Dairy - General
This dairy farmers’ group and DFA have invested in a $12 million plant with high hopes for setting a new course in the marketing of more local, sustainable, traceable dairy products.
Free registration is available for the Nov. 12 conference in Fresno.
Without a dollar into it, a California dairy generates income from an anaerobic digester
A large farm in western Michigan plans to start producing electricity from manure produced by its 3,000-plus dairy cows.
A large southeastern Michigan dairy farm and the state’s environmental regulators say the farm’s practice of spraying manure on croplands is OK.
NRCS invested over $8 million in manure management plans and structural practices to help dairymen comply with increasingly stringent federal and state water quality regulations.
Scenic View Farms will optimize their manure management by capturing power, recovering valuable fertilizer nutrients, and recycle clean, potable water from their manure.
Prairieland Dairy has made composting not only sustainable, but a community effort.
A Wisconsin-based dairy company is eliminating manure storage lagoons from the former Vreba-Hoff dairies it bought last year in southeastern Michigan.
The contributions of U.S. dairy farmers to reducing food waste and generating renewable energy are featured in National Geographic’s special “Food of the Future” series.
For every gallon of milk shipped from the front door of a dairy farm, around 2 gal. of liquid manure is produced and must be managed out the back door.
REAP loans and grants can help with renewable energy projects such as solar panels.
UC Davis’ Frank Mitloehner is clearing the air on the real amount of livestock emissions.
The dairy industry has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2020.
A new biological treatment could help dairy cattle stave off uterine diseases and eventually may help improve food safety for humans, a University of Florida study shows.
Prior to the rule, each county issued land use permits based on different criteria, creating confusion for farmers, processors, lenders and even regulators.
See how New Zealand dairy producers are adopting sustainable practices.
The 2023 Executive Women in Agriculture Trailblazer Award will be given to a female producer who is a shining example for her peers.
Three trends are currently underway in the countryside.
Watch the #FarmON Concert benefiting the 4-H Fourward Fund with Lee Brice, Martina McBride, Justin Moore, Rodney Atkins and more. Watch a replay of the concert below.
It’s early. You haven’t had coffee. Everyone knows what needs to be done. You don’t have time. The excuses go on about why you don’t need a morning meeting for your team. But some suggest rethinking that choice.
From an American flag one year to a POW tribute the next, Wilber Meyer’s field artwork has grown. And for the 20th anniversary of 9/11, this year’s tribute is by far the biggest, extending beyond the Ohio farm field.
While the Millennial generation is the fastest growing group of farm operators in Kansas, Gen Z farm operators today want technology automated, and companies have one chance to get the technology right.
Ted Matthews joins AgriTalk’s Chip Flory to discuss managing farm stress, and how to get your head right ahead of the harvest season.
In a world where job opportunities are endless, take the necessary steps to develop areas of work-life balance within your teams.
The concept and calculation of return on investment (ROI) is pretty simple. Yet, it is often poorly defined and poorly understood.
U.S. ag is suffering from a labor shortage that could increase production costs and consumer food prices if not addressed through visa reform to provide better access to the foreign-born workers on which it depends.
Talent is rarer than ever. Attracting it and keeping it is your key to success. Culture is king. Go see your people, and listen one-on-one.
While you may be used to summer’s sizzling temperatures, your team could face serious danger.
McDonald’s is committing $5 million and partnering with AgMission, a global collaboration to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture and to develop and implement climate-smart farming solutions.