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The Idaho National Center for Livestock and Environmental Studies (INCLES) continues on somewhat of roller coaster ride toward reality. The events of the past few weeks could be characterized as having both good and bad implications for the project, b...
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Scott DrukerSenior Business Manager Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition
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In a few short months, cattle prices have staged a seemingly miraculous comeback. In December, finished cattle were $80 per hundredweight, now they are $100 per hundredweight. Calves were $1.05 per pound, now they are over $1.30 per pound. “Suddenly, ow...
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Dairy producers, through their checkoff investment, will once again award 20 academic scholarships to students currently enrolled in programs that emphasize dairy and who have shown potential to become future dairy leaders.
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AgriLabs CEO, Steve Schram, announced that AgriLabs will present two $5,000 named awards in honor of Dr. Bruce Wren.
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McLanahan Corporation is proud to celebrate the anniversary that marks 175 years in business and six generations of family management and ownership. To commemorate the 175-year landmark, McLanahan will be holding an Open House on August 29 at the Holliday...
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Engineered Storage Product Company (ESPC) has completed a North American Distribution Agreement with dinamica generale US Inc., a new U.S. branch of dinamica generale of Poggio Rusco, Italy, to distribute its innovative dg precisionFEEDING system and weig...
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Diamond V, a scientifically-motivated feed ingredient supplier, announces the launch of its new website, www.DiamondV.com. The newly redesigned site provides agri-market customers the most comprehensive information related to nutrition, health and product...
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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency shut down Excel Dairy, a 1,500-cow operation located near Thief River Falls in Minnesota, due to several air quality violations through the years. This marks the first time the state has taken such an action against ...
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s announcement that $2 million will be made available to dairy, beef, poultry and swine producers to help cut energy-related production costs is a positive step that can produce long-term savings for dairy farmers, acco...
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A decade after it first asked the federal Food and Drug Administration to crack down on the misappropriation of dairy terminology on imitation milk products, the National Milk Producers Federation sent another petition to the FDA, asserting that the pract...
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Amid the ongoing dairy crisis, members of the Northeast Dairy Leadership Team are working to reduce price volatility and institute meaningful policy reforms that will ultimately bring about lasting improvements for individual producers and the industry at...
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Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted one bid from Darigold, one bid from Land O’Lakes, two bids from Foremost Farms, and two bids from Dairy Farmers of America for export assistance for a total of 5.4 million pounds of Cheddar cheese and Montere...
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On April 20, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released its report, “Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Dairy Sector — A Life Cycle Assessment.” It states that approximately 4.1 percent of total global GHG emissi...
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Since my last writing, the USDA Dairy Advisory Board has held its first meeting in Washington, D.C. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack gave the 17-memember committee an opening charge to evaluate the most difficult challenges in the industry and pr...
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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer recently signed a controversial new law that gives Arizona's local law enforcement and county attorneys more authority to "assist in the enforcement of federal immigration laws." When the changes are effective in August, local cops...
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The Waterman Dairy Center near The Ohio State University campus in Columbus, Ohio, will soon transition to a herd that is 100 percent Jersey. The discussion to have an all-Jersey herd began in June 2009 and was driven by feed costs.
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Below are some of the new products or updates to previous products that have been announced as of April 23. Return to this section of the Progressive Dairyman website periodically to find out what new products will be impacting the dairy industry.
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Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) accepted four bids from Foremost Farms and six bids from Dairy Farmers of America for export assistance for a total of 4.5 million pounds of Cheddar cheese to the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Central America. The majo...
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ANIMART, Inc. will host a beef and dairy cattle fitting and showmanship demonstration for area 4-H and FFA youth at ANIMART in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, on May 11 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. All youth are invited to this complimentary hands-on workshop intended to h...
Re: Free traffic vs. directed-cow traffic in robotic milking barns
Posted on Friday, 17 May 2013 by Jeff B.I quote "In addition, in directed-cow traffic the selection gate should...
Re: Raw milk bill killed twice in Montana Senate
Posted on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 by Laura.Montana small herd producers, tell your Congresspeople to KISS! Idaho...
Re: Five-day E. coli treatment of gram-negative mastitis largely garners favor
Posted on Thursday, 02 May 2013 by IDLaura.Idaho has a Small Herd Exemption program where we can sell...