A comment I often hear is: “I don’t remember signing up for it, but the magazine just keeps coming every month.”

Following the theme of the 2019 Progressive Dairy Operators (PDO) Triennial Symposium, “Managing disruptors on the dairy farm,” three dairy producers shared the methods they use to manage in this changing industry.

Lely opened its North American manufacturing facility in Pella, Iowa, in 2012. It is one of three manufacturing facilities in the world.

As we look upon another season of giving thanks, I want to challenge you to look beyond the obvious blessings in your life and relish in the little things that bring you happiness each day.

The 2019 North American Manure Expo was held July 31 – Aug. 1 at Fair Oaks Farms in Indiana. It included tours, a workshop, seminars, equipment demonstrations and a trade show featuring nearly 70 exhibitors.

This summer, my oldest daughter had her first experience in the dairy show ring. It was something she wanted to do for years, and she was finally old enough to compete at the local fair.

Livestock manure is a highly variable fertilizer. Its composition can vary depending on the age of the animal, feedstuffs consumed and the way it is agitated and removed from storage, just to name a few reasons.

As a manufacturer in the manure and ag industry for 44 years, Bazooka Farmstar decided to offer a new event for the industry that would allow 100 manure applicators and farmers to participate in one-and-a-half days of entertainment, education and equipment.