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America’s dairy producers, through their investment in the dairy checkoff, are kicking off the second year of Fuel Up to Play 60, an in-school nutrition and physical activity campaign launched by the National Dairy Council (NDC), the nutrition research ...
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Farm women are making a difference from coast to coast. RFD-TV will air a TV show produced by American Agri-Women (AAW) for farm women on Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. EST, beginning Tuesday, Aug. 31. The show will repeat each week on Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m.
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Animal health and well-being topics will be the focus of the new “Technology Tuesdays” webinar series offered by Penn State Dairy Alliance. The online series begins Tuesday, Sept. 14, with the topic “Animal Handling and Restraint” presented by Dr....
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Farmer Voices is a new program that trains those who are passionate about agriculture to share their personal stories with others. And we know that telling our ag story is more important than ever before. Farmer Voices is not a meeting where you sit and l...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the opening of the application period for proposals to conduct feasibility studies on prospective renewable energy systems, including anaerobic digesters, under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP...
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Eight bovine veterinary students from across the U.S. each received $1,500 awards and all-expenses-paid trips to the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) annual conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Aug. 18-21. Intervet/Schering-Plough Ani...
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At the end of April, we began a one-of-a-kind Progressive Dairyman straw poll, asking dairy producers to evaluate and choose the dairy reform plan they support most for needed industry reform.
Why did we do it? 2009 was an extreme low milk price year. ...
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The following update is provided by Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), which manages the national dairy checkoff program, and is a producer-funded, nonprofit domestic and international planning and management organization responsible for increasing sales of...
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College students are cordially invited to participate in the 2010-2011 College Aggies Online scholarship competition, hosted by the Animal Agriculture Alliance and the American National CattleWomen, Inc.
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Western United Dairymen was awarded a grant to support development of a water balance approach for seepage measurements from liquid dairy manure storage ponds. The $111,692 grant is a Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) awarded by the USDA. CIG invests in...
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The 2010 Superior Young Dairy Producer Award (SYDPA) program was held Aug. 21 at the Illinois State Fair. Twenty 4-H and/or FFA dairy project members from across the state took part in this educational activity that promotes both personal growth and caree...
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Here are some of the new products or updates to previous products that have been announced as of August 23, 2010. 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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Kaleena WestabySun Prairie, WisconsinResearch TechnicianABS Global
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The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has revised its standard on floor and suspended loads in agricultural buildings. ASAE EP378.4, Floor and Suspended Loads on Agricultural Structures Due to Use, includes recommended desi...
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Annette Zwald has been named to the Vita Plus Dairy Nutrition and Management Fellowship in the Dairy Science Department at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. This one-of-a-kind program combines leading university research with practical experience i...
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The American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) named Kaleena Westaby the recipient of the Genevieve Christen Undergraduate Student of the Year award during its July 2010 Annual Meeting.
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World Dairy Expo will celebrate the global dairy industry in royal fashion, Sept. 28 through Oct. 2, at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin. More than 65,000 producers and industry enthusiasts from 90 countries are expected to attend the 44th ...
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In conjunction with the World Forage Analysis Superbowl, seven forage related seminars will be held during World Dairy Expo, Sept. 29 through Oct. 2 in Madison, Wisconsin. The seminars will take place in the Arena Building near the forage samples.
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The following are responses by producers and industry experts who participated as panelists or provided testimony at the Department of Justice/USDA antitrust hearing in Madison, Wisconsin, June 25.
What good may come from the USDA/DOJ workshop?...
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During a recent trip to New Zealand Progressive Dairyman Editor Walt Cooley sat down with New Zealand’s Minister of Agriculture David Carter at Fieldays, the country’s largest ag trade show exhibition. Carter discusses the country’s transition to...
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...