likely to have allergies and asthma than kids raised nearby but not on a farm.
Reuters mentioned that previous research has shown kids raised on European farms have lower rates of asthma and allergies than other children.
However, these new findings help identify what specifically may protect some farm-raised youngsters against developing asthma or allergies.
In today’s complex and highly mechanized silage programs, consistently protecting employees, equipment and property throughout harvesting, filling and feeding does not occur without thought, preparation and training.
It is better to take steps in advance to eliminate hazards than to rely upon yourself or others to make the correct decision when a hazard is encountered.
As Dennis Murphy, extension safety specialist at Penn State University, points out, “We have nothing to lose by practicing safety, but we have everything to lose by not practicing it.”
Age: 54
Location: Clovis, New Mexico
My dairy’s history: We originally rented two dairies in California and then relocated to a rented dairy in Stephenville, Texas, for five years. We moved to Clovis about 16 years ago and built our current dairy, El Dorado Dairy, 11 years ago.
Currently, we are milking about 3,200 head, raising all of our heifers and farming about 3,000 acres. My three sons do a lot of the management of the dairy.
Since the launch of the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Commitment in 2008, the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy -- established under the leadership of America’s dairy producers -- has united the dairy value chain in a collective effort to measure and improve the environmental, social and economic sustainability of U.S. dairy.
Using a research-based approach, the Innovation Center is establishing benchmark measures of industry-level dairy sustainability, while putting tools in the hands of decision-makers to drive innovation at individual businesses.
Cows, calves and tasty dairy treats are making their annual appearance on the Capitol Square in Madison, Wisconsin, for Cows on the Concourse.
The free event, which takes place 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 2, has relocated to North and South Pinkney Street and East Washington Avenue.
The event kicks off June Dairy Month in Dane County.
A dairy farm in Wyoming County, New York, was in the spotlight May 1 as officials cut the ribbon for the grand opening of a manure-to-electrical-power dairy project, Synergy Biogas.
The biogas facility at Synergy Dairy produces gas by digesting food and cattle waste -- generating enough power to run about 1,000 homes.
The nation's 100 largest agriculture cooperatives reported near-record revenue of $118 billion in 2010, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Under Secretary Dallas Tonsager announced last week.
This was an increase of 4 percent over 2009 figures. Net income for the 100 top agriculture co-ops was also up more than 10 percent in 2010, reaching $2.39 billion, up from $2.16 billion in 2009.
Leading the revenue increase were dairy cooperatives, which saw 2010 revenue climb more than 14.5 percent from the previous year, to $29.45 billion. Dairy cooperatives accounted for more than half of the revenue increase recorded by the top 100 ag coops in 2010.
The New Holland Agriculture equipment company was established in the 1890s and was named for its location: New Holland, Pennsylvania. After much growth and many mergers, the company is now part of CNH and owned by Fiat Industrial. Fiat S.p.A. includes brands such as Jeep, Chrysler and Dodge.
New Holland Vice President Abe Hughes said leadership in the company began to recognize a need to “rejuvenate” the New Holland brand name.
The company held a media event April 25-26, where more than 20 agricultural print, radio and television outlets were invited to learn about the company’s history and growth. Attendees test-drove some of its newest equipment, including the new T9 Series four-wheel drive tractor with SmartTrax, which reduces soil compaction.
Accelerated Genetics’ sire, Long-Langs Oman Oman, better known around the world as Man-O-Man (stud code 014HO04929) has recently passed away.
Click here to read Progressive Dairyman Editor Walt Cooley's 2007 article about Man-O-Man's pedigree.
Man-O-Man’s death is not an ending for his influence on the Holstein breed. His legacy will be carried forward by his clone 014HO06429 Man-O-Man 2.
BouMatic, a global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of high quality milking systems and dairy equipment, released a new SmartDairy Feeding Module for Out-of-Parlor and In-Parlor Feeding.
BouMatic’s New SmartDairy Feeding modules utilize the industry’s latest software and RFID technology to deliver a robust system that helps dairy producers feed their cows more easily and efficiently.
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