The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) has introduced the dairy heifer synchronization protocol sheet, which outlines established synchronization protocols that may help producers improve heifer reproductive performance.

Madison, Wisconsin-based BouMatic, a dairy equipment and chemical manufacturer, has named GÜnter Korthauer as the company’s director of Technical Services.

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) has chosen Jim Mulhern, chief operating officer, to take over as the group’s president and CEO beginning Jan. 1, 2014.

The Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW) this summer will launch five individual Milking Science Camps in the Badger State. The workshops, taught exclusively in Spanish by Dr. Oscar Duarte, DVM, is designed to educate Hispanic workers on the how and why of milking.

The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) is hosting a series of webinars highlighting presentations from the 2012 DCRC Annual Meeting, with the goal of allowing all sectors of the dairy industry to learn about practical and applied ways to improve reproduction.

A new campaign aimed at building interest in REAL Seal through social media launched this month, which, using Facebook, blogs and digital advertising, allows consumers to learn the benefits of American-made dairy products.

Six farmers from the Golden State, with help from conservationists at USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Audubon California, have resulted in saving more than 65,000 rare tricolored blackbirds. The farmers, from Tulare and Kern County, are members of Western United Dairymen (WUD).

Adisseo, a manufacturer of nutritional solutions for animals, recently expanded and upgraded its website and introduced a MilkPay App for Android devices.

Recent trends show mainly increasing farm sizes and yield per cow in developed countries, according to the International Farm Comparison Network, which held its 14th IFCN Dairy Conference June 3-5 in Tekirdağ, Turkey.