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David PackardMontgomery, PennsylvaniaDistrict Sales RepresentativeSemex USA
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Two of the nation’s dairy producers are vying for the chance to win a free truckload of whole cottonseed – the grand prize of Cotton Incorporated’s video contest, “Innovative on-farm storage solutions for cottonseed.” The contest winner will be ...
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South Dakota State University professor Erin Cortus was named the 2010 Dr. Sherwood and Elizabeth Berg Award winner. Cortus is an assistant professor in SDSU’s Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and joined SDSU in June 2008. She has p...
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Community leaders, elected officials, dairy and livestock producers, conservation officials and citizens interested in growing green and vibrant communities are invited to attend an Agriculture Community Engagement (ACE) education seminar on Thursday, Feb...
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The Wisconsin Holstein Association will be awarding nearly $13,000 in scholarships to 13 of its best and brightest youth. Awards will be given to college students studying agriculture and related fields at the annual Junior Holstein Convention to be held ...
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Farmers throughout the country now have access to a new tool that can help them lower air emissions and focus their environmental actions. More than 20 university professionals and 15 partner agencies, including Western United Dairymen, joined forces to c...
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Progressive Dairyman Editor Walt Cooley interviews CWT management staff — Jim Tillison, Chief Operating Officer of Cooperatives Working Together, and Chris Galen, Vice President of Communications of National Milk Producers Federation — about the progr...
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Milk Specialties Global has announced the purchase of the production facility of Robert Morgan Inc. in Paris, Illinois. This facility is located approximately 165 miles south of Chicago and has been partnering with Milk Specialties as a toll manufacturing...
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Midwest Dairy Association, the producer-funded checkoff organization that works to increase sales, foster innovation and inspire consumer confidence in dairy products and practices, recently underwent an organizational realignment. The new structure, whic...
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DeLaval will strengthen its presence and service in New York and Vermont through the acquisition of Premier Dairy Service LLC. Premier Dairy Service LLC is headquartered in Argyle, New York, with other locations in Middlebury and St. Albans, Vermont. The ...
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Producers from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois are invited to the 2011 Young Producer Winter Get-Away themed “YPCC Rodeo Finals,” which is sponsored by Accelerated Genetics on Jan. 29-30 at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.
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Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) announced Dec. 22 that it has successfully reached an out-of-court settlement with the defendants in the civil action entitled Kessler v. Greenville Livestock, Inc., which was filed in the Circuit Court for St. Clair C...
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Scientists have found that lactoferrin—a whey protein found in milk— could be an anticancer agent for breast cancer. Lactoferrin is an iron-binding protein that has been reported to inhibit several other types of cancer. According to a study published...
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Economic multipliers make it possible to calculate the effect of the dairy industry on the economic activity of South Dakota. Alvaro Garcia, South Dakota Cooperative Extension Dairy Specialist, said that a 2004 report from the University of Wisconsin Dair...
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Each year, the Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) puts together a survey to gain member and non-member input on its programs. The board uses the survey results when determining what kind of projects should continue throughout the year and what cou...
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Minnesota Milk Producers Association and University of Minnesota Extension are facilitating a Dairy Management Workshop on Feb. 1 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and on Feb. 2 in Rochester, Minnesota. These one-day workshops are designed to educate, challenge an...
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Dairy producers and dairy industry partners wanting to increase their knowledge of commodity marketing tools and principles – and better manage risk – will have that opportunity during Commodity Marketing Course, sponsored by the Professional Dairy Pr...
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The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District is offering incentive grant funds to assist farmers complying with pending air quality requirements for farm tractors. Applications are being accepted through Dec. 31, for program funds, which come fr...
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Hanford, California, dairyman Dino Giacomazzi, a Western United Dairymen member, was honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with its Sustainable Agriculture Champion award at the agency’s 12th annual Environmental Awards Ceremony held in Lo...
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During the Midwest Dairy Expo on Nov. 30 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, the Minnesota Milk Producers Association awarded Gar-Lin Dairy Farms as Minnesota’s 2010 Producers of the Year, Representative Mary Ellen Otremba as the 2010 Legislator of the Year, and C...
Re: Two dairymen are making profits with sprout fodder systems
Posted on Friday, 22 March 2013 by Kyle.This is the future of feed!
Re: Why conserve nutrients?
Posted on Friday, 22 March 2013 by Jan Sloot.good and informative article. Crops need the nutrients available and on...
Re: Two dairymen are making profits with sprout fodder systems
Posted on Thursday, 21 March 2013 by Rebecca.What about the water it took to produce the barley seed? Balancing a...