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For the fourth year in a row, leaders in the dairy industry will gather in Lexington, Kentucky from Dec. 6-8, for Alltech’s Global Dairy 500. In 2011, the Global 500 will move into uncharted territory, venturing into a world of opportunities and challenges, and exploring the dairy industries' future landscape.
Dairy producers can assess their risk for a violative antibiotic residue in milk and meat by using a new online tool from Pfizer Animal Health. The short, 10-question self-assessment takes only a few minutes to complete and is now live at www.AvoidResidues.com/Assessment.
The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) honored Earl Horning as the 2011 recipient of the Richard E. Lyng Award for his dedication and distinguished service to dairy promotion. Horning, a dairy producer from Manchester, Michigan, was recognized at the Joint NDB/National Milk Producers Federation/United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA) Annual Meeting in San Diego, California.
The final session of a three-part webinar series titled “What’s ahead for dairy in 2012” will be held on Monday, Nov. 28, from noon to 1 p.m. CDT. Registration for the webinar, hosted by the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW), is required by Nov. 21.
As part of its annual Green Fever sales program, John Deere announces major incentives on its entire line of compact tractors, utility tractors, and pull-type hay tools purchased from now through Jan. 31. In addition, the Green Fever promotion also will offer special pre-season incentives on select turf products purchased from now through Feb. 29.
This article was #1 of the Top 25 most well-read articles on www.progressivedairy.com in 2012. to jump to the article. It was published in the November 21, 2011 issue. Click here for the full list of the Top 25.
When we put Leontien VandeLaar on the cover of our 2011 “Women in dairy” issue, we knew she had a powerful story – but we were blown away by just how many connected with the Indiana dairywoman.
“Behind every great man, there’s a great woman.”— Author unknown
History doesn’t tell us who first uttered this age-old quote, but for centuries it has remained a statement of truth for many, including the founders and participants of Annie’s Project.
Annie’s Project, or rather Annie’s National Network Initiative for Educational Success (ANNIES), was founded by Ruth Hambleton, daughter of Annie Fleck, to bring financial security and well-being to women in rural communities where food, feed, fiber and fuel production are identical with family farms.
On approximately 450 acres of cropland nestled in the fields of Burlington, Wisconsin, a man and wife are able to farm as one with some credit to agriculture educational programs much like Annie’s Project.
Ed and Dawn Noble own and operate Lone Chestnut Farms, LLC, a dairy farm where they milk an average of 120 head of Holstein cattle and grow corn, soybeans, winter wheat and hay.
Minnie Ward is a regional calf and heifer specialist for FAMO Feeds, Inc. Six years ago, Ward and her husband, Randy, began a calf-raising operation near Rochester, Minnesota.
She recently spoke at the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW) Calf Care Workshops in Wisconsin, sharing the lessons she’s learned from installing one of the first automated calf feeders in the country.
High-performing CIP systems are important for the health and well-being of everyone who consumes milk, even the first customer in line for a serving – the dairy calf.
At least that’s what one calf ranch operator from Texas learned recently. Calves were becoming increasingly ill with no explanation. All the usual suspects were checked: housing, bedding, feeding and health protocols. This rancher was running out of leads.
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