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Northeast Iowa Community College is excited to offer an artificial insemination class taught jointly by Dr. Alex Souza and Dr. Humberta Rivera, reproduction specialists with Accelerated Genetics of Baraboo, Wisconsin. The three-day hands-on class will be ...
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Marking another step in the dairy industry's efforts to accelerate innovation and increase future demand for dairy, Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy announced the formation of the Dairy Research Institute, a 501(c)(3) n...
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The 400 kWh CHP system will be installed in Lynden, Washington, about 95 miles north of Seattle. It is scheduled to be installed in late 2010. Lynden-based DARITECH Inc. will build the anaerobic digester, and the Van Dyk Dairy Farm owns and operates the b...
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In what has quickly emerged as a premier forum for global dairy leaders, the 2010 Global Dairy 500 will be held in Lexington, Kentucky, Nov. 1-4, 2010. Alltech, a global animal nutrition company, is building on the success of its inaugural program which s...
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The National Dairy Shrine announces the winners of its scholarships for 2010. The scholarships will be presented at the Awards Banquet at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin, on Thursday, Sept. 30. National Dairy Shrine will provide more than ...
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Water, immigration and global competitiveness are among the most challenging topics facing agribusiness professionals today. Just as challenging are potential changes in federal legislation and demands on the future of animal agriculture. To help attendee...
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Badgerland Financial, the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation and UW-Cooperative Extension announced a new partnership to host the first-ever Wisconsin Ag Women’s Summit on March 18-19, 2011, at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells.
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High temperatures and lots of humidity were the perfect ingredients for severe weather in the Upper Midwest late last week. Heavy rains and storms capable of producing tornados came through Minnesota and Iowa and converged on Wisconsin in the evening hour...
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Young Jersey breeders who have exhibited unique leadership qualities and achieved success in their Jersey businesses now have the opportunity to gain further knowledge and industry contacts at the 19th International Conference of World Jersey Cattle Burea...
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Looking to show your Red & Whites this fall? The show requirements of the Red & White Dairy Cattle Association (RWDCA) are as follows.
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World Ag Expo is excited to announce the renewal of its partnership with Lallemand Animal Nutrition North America for the second year. Lallemand will sponsor the contest awards and prizes for World Ag Expo’s Forage Challenge, presented by Mycogen Seeds...
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Mycogen Seeds is adding eight new BMR and TMF hybrids to its 2011 lineup of SILAGE-SPECIFIC corn hybrids. The new portfolio offers a wide selection of silage corn hybrids, designed to help growers find the right fit for their unique forage situations.
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Following an economic evaluation of the competitiveness of U.S. butter and anhydrous milkfat (AMF) given the increases in the butter price at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) in recent weeks, Cooperatives Working Together decided last week to add the...
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The U.S. dairy industry is a step closer to making food aid ingredient sales a commercial reality. On July 7, the Office of Food for Peace approved the U.S. Dairy Export Council’s (USDEC’s) application for whey protein concentrate 34 and 80 (WPC34 and...
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“Progress is steadily being made. But it is our duty to be responsible to the industry, and to make sure we are thorough in our assessments before we release incomplete information on a very profound subject.”
This was the consensus opini...
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Microbix Biosystems Inc., a biotechnology company, announced it has signed partnership agreements that will accelerate the development and commercialization of LumiSort, Microbix’ proprietary technology that will enable livestock breeders to pre-determi...
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General Mills Foodservice has committed $100,000 to help schools build their breakfast programs through National Dairy Council’s Child Nutrition and Fitness Initiative Breakfast Grant program. Schools participating in Fuel Up to Play 60 that are looking...
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The Kentucky Grazing School will be held Aug. 9-10 at the Woodford County Extension Office and University of Kentucky Animal Research Center in Versailles, Kentucky. The program is quite intense and is geared toward those producers who are serious about ...
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AntelBio’s expertise in developing milk sample diagnostic tests was key in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recent decision to award a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant. The funding will be used to investigate novel Bovine Tu...
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Dalex Livestock Solutions and the University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Studies announce the establishment of a joint livestock modeling and analytics collaboration. This alliance includes the development of a s...
Re: Documentary shows struggles of Maine co-op
Posted on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 by David Bright.One correction. MOOMilk is not a co-op. It's an L3C corporation, a...
Re: Victimless agriculture
Posted on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 by Ed Brocksmith.I share your concern about the public perception of agriculture. I...
Re: Making toast and milking cows: Applying LEAN to dairy
Posted on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 by Bob Milligan.John, Outstanding article. There is much we can learn from outside of...