Search - The Packer

Milking rations as low as 14% crude protein still yield 90 to 100 lb. of milk/cow/day.

Western United Dairymen wants leaders of the House and Senate agriculture committees to support funding for the USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).

Funding for the biodigesters is provided through the USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).

A 500-cow dairy can potentially save from $2,000 to $7,000 every year through more efficient energy management.

Digesters create renewable energy, better manage manure, produce a steady supply bedding, and lessen their dairy’s environmental footprint by reducing air emissions and odor.

USDA and World Wildlife Fund join the panel that will judge the newly launched awards program.

The Tillamook area producer agreed to restore and preserve more than 20 acres of historic wetlands to resolve a federal Clean Water Act violation.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is requiring that 13 dairies in and near Chino take preventative measures to avoid manure runoff before the winter rains.

Midwest Environmental Advocates and their clients have paid Rosendale Dairy for legal and expert witness fees to settle the dairy’s claim that MEA’s claims are frivolous.

The awards will recognize dairy farms, businesses and collaborative partnerships for efforts that deliver outstanding economic, environmental and/or social benefits.