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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.
The DeLaval LS-01 “low slip” liner is expanding to include three additional high performing liners designed to work with a variety of milking operations.
The new liners are engineered to slip less, offering important benefits to producers such as improved milk flow and speed, fewer parlor routine disruptions, and better mastitis prevention and somatic cell counts.
Powerfoil X2.0, the newest industrial fan from the Big Ass Fan Company of Lexington, Kentucky, significantly increases the coverage area of the company’s popular Powerfoil X.
Released on May 1, the Powerfoil X2.0 introduces a new patented airfoil system that combines patented airfoils and winglets with patent-pending AirFence technology to increase overall coverage by 28 percent.
Nearly two hundred leaders representing animal agriculture came together in Arlington, Virginia, May 2 to kick off the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s eleventh annual Stakeholders Summit.
Twelve speakers discussed the event’s theme, “Real Farmers Real Food: Celebrating Tradition and Technology."
To understand the right order of ingredients that should go into the mixer wagon, we must consider the physical properties of the ingredients that affect mixing, such as size, shape, density, water absorption capacity (hydroscopy), static electricity and adhesiveness.
Ingredient moistureDry ingredients of small particle size will stick to high-moisture ingredients such as silage or molasses. Therefore, it is important to properly mix the dry ingredients before adding the wetter ingredients.
Global dairy prices are off 20 to 30 percent from their spring 2011 peaks as swelling milk production worldwide has turned supply deficits into surpluses.
As a result, rising inventories are expected to keep downward pressure on international dairy markets in the second half of 2012, according to presenters at the U.S. Dairy Export Council’s (USDEC) spring Board of Directors and Membership Meeting May 2 in Chicago.
The meeting attracted a record turnout – a reflection of the broad understanding of the need to operate more effectively in international markets.
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.
When South Dakota’s farmers wanted to connect with consumers they brought the consumers to the farm. Now, events like Mom’s Day Out on the Farm dot calendars throughout the state and consumers are meeting the people who help put food on the table.
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